Chima, Onyebuchi Alexander and Obayi, Paul Martins and Nwagu, Festus Obinna (2019) NEWSPAPER COVERAGE OF FULANI HERDSMEN ATTACKS ON HOST COMMUNITIES: A STUDY OF THREE NATIONAL DAILIES FROM. Egede International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies (EJIMA)., 1 (1). pp. 183-197.
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Abstract
This study sought to examine the coverage of Fulani herdsmen attacks on host communities in Nigeria as reported in the selected national dailies with the aim of finding out the frequency of news coverage, its level of prominence depth of coverage and direction of Fulani herdsmen attacks on host communities. The study adopted content analysis research method. It was anchored on the social responsibility theory of the press. The study made use of manifest contents of the newspapers. Coding sheet was the instrument of data collection. Composite week sampling was used to arrive at the sample size. Inter coder reliability was tested using Holsti’s (1969) percentage reliability. The researcher selected three national dailies for this research: they are The Punch, Daily Sun and The Guardian newspapers of Nigeria. The study lasted for a period of 4 months (Jan. –April 2018). Findings revealed that the level of frequency in newspaper coverage of Fulani herdsmen attacks on host communities is high. Findings also reveal that the direction is largely unfavourable, the depth of coverage is largely between 1-5 inches and most of the stories were on the inside page. The researchers recommended that newspaper should champion the de-escalation of crisis through the selection of mild words in it objective news coverage and reportage devoid of ethno-religious and political bias and sentiments.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | mrs chioma hannah |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Sep 2019 07:41 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2019 07:41 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/2189 |
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