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ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken to examine to influence of ownership in radio new coverage. Categories of media ownership in Nigeria are private owned and government owned but, the researcher concentrated more on government owned media since it is the researcher’s area of study. The point of the study is to determine the influence of ownership in radio news coverage to determine if, the news covered is owner’s interest or public’s interest oriented. A survey of the selected broadcasting stations news coverage for a period of two weeks was carried out with the use of questionnaires. The data obtained were used to obtain the frequency for the study. The data was analyzed using the simple percentage method and chi-square. This was used to obtain percentage prominence and degree of freedom of news coverage the study. The result of the analysis revealed that, radio news coverage is highly influenced by the owner’s (government) and the news that is covered is owner’s interest oriented instead of public interest oriented. The research also shows that the government has influence on radio news coverage. Recommendations were made base on the studies that the government should interference less in the running of the station and focus on subvention and overall performance of the station as a tool national developments covering news that are people’s interest oriented instead of owner’s interest oriented.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Declaration
Certificate
Dedication
Acknowledgment
Table of contents
List of tables
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 background of the study
1.2 statement of the problem
1.3 Objective of the study
1.4 Research question
1.5 Research hypothesis
1.6 Significant of the study
1.7 Operational definition of term
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Sources of literature
2.2 Review of literature
2..2.1 The concept of mass communication
2.2.2 Electrical media
2.2.3 The FRCN (Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria
2.2.4 The characteristics of FRCN (Radio)
2.2.5 Some of the functions of radio Nigeria (FRCN)
2.2.6 The concept of radio ownership 16
2.2.7 Effects of ownership on the media in Nigeria
2.2.8 Effective of government ownership of the media in Nigeria (FRCN) 19
2.2.9 History of broadcasting in Nigeria
2.2.10 NBC and the emergence of private broadcasting
2.3 Review of related studies
2.4 Theoretical frame work
2.5 Summary of literature review
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research design
3.2 Population of the study
3.3 Sampling technique
3.4 Instrument of data collection
3.5 Validity of instrument
3.6 Reliability of instrument
3.7 Method of data collection
3.8 Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1 Analysis of demographic data
4.2 Testing of hypothesis
4.3 Discussion of findings
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
Reference
Appendix A
Appendix B