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The Roles Of The Mass Media In Nigeria Politics
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CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The creation of every society depends on human presence, which means that without human presence there will be no society of any form. The human therefore exists and depend on the community.
Communication started in oral and verbal form which later developed into human ability to present ideas by drawing on stones, cafes and later changed to reading and writing form of it.
The ability to read and write is a significance development in the evaluation of mankind, this is because, and it makes easy storage and preservation of norms, value and simultaneously adding to the rate of intellectualism in the society.
No society can live or stand in unity, peace and with an “abiding faith†in its progress without people receiving positive and affirmative information about themselves and the leaders.
The Nigeria press emerged from the nation earlier for years into representative democracy really bodied and battered. For example in the first Republic of Nigeria, the Prime Minister, Tafawa Balewa’s party NPC - NCNC coalition government assumed leadership on the October 1st 1960 when Nigeria became independent.
The Nigeria political history has been subjected to various reforms to witnessed tremendous changes over the years and can not be adequately discussed without the unique contributions of the media aimed in establishing a favourable atmosphere for a good government to operate their programmes and politics and making the government accountable to the people and thereby contributing to the crusade for good governance beneficial to the yarning and aspirations of the society.
The Nigeria media has witnessed a tremendous revolution from an ordinary information organ for self governance to a formidable social-political force and take its rightful position in the struggle for self-survival, self-actualization and an independent egalitarian social institution. For “a society without a lively responsiveness to the facts of public life and a concern for the welfare of the community, will collapse and be ruled by an anarchyâ€. Without continued determination, self-recognition, and professional steadfastness, the Nigeria media has plan a niche for itself as the only search light for a good governance and long lasting democracy in the turbulent Nigeria political terrain.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEMS
The main purpose of this research topic “The roles of the mass media in Nigeria politics†is to highlight the work of the media within the context of Nigeria political revolutions. The study which intends to talk about the Nigeria people, will also present us the geographical spread, tribes, customs and traditions and the diverse social cultural settings of the people.
The contributions of the media in harmonizing these Herculean trends in pre-independent, independence and post-independence of Nigeria periods would be critically examined and extensively narrated. The study would also explain the impact of the media toward the political development of the country and identify the constraints, tribulations, ordeals facing the media as a social institution in performing its certain functions of an inevitable channels or stations for political consciousness.
1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The study find answers to the following questions.
1. What are the functions of the media in political activities?
2. What are the functions of the media in Nigeria politics?
3. What are the contributions of the media in the politics of Nigeria?
4. What are the challenges facing the media in reporting political clients and issues in Nigeria? How can media help to improve Nigeria politics?
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe research study examines clearly the roles of the mass media in Nigeria politics by evaluating the functions performed by the media in the political activities. It also examines the contributions of the mass media to Nigeria politics.The research also examines how well is the relationship between the government and the mass media in Nigeria politics, and how well do the mass media inform the public about the activities of the government and about the political activities in Nigeria.It ... Continue reading---
