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INFLUENCE OF FORMAL JOURNALISM EDUCATION ON JOURNALIST‘S PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Abstract This study was set to examine the role of formal journalism education on journalist’s professional practice in Enugu state. The population for the study is the entire registered journalists practicing in Enugu. Multi-stage sampling procedure which involved cluster and simple random sampling techniques was used to draw a sample size of 137 journalists from the population of 210 registered journalists in Enugu state. Survey methodology was adopted for the ...

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ANALYSIS COMPARATIVE OF THE PERFORMANCE OF JOURNALISTS IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE OWNED MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS

ABSTRACT This research work is aimed at finding the journalist that is freer between those in private and government owned media organizations, using Ray-power and FRCN Enugu as a focus, to achieve maximum and accurate findings. The researcher made use of survey design. To gather necessary information, copies of questionnaire were administered and retrieved from the respondents who were randomly selected and also personal interview was conducted, the findings show ...

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APPLYING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY: ACTIVISM AND CHALLENGES BY JOURNALISTS IN PORT HARCOURT METROPOLIS

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background to the Study   Journalism is one social institution that requires freedom to effectively function in society. It plays a crucial role to society, serving as the watchdog of the society, and providing constant stream of information, education and socialization. Soeze (2005, p.19) elucidates that the media as the watchdog of the society have the responsibility of keeping the public informed, educated and socialized. This ...

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