Understanding Donald Trumps’ rhetoric and the collective identity of his audience: A constitutive analysis of the “Stop the Steal” address
Abstract On January 6, 2021, Donald Trump’s supporters breached the United States Capitol, ending the country’s 223-...
Uses and abuses of freedom of expression in the social media: An analysis of readers’ comments on Presidential Facebook posts
Abstract Freedom of expression entails citizens’ right to “freely express themselves through any media and frontier ...
Use of digital marketing communication strategies in the promotion of higher education in selected private universities in South West, Nigeria
Abstract Digitization is altering marketing communication practice globally. The study evaluated the usage of digital marketing ...
Using the President as a model? NCDC’s (Dis) information in the hand washing campaign against COVID-19
Abstract The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control’s COVID-19 message on frequent hand washing was aimed at enlightening the ...
Utilizing modern technology to assist caregivers: Family uses Facebook to rescue grandpa
Abstract This case study examined a family's experience with Facebook as a tool to encourage and coordinate interaction with an ...
Uses and gratifications of LinkedIn as a communication platform for human resource development in the formal sector in Nairobi County, Kenya
Abstract As a professional social networking site carrying the philosophy of “Relationships Matter”, LinkedIn has re...
Uses and influence of social media in interpersonal relationship among undergraduate students of a Nigerian university
*CHARLES CHINEDU ONWUNALI, Ph.D., **HUSSEINI HASSAN SHAIBU, Ph.D. ***TAIWO OLAMIDE SOREMI Abstract This study examined ...
USAGE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND JOB MOTIVATION AMONG NEWSPAPER WORKERS IN NIGERIA
Abstract Information and communication technologies (ICTs) seem to have become the current driving force in newspaper publishing...
USER RATINGS OF GOOGLE SITES IN NIGERIAN LANGUAGES ON SELECTED GRATIFICATION INDEXES
Abstract This paper undertakes a composite evaluation of the local varieties of www.google.com in Nigeria – Google Hausa, ...
Use of social media for education and academic purposes among secondary school students in South-West Nigeria
Abstract The barrier of age, which was a major problem in the adoption and usage of technological devices in the pre-21st centur...
Using international broadcast regulation to check cross-national broadcasting for national development
Abstract The world has indeed become a global village and modern technology has made available news from all parts of the globe ...
Uses and preference of social media platforms among youths in two local government areas of Kano State, Nigeria
Abstract This study examined what youths of the study area use the social media for. It sought to identify the most preferred me...
Use of celebrity endorsements to attract Islamic markets: A content analysis of Saudi advertisements in traditional and new media outlets
Abstract As there is a scarcity in the literature regarding the use of celebrity endorsements strategy in advertisements t...
Uses and Abuses of Social Media in the 2015 Political Campaigns in Nigeria
Abstract That the social media played a significant role in the success of Barak Obama’s 2008 presidential bid is not in c...
Uses and Gratifications of Social Media among Makurdi Residents of Benue State, Nigeria
Abstract Social media are modern communication platforms which have gained tremendous acceptance among users today. Makurdi resi...
Uses and Gratifications of Smartphone Apps among College Students
Abstract The rapid proliferation of smartphones has led to the development of mobile applications (apps). This study exami...
USE OF MOBILE PHONES BY JOURNALISTS IN BORNO STATE, NIGERIA
ICTs are generally perceived as basic tools for making and sustaining relevance in modern society. The unprecedented impact ...
UTILIZATION OF INTERNET BLOGGING BY JOURNALISTS IN KADUNA, NIGERIA
Journalism as a profession is assuming new dimensions and breaking new grounds. Blogging has come to stay as a new form of Journa...
USE AND CITATION OF INTERNET SOURCES IN NIGERIAN RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY PAPERS
The work seeks to examine the influence of the Internet on communication research by measuring how extensively communications res...