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Influence Of Ownership In Radio News Coverage
[A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL RADIO CORPORATION OF NIGERIA, ENUGU]
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1.3 Objectives of the Study
This research is up to achieve the following objectives:
1. To find out the influence of ownership or leadership on radio news coverage of FRCN Enugu.
2. To find out whether radio news covered (coverage) is people’s interest oriented or owner’s interest oriented.
3. To ascertain the influence of gate keepers on radio news coverage.
To try to make suggestions in likely areas of recommendation and improvement.
1.4 Research Questions
The following questions if properly answered will achieve the aforementioned objectives of the research.
1. To what extent do media influence news coverage?
2. To what extent is the pattern of news people interest oriented or owner’s interest oriented.
3. To what extent does the gate keeper influence radio news coverage?
What are the suggested areas of recommendation and improvement?
1.5 Research Hypothesis
The
hypothesis mentioned below will help the researcher carry out her
research more efficiently and will give her more focus and an agenda.
Ho: Ownership or leadership does not have any influence on radio news: coverage.
H1: Ownership or leadership of a media house has influences on radio news coverage.
Ho: The news coverage of FRCN Enugu is not owner’s interest oriented instead of people’s interest oriented.
H2: The news coverage of FRCN Enugu is owner’s interest oriented instead of people’s interest oriented.
1.6 Significance of the Study
The
choice of FRCN as opposed to radio stations is because of its
significance in Nigeria. Perhaps, as it has often been said to be the
largest radio network in Africa, besides this, it has been a relying
point for people (listeners) to hear at prime listening time. Much
attention is paid to the news story on network period by Nigerians.
FRCN
is believed to have surpassed any other radio station in terms of its
wider reach. The ultimate significance of this study will lie with its
final utility and its ability to influence the on-going policies on how,
where and what news to cover for Nigeria(ns).
1.7 Operational Definition of Terms
1. Influence: means the effect of the government’s ownership or leadership on FRCN news coverage Enugu.
2.
Media: the media are tools of communication FRCN as a mass medium tries
see how functions, whether it performs all the functions of a medium
without intrusion of bias because of its owners or leaders.
3. Ownership: ownership means the legal right to possess something.
It
is the ownership of a media house especially the ownership of the FRCN
station Enugu that manipulates the performance, news coverage and other
programs of FRCN.
4. News Coverage: this means sourcing for data,
information (news) being covered. Also, to find out if the news covered
is people’s oriented or government interest oriented.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]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 broadc ... Continue reading---
