LOCAL CONTEXT AND NEWS JOURNALISM ON ASHI WAVES FM 99.9 IN BENUE STATE
Abstract
ABSTRACT
A research work "Local context and news journalism in Benue State: A study of Ashiwaves FM radio 99.9” was designed to assess the extent or how local news stories are included in the radio station news bulletins and their impact towards the in enhancing journalism quality. It was anchored on the gatekeeping theory and supported by the agenda setting theory of the mass media. The study adopted survey design using questionnaire as the instrument for data collection. Data was presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages. Findings shows that, Ashiwaves FM radio do not prioritize local context news on their station though, it's often involve in their news bulletins but not significantly as expected by the audience. It therefore recommends that; Ashiwaves FM radio news reporter be trained on quality journalism.
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