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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE CHANGING ROLE OF MASS MEDIA IN NIGERIA


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AKUJOBI FLORENCE OBIAGERI



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Mass Communication Department

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ABSTRACT

In this study, the researcher examined the impact of information technology (IT) on media development in Nigeria. Towards this end, the researcher randomly selected 78 staff of radio Nigeria and the guardian newspaper to form the study sample. The 78 members of the study sample were given 78 copies of structured questionnaires to complete. Their responses were analyzed using percentages.

The analyses of the responses revealed the following findings.
i. The use of IT resources had positively transformed to media/communication industry in Nigeria. Its areas of application in the industry include: News/Information gathering and dissemination, preparation of news items for publication and broadcasting and the express distribution of news items.
ii. The constraints/problems militating against the effective use of IT resources in Nigeria media industry include the following, unreliable power supply, incompetent human resources, unreliable telecommunication network and lack of adequate capital.
iii. These problems could be overcome through the provision of reliable power supply and telecommunication network, human resources development in the area of IT and the provision of adequate capital.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
Title page II
Approval page III
Dedication IV
Acknowledgement V
Abstract VII
Table of Contents IX

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background of the Study 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 7
1.3 Objectives of the Study 8
1.4 Research Questions 8
1.5 Significance of the study 9
1.6 Scope and Delimitation of the Study 10
1.7 Theoretical Framework 10

CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Information Technology (IT)- 
Types and Functions 11
2.1.1 The Telephone 12
2.1.2 Facsimile (Fax) Machine 14
2.1.3 The Word Processor 17
2.1.4 The Electronic Computer 19
2.2 Application of Information
 Technology (IT) in Nigeria 23
2.3 Infrastructures needs for Successful
 IT Operation 24
2.4 Negative Impacts of Information Technology 26
2.5 The Developing Economics and
 Information Technology (IT) 28

CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Method 32
3.2 Sources of Data 33
3.3 Study of Population 34
3.4 Sample and Sampling Techniques 34
3.5 Instrument for Data Collection 34
3.6 Validity of the Instrument 35
3.7 Method of Data 36
3.8 Method of Data Analysis 36

CHAPTER FOUR
DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS
4.1 Data Analysis 37
4.1.1 Analysis of Questionnaire Data 37

CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
5.1 Summary of Findings 48
5.2 Conclusions 51
5.3 Recommendations 53
REFERENCES 54
APPENDIX (THE QUESTIONNAIRE) 58

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