Browsing by Author "Adisa, R. M."

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    The Changing Media Landscape and the Changing Social Context of Media Use by Youth
    (Benue Journal of Communication and Development (BJCD), Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Social Sciences, Benue State University, Markurdi, 2012) Udende, P; Adisa, R. M.
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    Comparative Analysis of Newspaper Framing of Public Officers’ Corruption
    (Journal of Human Development and Communication, UNIMAP, 2018) Adisa, R. M.; Ahmad, Fahmi M.; Ahmed, Kamaldeen A.; Shuhairimi, A.; Udende, P.; Nor’izah, A.; Abubakar, I. Y.; Maskor, B.; Ahmad, H. R.
    This 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.
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    Development and Maintenance of Interpersonal Relationships through Social Networking Sites among Nigerian Youths
    (Journal of Communication and Media Technology, Department of Mass Communication and Media Technology, Lead City University, Ibadan, 2015) Azeez, A. L.; Udende, P.; Adisa, R. M.
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    Impact of mass media on socio-economic and political discourse in Nigeria: Implications for legislative decision-making
    (National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, 2024) Adisa, R. M.; Udende, P.; Mohammed, S.; Salau, A, A.
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    Impact of smartphones on news gathering and reporting by journalists in Kwara State.
    (Department of Mass Communication, University of Ilorin, Nigeria., 2021) Ibrahim, I. Y.; Jesutoba, E. A.; Udende, P.; Adisa, R. M.; Omoloso, A. I.; Kareem, R. A.
    The advent of the new information and communication technologies (ICT) brought new innovations to the media industry worldwide. The development of the ICT revolutinalised the practice of journalism with the introduction of new tools, which have not only enhanced the outputs of professional journalists but also altered the practices of journalism all over the world. The role of the ICT, especially smartphones and the Internet, cannot be overemphasised as they serve pivotal functions in changing and altering the practices of journalism. This study examined the impact of smartphones on news gathering and reporting among journalists in Kwara State, using survey questionnaire as research tool. Census sampling method was employed to seek information from 148 registered working journalists in Kwara State of Nigeria. The results showed that smartphone was popularly being used by majority of journalists in Kwara State for their professional activities and that the device has greatly enhanced their performances. The study recommended that media houses should provide journalists with multifunctional smartphones and facilitate adequate training on the optimum usage of such new gadgets for improved performances.
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    Information technology revolution and the future of print media in Nigeria: Usage across age groups
    (Published by Department of Business Administration University of Ilorin., 2012) Abdulraheem M.; Adisa, R. M.; Laaro,O.A.
    This study examines the interplay between information technology revolution, age factor in the audience use of mass media and the dwindling newspaper future. Survey as a form of descriptive research was used for the systematic collection of information on newspaper use and information technology revolution from staff and students in the University of Ilorin and Federal Polytechnic Offa, through questionnaire. The findings show that audience exposure to media (newspaper, radio, television and Internet) varies considerably across specific demographics and it can be decisively said that the Internet which houses online newspaper is a major predictor of the dwindling print media readership in Nigeria.
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    Journalists' perceptions on determinants of corruption news framing
    (. e-Academia Journal, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia, 2018) Ahmed, K. A.; Adisa, R. M.
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    Media, Politics, and Hate Speech: A Critical Discourse Analysis
    (e-Academia Journal, University Technology MARA, Terengganu, Malaysia, 2017) Adisa, R. M.; Udende, P.; Abubakar, I. Y.; Laaro, O. A.
    The 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.
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    News framing and conflict management by the Nigerian press: a discourse analysis of farmers/herdsmen clashes
    (Babcock Journal of Mass Communication, 2018) Sadiq, M.; Dalib, S.; Adisa, R. M.
    Since Nigeria's independence in 1960, Nigerian media have served as a conduit for stimulating a myriad of social tensions. However, with the advent of democracy in 1999, these trends continue and metamorphose into religious and ethno-political upheavals which have been a challenge to leadership. Incidentally, in recent years, the persistent clashes between farmers and herdsmen dawdled. In this regard, exploring the patterns of news framing on this social tension is necessary for an effective conflict management strategy in news headlines from the Daily Trust, Nigerian Tribune, and the Sun newspapers to determine these patterns. Specifically, this paper, explores the relationships between use of language and socio-political contexts in which it occurs to interpret issues such as gender, ethnicity, cultural differences, ideology, identity and how these are both constructed and reflected in the texts. Hence, the analysis revealed that patterns of positive and negative stereotypes and favoritism characterized the news coverage during the periods 2015-2017 under review. It was further discovered that newspapers superficially embraced discussions and portrayals tantamount to show support for their regional affiliations on issues of national interest. By implication, this study will be of great influence to media establishments, and policy makers in peace building and policy making to effectively design new strategies of conflict management. Consequently, future studies should propose a model and enduring policy frame work on conflict management in Nigeria.