Mass Communication Research Papers/Topics

THE ROLE OF TELEVISION IN THE POLITICAL MOBILIZATION OF RURAL AREAS IN NIGERIA. (AS CASE STUDY OF NJIKOKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA)

ABSTRACT This study is geared towards finding  out the  role of television in political  mobilization of rural areas in Nigeria with special reference to Njikoka Local Government . For this study, five rural towns  in Njikoka Local government Area were studied. The  important of television as the most mobilization  media of mass communication is universally acknowledge, the  use of television is limited  because of some factors  that militate against its full  utilization, such as h...

PUBLIC RELATIONS, AS A TOOL FOR ERADICATING CULTISM IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS (A CASE STUDY OF INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (IMT) ENUGU

ABSTRACT Evaluation is a prelude to strategic action. Strategies once identified must be evaluated to determine whether it is serving the purpose.  However, this topic is based on “The use of public relations as a tool for eradicating cultism in Nigerian tertiary institutions: A case study of institute of management and technology IMT, Enugu”. The main data-gathering instruments were questionnaire questions. Frequency and percentages were utilized in analysis of data. The major finding...

THE IMPACT OF NIGERIAN PRESS ON SHAPING THE COUNTRY’S POLITICAL STRUCTURE (PERIOD OF STUDY 1999 TO 2004

ABSTRACT This paper examines the role or the impact of Nigerian Press on shaping the country’s political structure period of study 1999-2004. A general study of Nigeria is because it happens to be the period when we witness a transition to civilian rule. Many library materials constituted the sample source and literature review. Dates were also collected through extensive reading of information material on the government administrative policy. There findings showed that by the period of 199...

TELEVISION VIEWING HABITS OF NIGERIAN ELITES. A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU METROPOLIS

INTRODUCTION  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY  The tendency, most of the time especially  in the developing countries, is for media practitioners to package their media contents well.  In doing this, they do not take into consideration their supposedly diverse audience.  This may be as a result of professional ignorance or perhaps taking the audience for granted.  But taking the viewer, listener or reader for granted today is ver costly on the part of the communicator. In same vein, may be the ...

ATTITUDE OF TELEVISION AUDIENCE TOWARDS COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTION OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMES.

ABSTRACT The attitude of television audience toward commercial interruption in television programmes is a research work carried out through scientific and empirical method in attempt to find out what television commercial interruption is all about and how it affects the audience and suggestion on what to do in order to better the performance of the media houses towards the television commercial interruptions. It goes a long way to carry out a research on this topic by drawing up questionnaire...

ATTITUDE OF FEMALE MASS COMMUNICATION STUDENTS TOWARDS JOURNALISM AS A CAREER

 INTRODUCTION It has been observer that female student journalist have negative attitudes towards taking up journalism as a career on graduation. This negative attitude is highly reflected in the number of woman engaged in communication work in various media of communication all over the country offering courses leading to the award of various degrees and certificates, including national and high national diplomas, bachelors degrees, and masters degree. The increase of female journalist in t...

TELEVISION AS AN INSTRUMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT IN ENUGU STATE

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of television educational programme on children. One hundred and eighty respondents were randomly selected for the study in Enugu Sate and questionnaires  were distributed to them.  To accomplish this task, the following hypothesis were tested. H1:Educational  Programmes stimulate interest of school  children in education, H2:The timing and suitability of educational programmes on NTA channel 8 to children in Enugu State H3:Vis...

MEDIA OWNERSHIP AND ITS INFLUENCE ON EDITORIAL POLICY (A CASE STUDY OF ANNOUNCER NEWSPAPER OWERRI)

ABSTRACT In Nigeria, we have three kinds or types of media ownership. These include, private ownership, government ownership and mixed ownership. The essence of embarking on this research work- Media ownership and its influence on editorial policy is to x-ray the extent the publishers, or owner(s) of various media houses has gone in using their ownership factor to determine the pace such a media (or media as the case may be ) follows. However, the work is extensively treated from chapters 1...

EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF MASS MEDIA ON ME DIA OBJECTIVITY (A CASE STUDY OF ESBS)

BACKGROUND  OF  THE  STUDY. The  media  of  mass  communication  has  two  important  broad  sub – divisions,  the  electronic  and  the  print  media.  The  print  media  involves  mainly  the  magazine  and  newspapers.  These  are  regional  and  national  informers  which  provides  retrievable,  researched  and  indepth  news – stories  of  events. Since  its  inception  in  1859,  courtesy  of  Henry  Townsend,  print  media  has...

INFLUENCE OF MEDIA OWNERSHIP ON PROFESSIONALISM

ABSTRACT This project is based on the theoretical and practical study of the media ownership on professionalism. In this work, I revaluate the two types of the media-that is, government ownership and private ownership (Minaji System Television Obosi and Nigerian Television Authority Enugu) with a view to recommending a more effective ownership that is, the type of ownership that is geared towards attaining professionalism in media operations. Professionalism in media operation could be achie...

THE ROLE OF RADIO IN MOBILISING WOMEN FOR POLITICS IN NIGERIA. PERIOD OF STUDY: (1961 – 2004)

ABSTRACT The aim of this project is to analyse The Role of Radio in mobilising Women for politics in Nigeria period of Study from 19961 – 2004. The system of Communication through Radio plays a major role in mobilisation of woman for politics on Nigeria, Improving lot of Nigeria women is a prime target. In Nigeria with the regard to women politics and information awareness, radio plays major parts then any other means of communication. Meanwhile, women in the rural areas are more closer to ...

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEMS FACING PRIVATE TELEVISIONS AND GOVERNMENT TELEVISIONS IN THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT The problems which face both private and government owner television stations have always been a concern to both public and media experts, This work is aimed at providing answers to questions asked while  accomplishing.   The objectives written in the first chapter of the work. This work is  divided into five chapters. Chapter one gives the background of the study and frame work upon which research is built. The second chapter centers on literature review. The third chapter concer...

THE ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS IN BUILDING CORPORATE IMAGE

ABSTRACT  This study is aimed, at pointing the role of public relations department  and the practitioner in building the corporate  image in government parastiatls  TABLE OF CONTENT TITLE PAGEII APPROVAL PAGEIII DEDICATIONIV ACKNOWLEDGMENTV ABSTRACTVI TABLE  OF CONTENTVII CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1THE HISTORY OF NIGERIAN AIRWAYS 7 1.2THE OBJECTIVES OF NIGERIAN AIRWAYS8 1.3STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM10 1.4OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY12 1.5SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY13 1.6RESEARCH QUESTIONS...

PUBLIC RELATIONS AS A TOOL FOR INDUSTRIAL HARMONY. (A CASE STUDY OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN ENUGU STATE)

ABSTRACT There has been a meaningful contribution by researchers on  this subject; public Relations.  So  this project developed after  a series of consultation and research.  In order to put to rest the about is the mind of many as to whether public relation is necessary in an industry or organization, I strongly believe that  the industry is the means through which public  relation is mostly propagated.  More so,  the industry  as a  corporate body has an image to protect  thus ...

THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY PUBLIC IN CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

ABSTRACT This Project work was based on the role of public Relation is conflict management between oil producing communities and oil companies.  The study was however contained to two major oil companies namely, the shall petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and the part. Harcourt Returing Company (PHRC).  In addition, Eleme Local Government Area Ikwere Local Government Area all in Rivers State which are lost communities to both shell and PHRC were used as case study. To ensure that the aim...


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