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Social Responsibility and Agenda Setting: <i>Coverage of Women Issues in Nigerian Press</i>
No full textNigerian Youths and Popular Music: The Media Literacy Imperative
Get PDFThe pervasiveness of popular music and its attendant influence on contemporary youths in the Nigerian society has attracted the attention of government, parents and researchers. Beyond measures proffer to curb the negative influence of popular music on youths, the youths themselves need to understand the principles and practices of the mass media. Against this backdrop, the study while employing contextual approach and relying largely on secondary data, examines the Nigerian youths and popular music via the media literacy imperative. The paper posits that to ameliorate the negative effects of popular music on Nigerian youths, the youth themselves must have deep understanding of the power of media technology;knowledge about the producers of media contents; and the ability to thoroughly examine media contents (audio visual images), as against the background of the expected role the mass media are to perform in societies. The paper recommends among others the inclusion of media literacy studies in the curriculum of both secondary and tertiary institutions; government linking up with other developed countries to explore the possibility of shutting off the underage from listening! viewing damaging media/musical contents; the interplay of which may probably help to avert a possible dreadful future realities of youths with perverted behaviours (through damaging media/musical content) in the Nigerian society
Nigerian Youths and Popular Music: The Media Literacy Imperative
Get PDFThe pervasiveness of popular music and its attendant influence on contemporary youths in the Nigerian society has attracted the attention of government, parents and researchers. Beyond measures proffer to curb the negative influence of popular music on youths, the youths themselves need to understand the principles and practices of the mass media. Against this backdrop, the study while employing contextual approach and relying largely on secondary data, examines the Nigerian youths and popular music via the media literacy imperative. The paper posits that to ameliorate the negative effects of popular music on Nigerian youths, the youth themselves must have deep understanding of the power of media technology;
knowledge about the producers of media contents; and the ability to thoroughly examine media contents (audio visual images), as against the background of the expected role the mass media are to perform in societies. The paper recommends among others the inclusion of media literacy studies in the curriculum of both secondary and tertiary institutions; government linking up with other developed countries to explore the possibility of shutting off the underage from listening! viewing damaging media/musical contents; the interplay of which may probably help to avert a possible dreadful future realities of youths with perverted behaviours (through damaging media/musical content) in the Nigerian society
Mass Media and Coverage of Conflict Situations in Nigeria: Implications for National Security and Integration in the Fourth Republic
Get PDFContlict situations in post-colonial Nigeria, ranging from communal violence, indigenes/settlers crises, environmental disasters, electoral violence, political upheavals to terrorist insurgency and the attendant increasing volume of media attention they receive seem to create a sense of insecurity and disintegration within the body polity. This paper examines the role of the mass media in covering conflict situations in Nigeria within the context of the subtle elements of insecurity and social disharmony among the constituent units of the country. The paper posits that mass media coverage of contlict situations, especially in a multi-ethnic society like Nigeria should not only employ meticulous reportage that take cognizance of balance handling of all sides of the conflicts and resist explanation for violence in terms of group hatred and mutual suspicion but also avoid giving undue attention to violence, focusing rather on the domino effect of violence on political stability and democratic govemance in the body polity. The paper further posits that despite the challenges before mass media practitioners vis - a - vis govemment hostilities, poor remuneration, harassment and murder, etc., the employment of contlict-sensitivecoverage is imperative for effective contlict management and peace-building in the interest of national security and integration in Nigeria's Fourth Republic
Technology for Teaching and Learning: A Case Study of Afe Babalola University
Get PDFAbstract Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) is the first University in Nigeria that had introduced Information Communication Technology (ICT) facilities into teaching and learning. The purpose of this work was to examine the learning tools employed in the modern teaching and learning as practiced in Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), the problems and the challenges in the application and make recommendations to improve the effective application. The authors, who are teachers in various departments of the university and used the facilities to teach, collected data through personal observations, responses to structured questionnaires and personal interviews. ABUAD had a variety of ICT facilities which had improved teaching and learning in ABUAD. In spite of these facilities, the training programme, the technical support provided and the positive effect on teaching and learning, not all the lecturers have put them to effective usage for varied reasons. These were reviewed and recommendations were made to improve usage. JEL classification numbers: D8
Technology for Teaching and Learning: A Case Study of Afe Babalola University
Get PDFAfe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) is the first University in Nigeria that had introduced Information Communication Technology (ICT) facilities into teaching and learning. The purpose of this work was to examine the learning tools employed in the modern teaching and learning as practiced in Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), the problems and the challenges in the application and make recommendations to improve the effective application. The authors, who are teachers in various departments of the university and used the facilities to teach, collected data through personal observations, responses to structured questionnaires and personal interviews. ABUAD had a variety of ICT facilities which had improved teaching and learning in ABUAD. In spite of these facilities, the training programme, the technical support provided and the positive effect on teaching and learning, not all the lecturers have put them to effective usage for varied reasons. These were reviewed and recommendations were made to improve usage
New Media, E- Publishing and the Fearful Realities: Implications for the Survival of Traditional Print Media in Nigeria
Get PDFThe study examined New Media, E-publishing and the Fearful Realities; Implications for the Survival of Traditional Print Media in Nigeria with particular focus on news media consumption patterns of university students in Ado Ekiti, South-west, Nigeria. Anchored on the Uses and Gratification and Diffusion of Innovations Theories, the survey research design was applied for the study. Questionnaire was administered on 200 respondents but 192 of them adequately responded and were analyzed. Stratified and convenience sampling techniques were employed to draw samples. Findings from the study revealed that new media in journalism practice poses a threat to the readership of traditional print media. A total of 93% of the respondents have very high access to online news sources, 3% of them have high access to online news sources, while 2%) of the respondents have average access to online news sources. The other 2% of the respondents have low access to online news sources. Majority of the respondents read online newspapers more than they read traditional newspapers which shows that there is a drastic downward trend of the readership figures of traditional print media. The study recommends that print media publishers in Nigeria should re-strategize to improve readership among students of tertiary institutions because they form a large percentage of newspaper readers in the country. Keywords: New Media, online news sources, print medi
Mass Media and Coverage of Conflict Situations in Nigeria: Implications for National Security and Integration in the Fourth Republic
Get PDFContlict situations in post-colonial Nigeria, ranging from communal violence, indigenes/settlers crises, environmental disasters, electoral violence, political upheavals to terrorist insurgency and the attendant increasing volume of media attention they receive seem to create a sense of insecurity and disintegration within the body polity. This paper examines the role of the mass media in covering conflict situations in Nigeria within the context of the subtle elements of insecurity and social disharmony among the constituent units of the country. The paper posits that mass media coverage of contlict situations, especially in a multi-ethnic society like Nigeria should not only employ meticulous reportage that take cognizance of balance handling of all sides of the conflicts and resist explanation for violence in terms of group hatred and mutual suspicion but also avoid giving undue attention to violence, focusing rather on the domino effect of violence on political stability and democratic govemance in the body polity. The paper further posits that despite the challenges before mass media practitioners vis - a - vis govemment hostilities, poor remuneration, harassment and murder, etc., the employment of contlict-sensitive
coverage is imperative for effective contlict management and peace-building in the interest of national security and integration in Nigeria's Fourth Republic
