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Item An Analysis of Daily Sun, Daily Trust and The Nation Newspapers Framing of Dasukigate(Faculty of Social Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi, 2016-06) Udende, Patrick; Abubakar, IbrahimThe paper analyses how selected newspapers framed stories on the alleged diversion of 2.1 billion US dollars meant to fight Boko Haram insurgence in Nigeria by Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd). Using quantitative and qualitative research methods, it purposively selects three national newspapers; Daily Sun, Daily Trust and The Nation. The three-month study systematically selects 48 editions at the interval of 4th number beginning from December 2, 2015 to February 29, 2016. The study quantitatively analyses pattern of frames with a view to determining the dominant frames the newspapers use in constructing stories. Also, the study descriptively analyses stories in terms of how newspapers cover the story. Findings show that conspiracy frame is the dominant frame (21%) in the newspapers reports. This is followed by human interest frame (17%) while attribution of responsibility and conflict frames each has (15%). The study also finds that newspapers use different frames like conspiracy, conflict/human interest, attribution of responsibility and appeal to principle frames to construct stories depending on the nature of a story. The study recommends among other things that newspapers should maintain the use of appropriate frames to construct stories as issues arise with a view to enhancing informed public debate.Item Comparative Analysis of Newspaper Framing of Public Officers' Corruption(Journal of Human Development and Communication, 2018) Adisa, Rasaq M.; Ahmed, Fahmi Mahmood; Ahmed, Kamaldeen Arikewuyo; Shuhairimi, Abdulah; Udende, Patrick; Nor'izah, Ahmad; Abubakar, Ibrahim; Maskor, Bajuri; Ahmad, Hizurrahman RezuanThis research was conducted to examine and compare the prevalence of public officials’ corruption frames in the online version among three popular Nigerian newspapers. Individual news article on public officials’ corruption was the unit of analysis while the reliability coefficients calculated using Holsti’s formula resulted to 90.0%. This study discovered that in the framing of 2016 public official corruption issues, the newspapers varied significantly with p=0.002 and p=0.000 respectively on corruption frames. However, the study, anchored on framing theory, identified economic consequence frames, the responsibility attributes, the treatment frames in the corruption issues. Further results revealed that the economic consequence frame identified financial losses with the total percentage of (63.8%). Nigerian government was framed as having highest responsibility for corruption eradication with the total percentage of (79.6%). Therefore, responsible government was recommended for treatment of corruption in Nigeria with the total percentage of (82.2%). While this study is focusing on the aspect of media frames, future researches can attempt to explore the area of audience frames where the study does not cover.Item Dominant Variables in News Writing and Reporting and the Problem of their Attainment(Ahmadu Bello University Press Limited, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria, 2018) Udende, Patrick; Akpede, Kaior; Santas, Tsegyu; Abubakar, IbrahimIn the final analysis, readers are expected to: a. Define the concepts of news, news writing and reporting; b. Identify news values; c. Explain journalism principles and fundamental factors that constrain reporters at work; d. Discuss the relationship between professional ideals and daily practice in journalism.Item MEDIA, POLITICS, AND HATE SPEECH: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS(E-Academia Journal, 2017-05-25) Adisa, Rasaq; Udende, Patrick; Abubakar, Ibrahim; La'aro, ObaThe effects of political activities in developing countries and particularly Nigeria have shown that hate speech has become more vivid in the successive democratic dispensation than the previous ones thereby keeping the citizens more divided. Though, on the issue of hate speech the provisions of Nigeria Constitution, Nigeria Electoral Act and Journalism Ethic Code are clear but the question is where to draw the line between political statement, hate speech and the responsibility of the media. Therefore, this research sought to establish through a Critical Discourse Analysis approach the pervading of hate speech in Nigeria particularly in Nigeria‘s 2015 general election which has become possible helix of violence. Based on the discourse, it is clear that hate speech was the focal point and the instrument of campaign. Therefore, the parade of hate speeches in several newspapers analyzed showed that media was used by politicians to stoke up hatred and stimulate violence among ethnic and political groups during the electioneering periods as well as in the daily life. Hence, it is recommended that media outfits should always examine politicians’ messages and evaluate their words, scrutinize their facts and claims, and judge carefully the intention and likely impact on the society to prevent being an accomplice in hate speech.