News commercialization and public relations practice: Insights from Nigerian practitioners
Abstract This study examined the effect of commercialization of news on Public Relations practice. Relying on insights from Nige...
Internal corporate communication and employee productivity in Kenya: The case of Plan International Kenya
Abstract Effective internal communication is a vital strategic enabler that ensures smooth information flow and a shared underst...
Relationship between practical journalism training, experience and excellence in media relations’ practice
Abstract This article discusses the relationship between practical journalism training, experience and excellence in media relat...
Customer receptivity of Nigerian insurance companies’ public relations activities
Abstract Insurance penetration rate in Nigeria is poor at 0.3 per cent. This is a problem and a concern given that a higher insu...
COVID-19 Coverage in Zimbabwean media: Implications for communication strategies
Abstract Since the first appearance of COVID-19 over two years ago, there has been extensive coverage of the virus in the Zimbab...
Influence of mass media exposure on knowledge, attitude and practice of COVID-19 preventive strategies among Nigerian mass media users
Abstract COVID-19 pandemic is a serious public health problem that has resulted in unprecedented human and material losses globa...
Nigerian newspapers’ coverage of COVID-19 pandemic: Content analysis of The Guardian and The Nation
Abstract This study investigated the Nigerian newspapers’ coverage of the Corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic disease. Two pr...
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 ...
Communication campaigns and the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of contradictions in online discourse
Abstract The study examined the nature of discourse at national and international levels on the origin, treatment and cure, pre...
What’s color got to do with it? Persuasive appeal for participation in COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States
Abstract COVID-19 infectious disease has resulted in high disease morbidity and mortality. Consequently, multiple measures to ha...
Assessment of awareness of HIV/AIDS prevalence among residents and health workers in Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State, Nigeria
Abstract Awareness of health problems within certain community is one of the factors that could help in the management of such ...
Utilizing modern technology to assist caregivers: Family uses Facebook to rescue grandpa
Abstract This case study examined a family's experience with Facebook as a tool to encourage and coordinate interaction with an ...
Role of the media and peace journalism in resolving recurrent communal clashes in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Abstract Nigeria as a country has witnessed series of internal crisis such as, communal clashes, religious induced clashes, farm...
Sources of development information among citizens in a rural community of Delta State, Nigeria
Abstract Communication is widely accepted as a tool for accelerating development in urban and rural settings. In many rural area...