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...
Remove from SavedWhat’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...
Remove from SavedAssessment 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 ...
Remove from SavedUtilizing 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 ...
Remove from SavedRole 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...
Remove from SavedSources 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...
Remove from SavedTowards a new paradigm: Follow-up model in development communication and theatre for development in a Lagos Council Development Area, Nigeria
Abstract In spite of the consensus that Follow-up is a worthy aspect of Development Communication (Devcomm) and Theatre for Deve...
Remove from SavedIdeological noise and resistance in the musical public sphere in Zimbabwe
Abstract This paper illuminates music as a public space where ideological struggle and resistance against poor governance are pl...
Remove from SavedEnvironmental public relations and security: A study of the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Benue State, Nigeria
Abstract The global desire for environmental safety is fundamental because humans are environmentally-dependent and over the yea...
Remove from SavedDisinformation, ethics and reality: Appraisal of the duties and functions of press secretaries in Nigeria
Abstract Truthful public communication by press secretaries is a sine qua non for good governance and public safety. Thus, ethic...
Remove from SavedEvaluating media use in the fight against Boko Haram and Al Shabaab in the Sahel and Horn of Africa
Abstract Thisqualitative researchutilised textual analyses for the current fight against violent Islamist extremism in the Sahel...
Remove from SavedEvolution and history of the catholic press in Nigeria, 1900-2019
Abstract It is a general assumption among stakeholders in the Catholic Church that evolution and history of Catholic press in Ni...
Remove from SavedEra of the new media: Any justification for continuing the NWICO debate?
Abstract Despite the evolution in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) that has brought about dramatic changes and ...
Remove from SavedMedia contributions to ‘sex for grades’ discourse: A study of the movie Citation and the tertiary education sector in Osun State, Nigeria
Abstract The Nigerian media has been lending a voice to all stakeholders in the society through its watchdog function and has st...
Remove from SavedCoverage of the implementation of the Federal Government Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) policy by two selected Nigerian newspapers
Abstract This study examined newspaper coverage of the implementation of Federal Government Integrated Payroll and personnel Inf...
Remove from SavedCombined influence of choice of media channel, timing of media messages, and frequency of media messages on perception of wildlife conservation discourse in Kenya
Abstract Audience perception of wildlife conservation discourse in Kenya has been negative as evidenced in results of conservati...
Remove from SavedAssessing newspapers’ coverage of hate speeches & ethnic coloration in Nigeria’s 2019 general election: A study of Punch, Daily Trust& Sun newspapers
Abstract This study was carried out to determine how hate speeches and ethnic coloration were covered and reported in Punch, Dai...
Remove from SavedMediatization in Nigeria: Examining coverage of the 2019 presidential election
Abstract There has been an increased discussion and literature on the mediatization of politics since the 1960s following the r...
Remove from SavedSoiled palm and tainted conscience: Influence of demographic variables on the perception of Nigerian journalists on freebies and gratifications
Abstract The study investigated the influence of demographic variables on the perception of Nigerian journalists about freebies ...
Remove from SavedProliferation of broadcast stations in Nigeria, its effects on news commercialization and citizens’ access to the media
Abstract This study sought to examine proliferation of broadcast stations in Nigeria and to determine the extent of citize...
Remove from SavedAn assessment of the contributions of selected privately-owned radio stations in Kaduna, Nigeria to program quality and national development
Abstract Privately owned broadcast media registration and operations in Nigeria is a much recent phenomenon compared to the prin...
Remove from SavedTelevision executives: Balancing audiences needs and producers expectations in serial drama programming of the digital era in Kenya
Abstract The study sought to determine how TV station executives balance the entertainment needs of their audience and the...
Remove from SavedDiscourse analysis of the framing of crime stories in selected Nigerian newspapers’ headlines
Abstract This article, through latent content analysis of the following Nigerian newspapers: Nigerian Tribune, Punch, Vanguard a...
Remove from SavedA critical discourse analysis of masculinities portrayed in Zimbabwean voluntary medical male circumcision posters
Abstract Masculine norms and perceptions are correlated to men’s health and often result in rejection of ‘health-pos...
Remove from SavedTransvestites' portrayal in films: The Kannywood trait
Abstract As minority groups (transvestites in particular) experience prejudices and as majority of people do not know about the ...
Remove from SavedFilmmaking as avenue for youth empowerment in Nigeria
Abstract The Nigerian film industry that is popularly called Nollywood, like Hollywood and Bollywood, has come into its own in t...
Remove from SavedIndicators of intention to shop online among undergraduate students in Enugu State, Nigeria
Abstract Amidst a paradox of growing market, online shops in Nigeria are facing daunting challenges, and studies are yet to loca...
Remove from SavedUses and gratifications of LinkedIn as a communication platform for human resource development in the formal sector in Nairobi County, Kenya
Abstract As a professional social networking site carrying the philosophy of “Relationships Matter”, LinkedIn has re...
Remove from SavedDiffusion of issue framing in responses to Nigeria’s Covid-19 agenda on social media
Abstract COVID-19 is another global health challenge, which hypodermically stimulates overhauling of some conceptual frameworks ...
Remove from SavedEvaluation of effectiveness of public health communication campaign on 2018 immunization programme in Agege Local Government, Lagos State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT Evaluation is an important component of a public health communication campaign. It enables the communication specialist...
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