AUDIENCE PERCEPTION OF TELEVISION NEWS REPORTS ON THE #ENDSARS PROTEST IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF ENUGU URBAN RESIDENTS)
Abstract
This study examined audience perception of television news reports on the EndSARS protest in Nigeria. A social media video showing a SARS officer attacking a young Nigerian in Delta State on October 3, 2020, reignited the heightened agitations by young Nigerians against SARS brutalities and extrajudicial killings. Therefore, utilising urban inhabitants of Enugu as the study location, the study evaluated how viewers viewed television news stories about the #EndSARS demonstration in Nigeria. The Selective Perception hypothesis served as the study's theoretical foundation. Relevant and related literature was reviewed. The researcher adopted the survey research method for the study. A population of 1,069,543 was studied using a sample size of 400. Questionnaire was designed as the measuring instrument for the study. The hypotheses were tested using the chi-square formula. Findings from the study showed that television stations gave prominence to #EndSARS protests in Enugu urban. The researcher recommended among others, that the government should partner with media practitioners to discourage any protest that involves vandalizing public properties.
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