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New World Information and Communication Order and Its Changing Role in Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Kano Aondover , Eric Msughter; Oyeleye, Solomon A.; Aliyu, Maiwada Abdullahi
Unisia Vol. 41 No. 1 (2023)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20885/unisia.vol41.iss1.art2

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Media technologies have been considered freeing and empowering since the twentieth century, as they aid in enhancing human capacity. In the media and communication industries, technologies have aided human manipulation of mechanical and electronic processes. Arguably, social interactions were improved by extending audience reach, broadening coverage, changing time and location constraints, and bridging important gaps in information. In this context, this study used in-depth interviews as the research method, and thematic analysis was employed to analyze the data gathered based on the themes that emerged during the interviews. The population of the study consisted of 106 staff in the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Kano, and a purposive sampling technique was used to select 15 participants for the study. This study is premised on the Domestication and Technological Determinism Theories. The findings of the study revealed that quality information dissemination, good visualization, easy access to information, and quick spread of information to the target audience are among the factors responsible for the adoption of information technology in NTA Kano. The study concludes that there is a need for an increasing level of information technology, especially NTA Kano, to enhance adequate information dissemination. There is also a need to address financial difficulties, lack of constant training and retraining of staff, poor state of equipment or lack of maintenance, and lack of adequate funding to ensure the proper and smooth running of modern technologies in NTA Kano.  
Nollywood Offering and Nigeria People and Culture: Reflections and Projection Aondover, Perpetua Ogechi; Aondover , Eric Msughter
Unisia Vol. 41 No. 1 (2023)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20885/unisia.vol41.iss1.art6

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This study examined the Nollywood offering and Nigerian people and cultures, with a focus on reflections and projection. The study employed interviews and questionnaires as data collection tools. The study adopted reflective-projective theory and cultivation theory as its theoretical framework to guide the study. A sample of 400 residents of Port Harcourt City was employed using a cluster sampling technique. This study found that Nollywood films project social realities and issues in contemporary Nigerian society, and they take their coloration from Nigerian society. Most Nigerians have easy access to home movies and watch them mostly for entertainment purposes while being entertained, getting educated, or enlightened on certain things in society, such as culture, and end up being influenced in some areas of their lives. Nollywood films have a serious influence on the way audiences perceive social reality. Furthermore, the study also found that Nollywood films enable viewers to become familiar with Nigerian culture. Thus, the study concluded that Nollywood movies are avenues for the transmission of cultural heritage from generation to generation, with several appeals to their audience.
Beyond the Framing Process: An X-Ray of Newspaper Reportage of Conflicts in Northern Nigeria Garba, Sabiu; Aondover , Eric Msughter
Unisia Vol. 41 No. 2 (2023)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20885/unisia.vol41.iss2.art4

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This study assessed the pattern of news framing of the Ombatse conflict in Nasarawa State from to 2012-2015 in Daily Trust and Leadership newspapers to determine whether the newspapers mediated mayhem through the application of framing ideology. The Ombatse is an Eggon cult-like ethnic group laced with a political agenda formed to influence the structure of power in the state in response to the alleged marginalization of the Eggon people. This study employed four frames to measure the perspective of media reports on the phenomenon. The study used the census sampling technique to select specific dailies over a four-year period. News stories were the unit of analysis, and the data-gathering instrument was a coding sheet. The data established that newspapers reported the conflict predominantly in negative patterns, painting a grotesque picture of the situation, thereby creating more tension in the state, especially during the massacre of over 100 federal security personnel. The study concluded that at the time of coverage, Nigerian newspapers did not mediate through positive framing patterns; instead, they created more tension. The study recommended that, since the role of the media in conflict may either inflame or deflate passion toward the end of conflict, journalists should focus more on positive news reports, especially in a multi-ethnic, complex, and fragile country like Nigeria. Such positivity of media frames is germen in minimizing tension and resolving conflict amid mutual suspicion and fear of denomination.
Mediatization of the Net and Internetization of the Print Media in Northern Nigeria Aondover , Eric Msughter; Umar Maradun, Lawal; M. Yar’Adua, Suleiman
Unisia Vol. 40 No. 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20885/unisia.vol40.iss2.art5

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The arrival of new media has generated tensions, arguments and debate about the prospects and future of the newspaper industry all over the world. In Northern Nigeria today, media technologies have led to many changes that are seen in the newspaper industry. For instance, technology has broken distance, making communication easier and the information around the world more accessible; it has shrunk both time and space. This situation has generated debates among scholars, about whether the new media technologies would eventually wipe out the conventional media or at least further redefine them. Within this context, this study aims to examine the Mediatization of the net and Internetization of the print media in Northern Nigeria. The study was anchored on the theoretical lens of Diffusion of Innovation Theory. The study adopted the traditional approach of the positivist research design, which informed the choice of survey method, whereby a self-administered questionnaire in the form of a 4-point Likert scale was used to generate data from the study population of 104 journalists working in the selected newspapers, purposive sampling was used to select the newspapers while simple random sampling was used to select the journalists and IBM® SPSS® Statistics was used to analyse the data. Based on the result, the study discovered that new media technologies posed some challenges like inadequate facilities, epileptic internet availability, and inadequate funds for personnel capacity building to the selected newspapers. The study concludes that the need for newspapers to embrace new technologies in content production and news processing is fundamental for the overall success of the print media in Northern Nigeria.
Co-Authors Aliyu, Maiwada Abdullahi Aondover, Perpetua Ogechi Garba, Sabiu M. Yar’Adua, Suleiman Oyeleye, Solomon A. Umar Maradun, Lawal