Ben-Collins Emeka Ndinojuo

University of Port Harcourt · Department of Journalism & Media Studies

The study analyzed environmental news content in Leadership and The Punch newspapers from May 1, 2019, to July 31, 2020. The study aimed to determine the images used in news reporting about the environment based on the salient features they embody in the news. The findings revealed 151 articles about the environment while 117 contained images, spli...

Poverty is a global scourge especially in developing countries like Nigeria. The country has spent billions in poverty alleviation schemes over different administrations, all of which did not stop Nigeria from becoming the poverty capital of the world in 2018. With this undesirable status, this study set out to understand how poverty has been repor...

ABSTRACT – Face mask was identified as an important nonpharmaceutical intervention in halting the spread of Covid-19 across the globe. Health organizations issued advisories accordingly on the use of a face mask in public. To understand how Nigeria newspapers portray face masks in their news reports, a content analysis of four Nigerian newspapers w...

The role of women in the reportage of military operations against the Boko Haram insurgents and their portrayal in news reports were investigated in this study. Radical Feminist Theory and Feminist Muted Group Theory were used to elucidate the research. Using content analysis, online editions of four Nigerian newspapers-Daily Trust, Premium Times,...

The year 2020 was dominated by the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus leading to restrictions to human traffic and businesses. The pandemic led to a global scarcity of medical equipment for front-line health workers and the general population in militating against the continued spread of the virus. The face mask was identified as an important nonpharma...

p> 5G was test-launched in Nigeria in 2019 to improve its communication technology, conspiracy theorists, however, linked 5G to the outbreak of the Covid-19. As with conspiracies, the ‘who’ that lends credence to it affects how far it travels. Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, founder of Believers LoveWorld, added his voice to the 5G debate, claiming that C...

Concern for the environment has become a global movement among countries of the world with pollution at the center. One of the solutions advocated towards improving solid waste management is the use of biodegradables. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to analyze the images associated with reporting biodegradables in five daily Nigerian newspaper...

This inductive qualitative content analysis study analyzes the themes embedded in stories about biodegradable in five online Nigeria newspapers namely the Cable, the Guardian, Leadership, Premium Times and the Punch using discourse analysis. The aim of the study was to understand and uncover the themes used by journalists when reporting about biode...

Concern for the environment has become a global movement among countries of the world with pollution at the center. One of the solutions advocated towards improving solid waste management is the use of biodegradables. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to analyze the images associated with reporting biodegradables in five daily Nigerian newspaper...

The year 2020 has left indelible throes on humanity as the world came to a halt while mankind battled the COVID-19, as it were some Hol- lywood blockbuster. This time, real lives were at stake. The impact was colossal. In the course of this upheaval, the media played an important role to the general public. This is because of the role the media pla...

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Nigerian military has been battling Boko Haram insurgents since 2009 with mixed successes amid claims that Nigerian troops were reluctant to engage the terrorists because the media framed the group as winning the battle, therefore, this study investigated the sources of news about military operations against Boko Haram. The theories supporting this...

5G wireless telecommunication was test-launched in Nigeria in 2019 with expectations to improve its digital economy and better communication. The outbreak of the COVID-19 led conspiracy theorists to link 5G to the virus. As with conspiracy theories, the “who” that lends a voice to it can add a new dimension to how far its flame can travel. Pastor C...

The Boko Haram conflict has inflicted untold hardship to the peace and society of the Northeast region in Nigeria and surrounding countries. Within the Nigerian front, the military has been mandated to engage the insurgents and bring them to submission. Opinions on the position of the media in helping the government to bring the conflict to a concl...

The media have been accused of bias against the military by framing Boko Haram group as being superior thereby making better-armed soldiers afraid of confronting the group in open battle. This accusation was without any empirical underpinning, thus this study objectives were to identify the framing patterns used by Nigerian newspapers in the covera...

This paper analyses the use of pictures in reporting military opera-tions against Boko Haram in four Nigerian newspapers: Daily Trust, Premium Times, The Nation and Vanguard from2014-2016. It was borne out of the claim that past reporting were biased against military making better equipped soldiers run from battle when faced with the insurgents. Th...

Terrorism has become a recurrent feature in news headlines in both national and international news organisations. The Boko Haram group has become the foremost terrorist organisation in Nigeria and was labeled as the deadliest terrorist organisation by Global Terrorism Index of 2016 with over 6000 deaths to their name in 2015 alone. The United Natio...

This study investigates the attacks on Nigerian journalists during the first half of President Mohammadu Buhari's civilian administration (2015-2017). Buhari had promised during his electioneering campaign to be a "converted democrat", implying that the new democratic rule would not take after his dictatorship of 1983 to 1985 when he harassed and j...

This study investigates the attacks on Nigerian journalists during the first half of President Mohammadu Buhari's civilian administration (2015-2017). Buhari had promised during his electioneering campaign to be a "converted democrat", implying that the new democratic rule would not take after his dictatorship of 1983 to 1985 when he harassed and j...

Abstract—Ethical considerations are important for journalists when reporting about the sexual abuse of children. The codes of ethics of society of professional journalists and Nigeria Press Council both recognize the need for ethics when reporting abuse stories due to the sensitive nature of the subject in relation to children and minors. This pape...

This study is on Consumers' Attitude towards Dano Milk Radio Advertisement. Dano milk is a new dairy brand in the Nigerian market from Arla Foods. The study objectives were to find out consumers' rate of exposure to Dano milk radio ad and ascertain if the radio ad of Dano milk influences consumers' choice of the brand. The research was confined to...

The role of twitter as one of the most popular social media application for organisations and political parties has been recognized by various scholars. Twitter has been used by parties as a means of sharing information and manifestoes, and also interacting with their followers online. The study was about how the Twitter followership of major polit...

This paper examines the application of ICT by broadcast professionals of Nigerian Television Authority, NTA Channel 10, Port Harcourt. The study was carried out to gauge the response of professionals of NTA to the use of ICTs; to ascertain various ways ICT enhances the broadcast process and to find out factors that militate against the use of ICTs...

This research conceptually investigates the importance, prospects and challenges of using contemporary digital technology in media relations functions of public relations practitioners as outlined by earlier scholars. Media relations is significant to the public relations practitioner because public relations as a function looks at maintaining a re...

Facebook has been recognized as the largest social media platform globally. It has given individuals and organisations a less expensive means of reaching out to their community and beyond on issues of common concern. Political parties have also bought into the Facebook medium and have used it to campaign for votes, inform and share party ideologies...

This paper analyzes and discusses the observed influence of the new media theory with regard to political parties in Nigeria. This influence stems from characteristics of new media that allows individuals and groups to share knowledge, experiences, opinions, and ideas within and outside their group and in a McLuhan's sense of "global village", wher...

The study was to establish the number of political parties in Nigeria that are registered on the social media, ascertain their followership and how active they are on the social media, as well as to document how they use the social media in their communications. Triangulation method was used sequentially where internet research and content analysis...