AMBIGUITY AND SUBTEXTS IN THE QUEST FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN AFRICA
Abstract The objective of this paper is to ascertain why government officials in countries like South Africa and Nigeria fail to...
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, ...
WITCHCRAFT, SOCIAL DISCONTENT AND CHILD ABUSE IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA: ETHNOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS
Abstract This study addresses witchcraft accusations and abusive practices against children in Eket Local Government Area of Ak...
INFLUENCE OF NEWSPAPER OWNERSHIP IDENTITY ON READERSHIP AMONG RESIDENTS OF IBADAN, NIGERIA
Abstract This research was devoted to studying the Influence of Newspaper Ownership Identity on Readership in Nigeria. The appar...
PATTERNS OF FACEBOOK UTILIZATION AMONG STUDENTS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN OTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract With the emergence of digital media, individuals now have ways of social networking like the use of Facebook. There was...
PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF COMMUNITY BROADCASTING IN NIGERIA
Abstract The liberalization of broadcasting in Nigeria in 1992 provided a good opportunity for rural development by making provi...
RE-EXAMINING BROWN ENVELOPE AND NEWS COMMERCIALIZATION SYNDROMES: A CASE FOR REDEFINED NEWS JUDGEMENT AND MEDIA ETHICS
Abstract The terms “brown envelope” and news commercialization have become household phrases in contemporary Nigeria...
RECEPTION OF STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES IN NOLLYWOOD FILMS AMONG CULTURALLY LITERATE NIGERIAN YOUTHS
Abstract Nigerian filmmakers have doggedly demonstrated an uncanny ability to tell their own stories. These stories have met wit...
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION IN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES: UNCERTAINTIES AND GRAPHIC ENCODER’S INTERVENTION IN MEDIA PRODUCTION
Abstract This paper is concerned with graphic communication for de...
GORY IMAGES, THE MEDIA, AND THE DYNAMICS IN REPORTING VIOLENCE
Abstract It may be safe to say that the world is transiting, or indeed continually evolving. The need for social processes to ad...
PUBLIC SPECTRUM AND INDIVIDUAL VOICES: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING IN NIGERIA
Abstract This paper looks at the increasing malleability of the concept of public broadcasting. It examines the fact that commer...
DIMENSIONS OF RADIO COVERAGE AND CONTENT GENERATION OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY NEWS IN KENYA
Abstract This paper presents findings of a just concluded research designed to better understand radio usage in communicating th...
MASS COMMUNICATION IN BOTSWANA: AN AFRICAN PROMISE; OR ANOTHER FALSE HOPE
Abstact This study explores the role and development of the mass communication in Botswana by using textual analysis to examine ...