INFLUENCE OF CAMPUS JOURNALISM ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES (A STUDY OF ADESEUN OGUNDOYIN POLYTECHNIC, ERUWA)

The components of campus journalism in the region were delivered quite positively in majority of the higher educational institutions whereby majority of the components were well defined particularly the student publication, journalist, security of tenure and publication adviser. Although important points as regards publication advisers and student journalist were still needing deeper analysis. The editorial board, policies, funding, press conferences and the rules and regulations are still in the process of being institutionalized within the system. Many of the provisions are not yet fully implemented due to the EB’s lack of knowledge. Most of the editorial policies and the rules and regulations were based on their college or university code. There is a great need for campus journalism to be supported by the administration, faculty and students for this uplift the morale of the campus journalist. In HEI’s were the support is low or minimal, campus journalism looks bleak and the staff feels disheartened and unappreciated. Conversely, the HEI’s, which experience full support, tend to feel s esteemed, significant and involved. There is also a need to increase faculty and students’ support and to strengthen administrative collaboration. Furthermore, the learning environment should be made such that support systems are intact and in place. There is a need for campus journalist and their adviser to become fully aware of the basic components of campus journalism since evidently there is more campus journalist whose level of awareness is only minimal or almost none. Likewise, in some schools where administrators manifest openness and assistance, the level of awareness is high and the implementation becomes effortless since the administration is very supportive and recognizes the directive of the CJA.