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Newspapers and Human Rights Violations in North-East Nigeria: an Agenda-Setting Perspective Ayih, Livinus Jesse
International Journal of Education, Culture, and Society Vol 3 No 3 (2025): International Journal of Education, Culture, and Society
Publisher : Darul Yasin Al Sys

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58578/ijecs.v3i3.7447

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This study examines how newspapers shape public attention to human rights issues in Northeast Nigeria through their agenda-setting function. The research objective is to assess the capacity of newspapers to foreground human rights concerns and the factors that constrain this role. Anchored in agenda-setting theory, the study employs a review of extant literature. Key findings indicate that newspapers can amplify marginalized voices by consistently highlighting their struggles and, through advocacy and investigative reporting, raise awareness and stimulate public discussion of critical human rights issues. However, effectiveness is limited by political bias that fosters selective reporting, commercial pressures that privilege profit over social responsibility, and media ownership influences that skew the framing of human rights stories, jointly impeding objective and comprehensive coverage. The study concludes that, despite these constraints, newspapers remain crucial in the digital media era for promoting accountability, transparency, and social justice. The contribution and implication are that strengthening editorial independence and ethical standards within newspaper organizations can enhance agenda-setting on human rights and sustain their role in holding power to account.
Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Human Rights Violations in North East Nigeria Ayih, Livinus Jesse; Asemah, Ezekiel S.; Daniel, Ekhareafo O.
Kwaghe International Journal of Arts, Humanities and Religious Studies Vol 3 No 1 (2026): Kwaghe International Journal of Arts, Humanities and Religious Studies
Publisher : Darul Yasin Al Sys

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58578/kijahrs.v3i1.9095

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This study examined how two leading Nigerian newspapers, Daily Trust and The Punch, reported human rights violations in North East Nigeria between 2010 and 2020, drawing on agenda-setting and framing theories to assess the depth and orientation of coverage. Using a quantitative content analysis of 374 sampled editions containing 279 human-rights-related items, the study applied descriptive statistics to evaluate prominence, formats, frames, and sources, with substantial inter-coder reliability for content coding (κ = 0.78). The findings reveal high salience, as 73.5% of sampled editions carried human rights content, with coverage predominantly presented in news and feature formats and limited reliance on visual or reader-driven genres. Human interest and responsibility frames dominated, followed by conflict and economic consequences frames, while moral framing appeared least frequently. Security agencies emerged as the most cited sources, surpassing victims/eyewitnesses, government officials, NGOs, and international organisations, indicating strong dependence on official narratives. A chi-square test (χ² = 1.17, p > .05) showed no statistically significant difference in the framing patterns of the two newspapers. The study concludes that, despite sustained attention to human rights violations, reportage often lacks the depth, diversity, and critical scrutiny required to advance accountability. It recommends investment in investigative and long-form reporting, broader framing and sourcing practices, routine follow-ups, enhanced audience engagement, and institutional provision of legal, security, and psychosocial protections to strengthen editorial independence.
Co-Authors Asemah, Ezekiel S. Daniel, Ekhareafo O.