THE EFFECT OF PRESS LAWS ON THE NIGERIAN PRACTISING JOURNALIST
(A CASE STUDY OF RADIO NIGERIAN ENUGU)
By
UWADOKA UGONNA
Presented To
Department of
Mass Communication
ABSTRACT
Laws have been seen to be virtually indispensable for an unruly society laden with licentiousness as an orientation. Because too much freedom according to John Lucke, one of the finding fathers of libertarianism, stipulates that it could lead to one man being brute to man inconveniencing another.
The focus remains that the press laws in connection with the contemporary journalistic activity, range from sedition to obscenity to libel, to slander even, to defamation of character, to copy right and so on.
But suffice it to say that ever person who calls himself a professional journalist, has gone through the of a sound training, and theoretically, has imputed a sound knowledge as regard a cautions adherence of the codified booklet which contains the journalism code of ethics.
The ethical laws inspire all the ethical comportment which a journalist needs to show his professional epitome which obnoxiously is mandated by a sector of a few influential citizens.
A vehement be vociferous journalism mogul babatude Jose once said that all the already prevailing laws, added clauses, which is aimed at acquainting the reader (s) of the effects of such press laws on the practicing journalist.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page
Approval page
Dedication page
Preface and acknowledgment
Abstract
Table of content
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Statement of the research problem
1.3 Objective of the study
1.4 Significance of the study
1.5 Research questions
1.6 Research hypothesis
1.7 Conceptual and operational definitions
1.8 Assumption
1.9 Limitation of the study
CHAPTER TWO
Literature review
2.1 Source of literature
2.2 Review of relevant literature
2.3 Summary of literature review
CHAPTER THREE
Methodology
3.1 Research method
3.2 Research design
3.3 Research sample
3.4 Measuring instrument
3.5 Data collection
3.6 Data analysis (modalities)
3.7 Expected results
CHAPTER FOUR
Data analysis and results
4.1 Data analysis
4.2 Result
4.3 Discussion
CHAPTER FIVE
Discussion and recommendation for further study
5.1 Discussion of finding
5.2 Recommendation for further study
Bibliography
Questionnaire sample
