This study examined the effects of oil exploration on socio-cultural issuesin Oguta local government area of Imo State, Nigeria. Cluster samplingtechnique was used to select 316 respondents for this study. Informationon the objectives of this study was elicited from the sampled respondentsthrough a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptivestatistics such as the mean, frequency distribution, percentage and Likertscale. Multiple responses were recorded in terms of environme...
ABSTRACT The thesis is a comparative Appraisal analysis of political news from two Namibian English newspapers (The Namibian and New Era), particularly focusing examining the propagation of journalistic attitudinal biases in political ‘hard news’ stories and journalistic ‘objectivity’. The research compares the textual structures of news reports from the English language reporting Namibian newspapers (The Namibian and New Era), during the period January 2015 - December 2018. It is a t...
ABSTRACTThe research on: “the role of the media in promoting community services in Masaka district. The research concluded that media face challenges in promoting community services in Masaka District. The study was guided by three research questions which included: finding out which media programs that promotes community services; finding out the impact of media programs to the community members; and finding out the challenges the media face in promoting these prog...
ABSTRACT Revenue collection has been a cause of great distress to Kenya Power under the postpaid system where meters are read, captured, and bills produced. Due to inefficiencies in revenue collection as a result of the postpaid systems, most electricity distributing companies including Kenya Power are forced to establish the debt collection departments. The main objective of this study was to determine the effects of prepaid electricity billing on financial performance of Kenya Power. The st...
ABSTRACT Gold mining is a very important segment of the extractive sector but has one of the most serious and disastrous environmental consequences; conflicting with the livelihood and cocoa production and survival of resident communities. This research was conducted in Amansie West district of Ghana to assess the effect of small scale illegal mining (Galamsey), its impact on cocoa production and livelihoods. The modified random sampling technique was used. Data collected was analyzed with S...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to show the role of media in degrading the Uganda culture so as to find ways that could reduce or prevent the problem. The objectives of the study were; To find out the extent to which the media has changed culture in Uganda. To find out the role played by media in the Toro culture modification. To find out the extent to which media has degenerated Toro culture and, To find possible solutions to the degenerated Toro culture The study population of 3...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Nakawa Division and it examined the role of print media in promoting awareness on positive measures against breast cancer; a case study of Nakawa Division, whose aim was to have achieved through these specific objectives: identifying the types of print media used in creating awareness on preventive measures against breast cancer in Nakawa Division, examining the contribution of print media in creating awareness on preventive measures against breast cancer, ...
Abstract The media's diplomatic function has been studied in relation to the advancedcommunication technologies that have led to the allocation of a more far-reaching roleto the media in the conduct of diplomacy.The main research gap that this study aims at covering lies in the actual media diplomacy influence on the foreign policy decision making process. Despite the attention given to the media's potential to affectforeign policy decisions, their involvement is still confined to a largely ...
Abstract This research focused on the application of the mass media as a means of improving students’ Performance in English grammar in senior Secondary Schools in Enugu North Local government Area. The researcher carried out extensive appraisal of Literature related to the topic under discussion to assess the opinions of scholars regarding the subjects Ninety English teachers from secondary Schools in Enugu North Local government Area were used, four research questions were asked to dete...
ABSTRACT The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility is increasingly becoming popular in the 21st Century in both business and academic circles. In response to heightened global awareness of environmental sustainability and stakeholder rights, social legitimacy has become the bedrock for business survival, profitability and growth. This study sought to examine the stakeholder management approach practiced by the Chirano Gold Mines Limited in the Western Region of Ghana. The qualitative cas...
ABSTRACT The media are an indispensable agent of development in any nation given their invaluable contribution to governance as a watchdog and partner in progress with other arms of government. In a developing country like Nigeria, the mass media have been instrumental to the delivery and consolidation of the current democratic experience. Within this context, this paper examines the role the media have played and continue to play in the socio-political and socio-economic reengineering of str...
ABSTRACT This study appraises the role of the print media in political mobilization in Nigeria; using the Hope newspaper as a paradigm of the print media.The Media is the mirror of the society, and its role in developing the society cannot be overestimated. Suffice to say that the mass media as the fourth estate of governance had been assigned the various responsibilities in the society including the watchdog role, the educator and entertainer of the various segments of the people.The researc...
ABSTRACT This research was carried following certain objectives that included; to examine the influence of politics on the content of broadcast media in the country to analyze the state of media freedom in Uganda, to identify the factors that affect broadcast media in Kampala and to examine the relationship between politics and broadcast media content broadcast by media houses in Uganda. Literature was reviewed from the work of different scholars and media institutions data but in line with t...
This study examined the challenges and prospects of the Nigerian broadcast media switch over from analogue to digital broadcasting. The research methodology adopted is the survey research method. Questionnaire was constructed and administered to the representative sample of the study. The study found that digitization is very important to the growth of the Nigerian media, and that it has improved media professionalism. It was recommended that government and stakeholders in the media sectors s...
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