NEWS GATHERING AND REPORTING IN DIGITAL AGE: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES FOR NTA, KSTV AND DITV REPORTERS

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dc.contributor.authorNDEYANG, ANDEYABA-SAMSON,
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-18T10:41:49Z
dc.date.available2018-07-18T10:41:49Z
dc.date.issued2017-10
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN MASS COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIAen_US
dc.description.abstractThe study, x-rayed the digital facilities available to NTA, KSTV and DITV News crew. The digital age along with changing technology, from the analogue system which had a slow pace and often times cumbersome process of gathering and disseminating news and has limited audience reach, has to large extent open up communication opportunities for media organisations (Broadcast) to provide seamless media services to their audience and enhance the productivity of their work force (reporting in particular).However, in as much as the digital age presents great prospects to the broadcast media, in Nigeria it has also thrown a number of challenges which border on technophobia amongst reporters, preparedness of broadcast organisations to meet the deadline for complete transition from analogue to digital, and ability to deploy the technology appropriately.It also examined the extent to which television reporters utilize/employ digital facilities in news gathering and factors that facilitate seamless news gathering as well as the effect of digital equipment on news gathering and reporting.The descriptive survey, purposive sampling technique and questionnaire format were employed to help provide insight into the study. About 70 copies of the questionnaire were administered in the 3 stations in Kaduna and 64 copies were retrieved representing 98 percent response rate. The research reveals that lack of adequate digital facilities, trained manpower, power failure and unwillingness of staff especially the older ones are some challenges in effective news gathering and reporting in digital age. It is recommended that the provision of digital facilities by media owners to their staff, provision of regular training to staff to ensure they are equip to discharge their duties effectively and efficiently amongst other recommendations.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10012
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectNEWS GATHERING,en_US
dc.subjectREPORTING,en_US
dc.subjectDIGITAL AGE,en_US
dc.subjectCHALLENGES,en_US
dc.subjectNTA,en_US
dc.subjectKSTV,en_US
dc.subjectDITV,en_US
dc.subjectREPORTERS,en_US
dc.titleNEWS GATHERING AND REPORTING IN DIGITAL AGE: PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES FOR NTA, KSTV AND DITV REPORTERSen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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