Sustaining Igbo royalty culture through Nigerian Nollywood films
Abstract Prevailing challenges to cultural preservation and development in contemporary world created by globalization and enhan...
Epidemics, Fears and the Mass Media: An Analysis of the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Nigeria.
Abstract This paper proposes that the increasing rate of anxieties and fears which literature reveals as characteristic of most ...
Influence of Crisis Communication Strategies on Stakeholders’ Perception of Organizational Reputation: A Review of Research Trends
Abstract This study is a meta-analysis of empirical studies incrisis communication research. It provides a clearer picture of th...
If Sharing is the Answer, What then is the Question? A Critique of Sharing in Web 2.0
Abstract Sharing in Web 2.0 is a concept under evolution. Many scholars have shown the lack of concordance on what sharing reall...
Circulation, revenue and cost of production/distribution of three selected Nigerian newspapers: An exploratory study
Abstract Newspapers in Nigeria have joined their counterparts worldwide in establishing online presence and using social media t...
Readers’ perception of newspapers’ photographic representation of the violent Ozubulu Church massacre of August 6, 2017
Abstract This study investigated readers’ perception of photographic representation of the August 6, 2017 massacre at St. ...
Coverage of sexual violence against women in Lagos metropolis by three selected Nigerian newspapers
Abstract The important role that the media play as ‘Watchdog of Society’ or ‘Fourth Estate of the Realm’...
Challenges of Mass Media HIV/AIDS Communication in Zimbabwe
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Challenges of teaching investigative and data-driven journalism in selected universities in North-West, Nigeria
Abstract The teaching of investigative and data driven journalism in some universities of Northwestern Nigeria is facing severa...
Beyond News Broadcasting: Television for Peace Making in South-Western Nigeria
Abstract Discourses on peace building roles of social institutions have become very core to achieving human security and egalita...
Media and Politics: Are Journalists Watchdogs or Symbiotic Partners?
Abstract Mass media have a number of roles to play in the political process of a country. One of these roles is what Edmund Burk...
Involvement and attitude of brand managers in celebrity endorsers’ selection for advertising campaigns in Lagos, Nigeria
Abstract The emergence of a new stage of commercial communication ignited by competition has been largely responsible for the ad...
Perceived Influence of Product Packaging on the Purchase Decision of Students in a Nigerian University
Abstract Due to the crucial role that packaging plays in informing and enhancing the aesthetical value of a brand, its essential...
ICTs, Public Relations and Brand Africa for Socio-Economic Development
Abstract African countries state of development in 21st century has been rapid .The continent that was referred to a...
Book Review: Harnessing media potentials to promote peace and manage diversity-induced conflicts in a multicultural Nigeria
Title of book: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Reporting Conflict in Nigeria; Editors: Umaru A. Pate and Lai Oso Publisher: Eva...
Judges versus journalists in public sphere: The limit of privacy and public interest By
Abstract The judiciary and the media are two institutions which play vital roles in the society. In Nigeria and many other Afric...
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 ...
Regulatory mechanisms as instruments of consumer rights protection in Nigeria: Issues and challenges
Abstract This study examined the issues and challenges of consumer protection in Nigeria from the point of view of the regulator...
Level of coverage and types of rural development issues covered by BCOS radio and television stations of Oyo State, Nigeria
Abstract The existing, dominant conclusion of empirical conversation and public discourse on rural-urban imbalance in medi...
Redirecting media use for national development: A comparative study of the programming content of two radio stations in Bauchi State, Nigeria
Abstract This study compares two radio stations serving the same community to assess whether adequate broadcast slots are given ...
Review of creative approaches in selected product advertisements targeting young people in Nigeria
Abstract The trend of targeting young people especially children with advertising messages is on the increase. Based on observat...
Influence of Cartoons on the Socialisation of pupils of two primary schools in Ibadan, Nigeria
Abstract This paper examined the influence of cartoons on the socialization of pupils of two Nigerian primary schools. Using cul...
Influence of Media Internship on the Academic Performance of Mass Communication Students of Babcock University, Ogun State, Nigeria
Abstract Internship has always been part of journalism training globally and dates back to 1906 when the University of Cincinnat...
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...
Internet usage among university students in Nigeria’s north-west political zone
Abstract The use of the Internet has become commonplace among university students world-wide. This paper examines how university...
Media Role, Language and Ideology in Scientific Controversy: A Case of HIV/AIDS Reportage in Discover Magazine of 8th June 2008
Abstract After decades of emergence, HIV/AIDS remain a topical but contentious issue. There are several scholarly publications o...
Volume of coverage, story types and prominence: A content analysis of Nigerian newspapers’ coverage of education news
Abstract Nigerian newspapers do not seem to give enough prominence to education news, and this is at variance with the affinity ...
Newspaper coverage of the 2007 presidential election petitions’ tribunal proceedings in Nigeria
Abstract Election has always ended in controversy or litigation in Nigeria from 1923 when the first election was held till 2007 ...
[Re]-presenting knowledge: The coverage of xenophobia research in selected South African newspapers, 2008 -2013
Abstract Recurring xenophobic attacks on perceived foreign immigrants stand out as one of the major setbacks on South Africa&rsq...
Have you heard what they are doing to our people? The role of rumours in the 2007/2008 post-election ethnic riots in Kenya
Abstract In 2008 Kenya went through post-election ethnic riots that left thousands dead in addition to massive property destruct...