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- Much of what people know about foreign countries is learned from the mass media rather than from personal experience. This study investigates media use, knowledge of world affairs and images of people and nations among a sample of 368 Nigerian undergraduate students.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Africa Media Review
- Description:
- This paper discusses the African journalists' perception of the new world Information order, seeking to find out what changes they expect from it. The paper attempts to identify the positions taken by various journalists on the issue pertaining to this controversy. Basing his opinion on the results of a survey conducted in Nigeria, the author concludes that this debate cannot be fruitfully carried on since there is little agreement on the meanings of the concepts employed by the disputants.
- Date Issued:
- 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Africa Media Review
- Description:
- This study seeks to address the following questions: (i) Is amount of television viewing related to sexual behaviour? (ii) Do some background and demographic factors affect the relationship (if any) between amount of television viewing and sexual behaviour? (iii) Is amount of television viewing related to attitudes towards AIDS? (iv) Do some background and demographic factors affect the relationship (if any) between amount of television viewing and attitudes towards AIDS? The study focuses on only the dimension of sexual behaviour - the number of sexual partners the respondent has had over the twelve month period prior to the survey. The overall findings Indicate a number of patterns in the relationships among sexual behaviour, attitudes towards AIDS and amount of television viewing. These results are significant in the evolving campaigns for AIDS education.
- Date Issued:
- 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Africa Media Review
- Description:
- This articles examines viewer preference for two TV stations in Nigeria, ABS/TV and N.T.A., with the aim of determining the more preferred of the two stations, determining their programmes ratings, determining the viewers assessment of the TV stations on selected attributes and finding out the influence of their presenters on programmes preference. The study used the field survey and library review methods and tested four hypothesis. A sample of 500 viewers were studied; but the response rate was 63.6%. The study revealed that ABS-TV was the more preferred station. It was evaluated positively by the viewers on clarity
- Date Issued:
- 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Africa Media Review
- Description:
- The news selection process of African-American newspaper editors in terms of news about Africa, was evaluated by addressing two research questions: (i) How do African-American newspaper editors decide which African news to publish? (ii) What influences their decision about the quantity and quality of coverage? A two-page questionnaire was mailed to African-American newspaper editors in 1991 and 1992. The study hypothesized that editors' perceptions of a foreign news event had a direct and significant impact on the way they process the news stories they receive daily. The study reveals that gatekeeping practices of African-American newspaper editors were basically similar to those of other western editors. This was not surprising given the similarity in their education, environment and newsroom socialization. The African-American newspaper editors are distinct, however, in subject matter of reporting. African-American newspaper editors think though, that positive involvement of the United States in the affairs of African countries would positively influence the education of the American public about the heritage of African-Americans. The reporting and issues in African-American newspapers were also investigated.
- Date Issued:
- 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Africa Media Review