THE IMPACT OF THE PRESS IN SHAPPNG NIGERIAN

POLITICAL STRUCTURE

A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU STATE

CHAPTER  ONE

Introduction:

1.1   Background   of the study

• Statement of problem
• Objective of the study
• Research question
• Research hypothesis
• Delimitation of the study
• Significance of the study
• Definition of terms

CHAPTER   TWO 

• Review of literature
• The impact of the press in political mobilization
• The quality of coverage’s the press carries out on political
• The press creating of awareness to rural dwellers
• Summary of review of literature.

 

CHAPTER    THREE

3.0     Research    methodology

3.1    The   design of the study

3.2     Area of   study

• The population of study
• Sample and sampling technique
• Instrument for data collection
• Validation of instrument
• Reliability of instrument
• Method of data collection
• Method for dada analysis

 

CHAPTER    FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION   AND ANALYSIS

• Data analysis
• Summary of results

 

CHAPTER     FIVE

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION OF RESULTS

• Discussion of findings
• Conclusion of the study
• Recommendation
• Implication of the findings
• Suggestion for the further studies
• Limitation of the study

 

CHAPTER   ONE 

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The  Nigerian  press  have been  a vital  instrument for  dissemination  of  government   policy and  news  for opinion  leaders  and  decision  making  within  a political  structure as  will  as  the general  public. Those in decision making   body who are not able to come in contact with international communities for forcing policy rely on the press for such issue.

The press therefore   stands as a link between the government and the public, the  old  and  new era of  administration etc. A regime that newly arises into power can  hold  its predecessors  carp able  for  some  economic  and political  problems  through the press to communicate its record in funding popular  since with the part regime and reminds the public of the oppression they receives form the oppression . All these analysis hinges on the fact that the press is a veritable channel through which the government bares its mind to the public.

This chapter surveys a segment of the Nigerian press and their roles during a series of relates national policy decision made   by Nigeria in the period of British imperialism to the present political dispensation.

Nigeria came into existence as one country in 1914 when lord Fredrick laggard, its first government as governor –general, Amalgamated the northern and southern protectorate prior to this period, the quality and quantity of the press courage toward  agitation for self –rule formed the genesis of the prescribe in shaping Nigerian political stuntmen . To substantiate our point, a mention should be, made of the first in 1859 at Abeoknta  by an Anglican  Reverenced, Harry Town  send. This paper combined social, cultural and political commentary with religions reporting with an effort to reach large native readership. In similar dimension, the portion of Anglo-African by Robert Campbell in laying the foundation for press involvement in shopping Nigerian political structure cannot be for fetched. All these are clear testimony to the fact that the activities of the press In Nigeria political structure are as old as Nigeria itself.

In view of this, the press as the surgeon of information should be held in high esteem by all and Sunday. In the institution of the press, the media must be regulated and guides accordingly especially in this democratic dispensation to guarantee the judicious discharge of their function. To achieve this, the press council must be given the appropriate legal status to punish any err owing media houses. It should also be give emergently power to regulate media activities during election period. This is to prevent them from becoming political tools to the detriment of the concept of fair play in the election period.

Until 1930, the movement had no control of the press ownership. The period saw the emergency of creating mass awareness in political mothers. The return of Zik from Gold cost now Ghana germinates the seed of private ownership. Realizing the impact of the press in political mobilization. He established the Zik press limited, published of the West African pilot in 1937. other political parties that emerged also used one new paper or the other as political tool by which they create awareness for their parties.

During this period in Nigeria people hart the press on the way they openly attacked the British with word of mouth and everything that was said to be against the British was acceptable to all.

However as time goes on, the government start to interfere in the activities of press through licensing pre and post relationship etc; and this affects the quality of coverage the press have in stock on political matters .As no formal lists and media worker will like to risks his life or job; they states succumbing to the time and tickets of the government

Notwithstanding; the oppression from the government; the press no doubt facilitates in rural area. Not only this, it strives to educate individuals on political participation and interpret it to those who are ignorant of the political activities in the country.

 

• STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEM

The genesis of Nigeria press via the establishment of the first newspaper –Iwe Irolin by Hery Town sand in 1959 indicates that Nigeria press was borne in freedom the objectives of the newspaper which includes getting people to read and cultivate the habit of reading left a blue print in the annual of Nigeria political structures.

The statement of the problem therefore include the following

1. The role of the press in political mobilization
2. The impact to the press in creating poultices awareness to rural dwellers

• The awareness created by the press in political matters.

1. The quality of coverage the press carries one on political matters
2. The enlightenment programme of the need for political participation
3. The position of the press in disseminating political information to the residents in Enugu state

 

• OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

The objectives in mind for the thing include the following

1. To enquire into the impact of the press in creating political awareness to residents in Enugu states
2. To ascertain the role of the press in political mobilization

• To find out the impact of the enlightenment programme of the press on the need for political participation

1. To know the consequences of the press efforts in creating awareness to rural dwellers on the issues of political important.
2. To find out the quality of press coverage on political issues
3. To find out the position of the press in disseminating political information to the people in Enugu state.

 

 

 

• RESEARCH QUESTIONS

 The following questions are involves in the study.

1. How can we access the impact of the press in political mobilization before and after independence
2. How do we rate the press patronage of political matter to rural dwellers
3. Have they (press) over reported any political activity that is hidden known to the people
4. What is the press relationship with the masses in period of 1960 till date.

 

• RESEARCH HYPOTHESES

The following research hypotheses are initiated in the study  (2) the press in a veritable instrument for creating political awareness.

 

 

 

 

• THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The study canters on the analysis of the press coverage of political activities that culminated in the shaping of Nigeria political structure using Enugu as a case study.

 

• THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The study is significant owing to the following research

In the first place the study will save as a viable reference work to our political celebrities in the discharge of the political activities that is to says it will enable then to assimilate the impact the press have in arousing and creating political awareness for their political parties it will also motivate them on the need to contract the services of the of the press before and during election period.

In a similar taken the study will equally help opinion leaders and policy maker to bear in mind that the press stands as their go between with the international communities for design policy and other issues in the formulation of their policy.

Mass communication and political science students will no doubt find this study consistence and imperative in their various field of study. This is because it is uniform to their profession and line of educations.

Realizing this importance of the study it will also help students to understand that the press centres on the impact of the press in shaping Nigeria political structure using Enugu state as a case study. It help students and political enthusiast a like to have regain uses and the extensively as a weapon to extricate Nigeria from the clans of British imperialism in 1960.

Particularly the study  will enable mass communication students to note that their field of study requires balance objectively fair play and honesty at all times not matter now ox is gored. On the other hand the study will help political science students on how to cultivate affordable relationship with the press and the masses during election period.

To a large extent the study will serve as a reader that directs both the state and federal government in planning their programmes for the press succinctly put it will help them to articulate their right and privileges of the press in political matter so that they ( the press) will not be intimidated and trampled upon in reporting some government activities. In addition to this the study will also inspire the government on the need to engage the services of the press in disseminating government and political programmes to the people and the collection of the opinion of the people in government on these programmes.

This study goes for to serves as a reservoirs for posterity who would do it necessary to have a glimpse on the use of the press in shaping Nigeria political structure.

That is to say the study helps to preserve information for generations to come on how the press fared in uplifting the image of Nigeria political structure.

Finally the study is also of prime importance to media houses that are griped with fear of possible oppression for reporting political matters to the public. It will simply erase the cowardice in reporting politic matter to the public and also imbue them to blaze the trail in reporting any political activities of the government which is their sole responsibility.

 

• OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS

The following definitions are assigned as in the study.

1. The press operational definition: The press operationally can be defined as a group of newspaper magazines and radio workers (journalists) who reports an issue event happing etc that affect the life of people.
2. Report operation definition: Operationally report can be defined as the communication of news about people issue event it through print and electronic media

• Dissemination operational definition: Operational it can be defined as the spreading in information or new form one area to another area

1. Politics definition (operational): It is a system or art of government or political affair or life political principled

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