Influence of media internship on the academic performance of mass communication students of Babcock University, Ogun State, Nigeria
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2018-04
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Journal of Communication and Media Research
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Internship has always been part of journalism training globally and dates back to 1906 when the University of
Cincinnati in the United States first started it. Since then, no curriculum of journalism training is regarded as
complete without the mandatory internship component. This study examined the influence of media attachment
on the academic performance of Mass Communication students, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State,
Nigeria. The study adopted survey research method with questionnaire as data gathering instrument which was
administered on 154 purposively selected respondents. Data obtained indicated that most of respondents were of
the view that media attachment complemented classroom teaching and thus improved their academic
performance. Based on this finding, the researchers concluded that media internship is fundamental to classroom
learning experience of Mass Communication students. The study recommended that effective monitoring of
students on media internship should be done in order to ensure that they maximize the benefits of the
programme.
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Media Internship, Academic Performance, Training, Journalism