ABSTRACT
This work examines Ownership and Editorial Control in the Nigerian Print Media,
using the Daily Times, Daily Trust and Champion newspapers as case studies.
Irrespective of Pluralist claim to the contrary, Marxist critical theories of media
ownership and control implies that ownership of the mass media biases its content so
as to further the owners' interest in particular and capitalist hegemony in general. The
Marxist critical construct provides the theoretical basis for this research. Available
studies are mainly concerned with conglomeration, concentration and cross media
ownership and control as it affects major world media. This study is a departure as it
directly tests the Marxist claim on ownership and control in the Nigerian context
using the Abuja bureau of these media houses as test grounds. Adopting a
triangulated methodologically reliable approach of opinion survey, content analysis
and interview sessions with key players in the print media industry, this study shows
that ownership influence is commonplace in the Nigerian print media. The Nigerian
journalist often engages in self-censorship because his source of professional
actualization is not located in serving the public interest but with his colleagues,
superiors and the publisher; the more pragmatic demand of his working environment,
which are outside his control but within the purview of ownership who often abridges
the public interest function to present his world view on the pages of his newspaper
Maho, A (2021). Ownership And Editorial Control In The Nigerian Print Media: Case Studies Of, The Daily Times, Daily Trust And Champion Newspapers.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/ownership-and-editorial-control-in-the-nigerian-print-media-case-studies-of-the-daily-times-daily-trust-and-champion-newspapers
Maho, Austin "Ownership And Editorial Control In The Nigerian Print Media: Case Studies Of, The Daily Times, Daily Trust And Champion Newspapers." Afribary. Afribary, 09 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/ownership-and-editorial-control-in-the-nigerian-print-media-case-studies-of-the-daily-times-daily-trust-and-champion-newspapers. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
Maho, Austin . "Ownership And Editorial Control In The Nigerian Print Media: Case Studies Of, The Daily Times, Daily Trust And Champion Newspapers.". Afribary, Afribary, 09 Apr. 2021. Web. 15 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/ownership-and-editorial-control-in-the-nigerian-print-media-case-studies-of-the-daily-times-daily-trust-and-champion-newspapers >.
Maho, Austin . "Ownership And Editorial Control In The Nigerian Print Media: Case Studies Of, The Daily Times, Daily Trust And Champion Newspapers." Afribary (2021). Accessed November 15, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/ownership-and-editorial-control-in-the-nigerian-print-media-case-studies-of-the-daily-times-daily-trust-and-champion-newspapers