EMERGING ISSUES IN BROADCAST REGULATION AND CONVERGENCE IN NIGERIA - AN INSIDER’S COMMENTARY
Abstract With digitization, various platforms of broadcast and telecommunication are coming together to provide the same service...
PROMOTION OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ON ELECTRONIC MEDIA - THE EXAMPLE OF SO DAA BEE PROGRAMME ON BCOS, IBADAN, NIGERIA
Abstract &...
POTENTIALS OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR HIV/AIDS CAMPAIGN AMONG NIGERIAN YOUTHS
Abstract Youths constitute a vibrant, critical resource input in the development process of any nation. It is, therefore, impera...
ENTERTAINMENT-EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOUR CHANGE - AN EXPOSITION OF THEORIES AND MODELS APPLIED IN A STUDY ON IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF A POLIO DOCUMENTARY FILM IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
Abstract The application of entertainment-education (E-E) to promote social, health and development oriented goals have increase...
HEALTH COMMUNICATION RESEARCH - TRACKING RESEARCH TRENDS IN THE JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA RESEARCH
Abstract Since coming into existence over four decades ago, the field of health communication research has experienced significa...
ETHICS IN NEW MEDIA AND POLITICAL COMMUNICATION - A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF TEXT MESSAGES USED DURING AN ACADEMIC ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN A NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY
Abstract This paper examined the use of new digital media of mobile phones as a tool for political campaign by candidates of a k...
REPRESENTATION OF PRESIDENT JONATHAN’S TRANSFORMATION AGENDA IN SELECTED NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS
Abstract This study examined Nigerian newspapers’ representation of President Jonathan administration’s transformati...
FREQUENCY OF NEWSPAPER REPORTS OF SELECTED POLITICAL CRISIS SITUATIONS IN NIGERIA
Abstract Nigeria’s politics, has witnessed several instabilities, with each period in history having its attendant crisis....
INFLUENCE OF FLOOD RISK INFORMATION ON PERCEIVED RISK SEVERITY AND VULNERABILITY AMONG INHABITANTS OF IBADAN, SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA
Abstract People protect themselves from hazards depending on how severe they think the risk is, and how vulnerable they...
THE REPRESENTATION OF NIGERIAN MULTICULTURALISM IN THE MEDIATED MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT OF DAN MARAYA JOS
Abstract Having evolved from more than forty-eight indigenous ethnic cultures as well as several immigrant (“settler&rdquo...
CHALLENGING BLACK MASCULINITIES AND RECONSTRUCTING BLACK WOMANHOOD IN ZIMBABWEAN MTUKUDZI’S SELECTED HIV/AIDS SONGS
Abstract This study examined the prominent Zimbabwean musicians’ gender related perceptions of HIV and AIDS. It argues tha...
ATTITUDE OF NIGERIAN JOURNALISTS TOWARDS REPORTING HOMOSEXUALITY
Abstract Nigeria is one of the countries of the world, whose culture, values and norms prohibit homosexuality. It is possible, t...
RESISTING CULTURAL IMPERIALISM THROUGH NIGERIAN VIDEO FILMS: THE NOTION OF HYBRID CULTURE REVISITED
Abstract Structured within the critical and cultural theoretical perspectives, this paper explores the roles played by Nollywood...
NATIONAL CRISIS AND INSECURITY - AN ANALYSIS OF THE FRONT-PAGE HEADLINES ON BOKO HARAM AND EBOLA DISEASE IN TWO SELECTED NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS
Abstract Nigerian newspapers are expected to play a very significant role in times of national crises just as what Nigeria has g...
PERCEPTIONS OF CELEBRITY ADVERTISING IN EGYPT - A FOCUS ON GENDER
Abstract: A survey was conducted among 383 students of a private university in Cairo to assess their perceptions of advertising ...
VIEWING TELEVISION VIOLENCE - COMPARING PRESENCE SENSATIONS AMONG VICTIMS AND NON-VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
Abstract This study explores presence and television violence viewing, specifically, comparing non-victims and prior vic...
PERCEPTION OF CONSUMER ADVERTISING BY STUDENTS OF A NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Abstract Advertising plays a functional role in the advancement of human society as it provides relevant and varied information...
WOMEN’S PROTESTS AS DETERMINANTS OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGIES BY OIL COMPANIES IN NIGERIA
Abstract This paper focused on women’s protests in the struggle against marginalisation by the multinational oil corporati...
ATTAINING SAFE MOTHERHOOD THROUGH COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract The issue of maternal deaths in Nigeria, resulting from pregnancy-related causes has reached an alarming proportion in ...
INTERRELATIONSHIP OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION, HEALTH LITERACY, THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION AND OTHER RELATED CONCEPTS
Abstract Since the evolution of health communication as a theory and practice, the field has integrated many related concepts fr...
TRENDS IN METHODOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO INTERPERSONAL HEALTH COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
Abstract Communication is an important tool used for dissemination of information in any health care setting. Smooth and uninter...
READERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT MESSAGES IN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS OF DELTA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract This study examined the attitude of readers towards development messages in community newspapers in Delta State of Nige...
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR JOURNALISTS IN THE COVERAGE OF NATIONAL CONFERENCES
Abstract The role of the mass media in nation-building is well determined. This paper examined the reasons behind the 2014 Niger...
INFLUENCES OF BLACKBERRY AND OTHER SMART PHONES ON NIGERIAN UNDERGRADUATES
Abstract This paper evaluated the influences of the use of BlackBerry and other smart phones on Nigerian youths particularly und...
INFLUENCES ON UNITED STATES COMMUNICATION PROFESSIONALS’ DECISIONS TO BECOME ENTREPRENEURS
Abstract Mass communication majors are witnessing a host of opportunities to start their own enterprises, seizing upon technolog...
A DISCOURSE ON NIGERIA’S PREPAREDNESS FOR DIGITAL BROADCASTING
Abstract The succession of momentous technological innovations in interactivity and dissemination has positively altered the fac...
BROADCASTING, POLITICS AND STRATEGIC INTEREST AMIDST SECURITY CONCERNS IN NIGERIA
Abstract This paper looked at the perspectives of broadcasting, politics and national interest in this era of widespread securit...
POPULAR CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION OF EVENTS - A DISCOURSE OF POETRY AS A GENRE OF FOLK-MEDIA IN PRE-COLONIAL NORTHERN NIGERIA
Abstract Sociological functions of poetry, as a genre of folk-media and as a channel of popular culture, are well-entrenched in ...
GENDER STEREOTYPES IN NIGERIAN FILMS - A DISCURSIVE ANALYSIS
Abstract Gender stereotypes influence people’s expectations and evaluations of what is appropriate for them and others. G...
ANALYSIS OF AUDIENCE RECEPTION AND INTERPRETATION OF SELECTED NOLLYWOOD FILMS
Abstract Editorials are opinions usually meant to indicate the position of editors or owners of news organizations on burning is...