ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN OUTDOOR ADVERTISING PRACTICE IN NIGERIA
Abstract The Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria (OAAN) has been under knocks from many quarters for non-adherence to eth...
PERCEPTION OF THE USE OF METADISCOURSE IN SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS IN NIGERIA
Abstract Many scholars perceive metadiscourse as a communication resource used in facilitating meaning, while others see it as a...
TOWARDS A NEW ROADMAP FOR URBAN-RURAL INFORMATION FLOW IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Abstract The Nigerian mass media have been accused of neglecting the rural areas in both quantitative and qualitative news cover...
COMMUNITY MEDIA IMPERATIVES IN THE BUILDING OF DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN NIGERIA
Abstract Democracy has always been a system of governance that is all embracing and acceptable all over the world. Key to ...
FOLK MEDIA, FAMILY PLANNING COMMUNICATION AND CONTRACEPTIVE USE IN RURAL NIGERIA
Abstract This paper examines the relevance of folk media in promoting family planning in local communities, using a community-b...
THE DELAYED SEXUAL DEBUT CAMPAIGN: IMPLICATIONS FOR GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION IN NIGERIA
Abstract The Delayed Sexual Debut Campaign on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria was a rare success. A key variable to the success was ...
COMMUNICATION FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: PREPARING LEADERS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
Abstract This paper examines the readiness of the Nigerian Government towards meeting the 2020 Millennium Goals for secondary s...
THE NEW MEDIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION IN NIGERIA: SUSTAINABILITY AND CHALLENGES
Abstract The relevance of new media in environmental sustainability has become increasingly clear as societies face the challeng...
NEW MEDIA AND THE ARAB SPRING OF 2011
Abstract This paper examines the impact and interplay of news media and social media network sites on the contemporary political...
PORTRAYAL OF FEMALE POLITICAL ASPIRANTS IN SELECTED NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS: REVISITING UNDERREPRESENTATION AND MISREPRESENTATION
Abstract Most studies of print media portrayal of women show that there is a general bias against women: not only are women unde...
CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED CARTOONS IN THE NIGERIAN GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
Abstract &...
SELF-REGULATION AND CO-REGULATION: PROPOSING AN AGENDA FOR THE PRESS IN AFRICAN DEMOCRACIES
Abstract This paper argues that voluntary self-regulation in Botswana and the United Kingdom as a means of regulation of the pre...
THE ‘AFRICA’ IN BIG BROTHER AFRICA: ‘REALITY’ TV AND AFRICAN IDENTITY
Abstract Big Brother is a ‘reality’ television show in which a group of people are brought together in a large house...
TELEVISION VIOLENCE: A REFLECTION OF THE VIEWS OF CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA
Abstract Contrary to what is commonly available in literature, this study examines children’s view about their understandi...
YOUNG PEOPLES’ PERCEPTION OF TELEVISED HIV/AIDS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES IN UGANDA
Abstract An aspect of traditional African approach to education is characterised by the belief that age is wisdom. In the desig...
THE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF LOCALLY PRODUCED CHILDREN’S TELEVISION PROGRAMMES IN NIGERIA
Abstract This study examined the structure and content of locally-produced children’s television programmes with a view to...