On mass communication and mass incommunication in Nigeria

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Description:

Despite the prevalence of mass media institutions and 'paraphernalia' in Nigeria, the Nigerian masses still remain marginalized and denied their right to communicate through the conventional mass media. This is due to the structure of mass media ownership and distribution which reflects pro-urban concentration and bias. This article argues that given this reality, one cannot legitimately and accurately talk of 'mass' communication in Nigeria since the media of mass communication is used mainly to talk to the masses rather than with the masses; neither are they used by the masses themselves to talk with each other. To this extent, therefore, there is a state of 'mass incommunication' in Nigeria, a state which calls for urgent change through democratization of the mass media.

Date Issued:

1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

Africa Media Review

Place:

Nigeria, Nigeria, and Nigeria

Subject Topic:

Communication, Mass media, Ownership, Mass media, and Objectivity

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5sx65m94