Rethinking Objectivity in Journalism: A virtue journalism approach
Abstract Media integrity, to a large extent, rests on the postulate that the media is objective and truthful. Objectivity is a ...
Internationalising Nigerian advertisements for global reach through the use of social media applications
Abstract With the arrival of Europeans and introduction of colonial government till now, advertising in Nigeria has become profe...
World information order: The panacea to fake news on agriculture in Nigeria
Abstract This study examines how world information order remedies the inequality in the flow of information in the agricultural...
Flattening the curve of imbalance in global information flow: An examination of perceptions of Port Harcourt residents about select African content on Cable News Network (CNN)
Abstract Achieving balanced global information flow is a significant concern to many people. Spurred by the need to achieve qual...
Reconsidering news values for Nigeria’s development and the subsisting argument on global information flow
Abstract Despite the opportunities created by the new media, developing countries, which Nigeria is among, are still discussing ...
A chance for balance: Advancing indigenous communication system as solution to global information imbalance
Abstract The intent of this theoretical paper is to suggest solution to the much needed balance in global information flow throu...
Theoretical perspectives in world information systems: A propositional appraisal of new media-communication imperatives
Abstract The new world of ‘information chaos’ is characterised by a growing global digital divide, as postulated by...
Social media and fake news: Widening the gap in global disinformation
Abstract The quest to balance information globally has ended up generating misinformation in the global community. The advanceme...
Media role in checking corrupt practices in covid-19 era in Nigeria
Abstract The outbreak of corona virus in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and which later spread to all parts of the world includin...
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 ...
Public relations and effective communication during a global health crisis: Combating disinformation, misinformation, and fake news on Covid-19
Abstract The CoviD-19 is causing incessant disruption to the social and economic lives of societies. Misinformation, fake news a...
Espousing the Image Restoration-Depletion Model of Personality Crisis Management in the case of Kemi Adeosun’s certificate crisis: A public relations perspective
Abstract This paper explored the crisis management and communication strategy of Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Mrs...
Comparative analysis of influence of motivations and network externalities on Instagram and Facebook use by Nigerian undergraduate students
Abstract In recent times, prolific studies have emerged in tandem with the growth of social networking sites (SNSs). However, th...
Knowledge mobilization in an era of dis- and misinformation
Abstract My aim in this short essay is to provoke thoughts about, and commitment to addressing a major need in the research-poli...
One village, many voices, few controls: World disinformation order in perspective
Abstract The McBride Commission had the intention of making the new media technology available for the development of the whole ...
Media, Post-Truth and Information Disorder in Political Communication
Abstract The liberalization of the broadcast media in Nigeria has provided ample opportunities for individuals to convert the us...
Contending issues in the world information and communication order: The need to continue or discontinue the debate
Abstract My presentation is to outline and also present to you some of the burning issues which I call contending issues in the ...