International Journal of Social Sciences & Economic Environment
This article examined the extent to which news headline configuration constitutes a factor in new... more This article examined the extent to which news headline configuration constitutes a factor in newspaper selection by readers in Uyo Urban of AkwaIbom State of Nigeria. Specifically, the study aimed to: examine the influence of headline deck on the readers’ selection of newspapers; ascertain the role of headline grammar in newspaper selection among readers; examine the influence of headline sentence structure on readers’ selection of newspapers; and find out whether headline font sizes play a role in respondents’ newspaper selection. The survey method was adopted in the study and the population comprised all the newspaper readers in Uyo, Nigeria, numbering 472,534 people. The sample size was 383 and the questionnaire was the research instrument. Findings showed that the readers: selected newspapers whose news headlines were arranged in one or two-deck formation; were attracted to newspapers whose headlines obeyed the rules of concord; selected newspapers whose headlines were set in t...
This study examined the influence of mass media laws and ethics on journalism practice in Nigeria... more This study examined the influence of mass media laws and ethics on journalism practice in Nigeria. In other words, it set out to assess how media laws and ethics affect the standard of journalism practice in the country. The study was a survey. The population consisted of the 351 registered journalists in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. The study adopted the census method, thus the population remained the same as the sample. Out of the 351 copies of the questionnaire administered, 343 were properly filled and returned to the researchers. The data gathered were analysed using the simple percentages and based on the 5-point Likert scale. The study revealed that despite the importance of media laws and ethics to journalism practice, journalists ' adherence to media laws and ethics was low. The study also revealed that journalists sometimes contravened media laws and ethics because of sycophancy, security reasons, desperation, greed, ethical dilemmas, ignorance of media laws and ethics...
This study sought to find out whether or not aesthetics is a factor in newspaper selection by aca... more This study sought to find out whether or not aesthetics is a factor in newspaper selection by academics in South-South Nigeria as well as assesses the applicability of certain aesthetic elements by select newspapers in Nigeria. Two research techniques were adopted - aesthetic content analysis and opinion survey. The aesthetic content analysis is adapted from the content analysis procedure. For the survey, the questionnaire was used as the instrument. The purposive sampling technique was used in selecting 381 respondents from the 32 institutions of higher learning in the six states of the South South Geopolitical Zone of the Country. These were used to find out whether aesthetics is a factor in newspaper selection by the respondents. The aesthetic analysis was carried out on six national newspapers, using certain newspaper aesthetic categories namely: balance, contrast, dynamics, focus, unity and proportion. Major findings show that most academics in South South Nigeria are significa...
International Journal of Social Sciences & Economic Environment
This article examined the extent to which news headline configuration constitutes a factor in new... more This article examined the extent to which news headline configuration constitutes a factor in newspaper selection by readers in Uyo Urban of AkwaIbom State of Nigeria. Specifically, the study aimed to: examine the influence of headline deck on the readers’ selection of newspapers; ascertain the role of headline grammar in newspaper selection among readers; examine the influence of headline sentence structure on readers’ selection of newspapers; and find out whether headline font sizes play a role in respondents’ newspaper selection. The survey method was adopted in the study and the population comprised all the newspaper readers in Uyo, Nigeria, numbering 472,534 people. The sample size was 383 and the questionnaire was the research instrument. Findings showed that the readers: selected newspapers whose news headlines were arranged in one or two-deck formation; were attracted to newspapers whose headlines obeyed the rules of concord; selected newspapers whose headlines were set in t...
This study examined the influence of mass media laws and ethics on journalism practice in Nigeria... more This study examined the influence of mass media laws and ethics on journalism practice in Nigeria. In other words, it set out to assess how media laws and ethics affect the standard of journalism practice in the country. The study was a survey. The population consisted of the 351 registered journalists in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. The study adopted the census method, thus the population remained the same as the sample. Out of the 351 copies of the questionnaire administered, 343 were properly filled and returned to the researchers. The data gathered were analysed using the simple percentages and based on the 5-point Likert scale. The study revealed that despite the importance of media laws and ethics to journalism practice, journalists ' adherence to media laws and ethics was low. The study also revealed that journalists sometimes contravened media laws and ethics because of sycophancy, security reasons, desperation, greed, ethical dilemmas, ignorance of media laws and ethics...
This study sought to find out whether or not aesthetics is a factor in newspaper selection by aca... more This study sought to find out whether or not aesthetics is a factor in newspaper selection by academics in South-South Nigeria as well as assesses the applicability of certain aesthetic elements by select newspapers in Nigeria. Two research techniques were adopted - aesthetic content analysis and opinion survey. The aesthetic content analysis is adapted from the content analysis procedure. For the survey, the questionnaire was used as the instrument. The purposive sampling technique was used in selecting 381 respondents from the 32 institutions of higher learning in the six states of the South South Geopolitical Zone of the Country. These were used to find out whether aesthetics is a factor in newspaper selection by the respondents. The aesthetic analysis was carried out on six national newspapers, using certain newspaper aesthetic categories namely: balance, contrast, dynamics, focus, unity and proportion. Major findings show that most academics in South South Nigeria are significa...
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