Media Ownership and Direction of Editorials in Four Selected Nigerian Newspapers
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2010-04
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Journal of Communication and Media Research
Abstract
A content analysis of four national dailies selected on the basis of
ownership was carried out to find out the influence of ownership on the
direction of editorials in Nigerian Newspapers with regard to three selected
issues: The Plateau State Emergency Rule (2004); hosting of the 17th
edition of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting by Nigeria
(2003), and Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC)/Federal Government friction
over hike in pump prices of petroleum products (2004). The newspapers
are: Daily Times and New Nigerian (Government Owned), The Guardian
and The Punch (Privately Owned). The results of the study show that the
editorial boards of Nigerian newspapers, especially the ones studied, enjoy
significant freedom from the influence of owners in the performance of
their opinion/persuasive function apropos of the three selected issues
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Mass media, Ownership, Newspaper editorials, Media social responsibility, Press freedom