NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS AND THE COVERAGE OF DEVELOPMENT ISSUES: AN ANALYSIS OF THISDAY AND DAILY TRUST NEWSPAPERS (JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 2011)
NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS AND THE COVERAGE OF DEVELOPMENT ISSUES: AN ANALYSIS OF THISDAY AND DAILY TRUST NEWSPAPERS (JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 2011)
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2014-05
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YUSHAU, AHMED
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Abstract
The study with the title: ``Nigerian Newspapers and the Coverage of Development Issues: An
analysis of Thisday and Daily Trust Newspapers (January to December, 2011) has an aim of
encouraging an adequate participation in the process of social change through the use of the
newspaper as a medium of communication, which can be used to actualise the desired
development objectives. This study has adopted a simple content analysis as its methodology,
combining it with other techniques of research such as the interview technique, simple
random sampling procedure and comparative analysis. In the study, which analysed a total of
104 editions has revealed, among others that Thisday, recorded 5% (5.41%) of development
coverage and non-development matters constituted 95% (94.58%) i.e 5,154 and Daily Trust
has 476 appearances represented by 8%(7.71%) of development, while non-development
issues recorded 5,690 represented by 92% (92.28%). The study recommended among others
that development matters should be covered adequately.
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THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF ARTS IN DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND PERFORMING ARTS
FACULTY OF ARTS
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
MAY, 2014
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NIGERIAN,, NEWSPAPERS,, COVERAGE,, DEVELOPMENT,, THISDAY,, DAILY TRUST,