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Challenges And Opportunities For News Media And Journalism In An Increasingly Digital, Mobile, And Social Media Environment
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1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The significance of this study is to inform the people on how to help the media in fighting terrorism by giving information to the police and other organizations that fight against terrorism.
This study also explains how the media had contributed in the fight against terrorism.
It also proffers solutions and advice to the media on how to improve in their reportage of terrorism.
1.4 SCOPE OF STUDY
This research work will be based on questionnaire that will be distributed among students.
This research has succeeded in asking 100 students about the ROLE OF MASS MEDIA IN THE CRUSADE AGAINST GLOBAL TERRORISM.
Kwara State Polytechnic is our case of study and the responses of the students will be gathered after the first semester examination of the 2012/2013 academic session.
1.5 OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS
• MEDIA: This also can be referred to as a medium or a channel in which information is being passed to the audience, usually in mass communication.
• TERRORIST: A group of people or persons that causes terror, violence, fear, nuisance, intimidation etc in a particular place.
• NEWS: this can be referred to as fresh information a recent happening that is worth reporting.
• VIOLENCE : this is causing unrest in the society or any where, using great force to attack people, causing chaos etc
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