The new media, that resulted from the invention, encapsulated the characteristics of the old or traditional media, and extended the potentials and possibilities into which. First, the spread of islam began a millennium ago, predominantly in the north but later on extended to southwestern nigeria. In this role, as the editors of the media studies journal rightly opined in 1995, the media supports. Sport and the mass media san jose state university. This study contends that democracy and political change is deeply rooted in the mass medias ability to become a major agent of political socialization that was capable of mobilizing local populations into changing longstanding african attitudes about politics and election outcome behaviors. By samer elchahabi, ifes program manager and adam gallagher, ifes editor and writerfree media have long been recognized as a cornerstone of democracy and play an important role in influencing political discourse during elections. Pdf assessment of the role of media in the 2015 nigerian. This is in contrast to static media mainly print media, which today are most often created electronically, but do not require electronics to be accessed by the end user in the printed form.
It was an effective tool in the hands of the proponents of democracy, to mobilize the ragtag and the bobtail against the smoking guns of the military to return them to their natural habitat. Media nigeria gives you precise and current information, events, facts, news in nigeria and around the world, get informed, get it right, get it now. Introduction to electronic media page 5 module i introduction to communication module i communication the word communication is derived from the latin noun communis and latin verb communicare which means zto share, to hold something in common. History and development of mass media in nigeria in searchworks catalog skip to search skip to main content. Brief history of electronics and its development in this 21st century, every day we are dealing with the electronic circuits and devices in some or the other forms because gadgets, home appliances, computers, transport systems, cell phones, cameras, tv, etc. Impacts of the electronic media in the economic development of nigeria a case study of enugu state broadcasting service enugu abstract the enugu state broadcasting service esbs radio i enugu like many other electronic media establishment in nigeria has been carrying out its communicating functions of informing, educating, entertaining, persuading and public enlightenments and. Many observers often point to the role media played during the 2007 kenyan presidential election and subsequent outbreak of violence, which led to 1,3 people killed and more than 600,000 kenyans driven from their homes, as a prominent example of the negative effects media can have during elections. Impacts of the electronic media in the economic development of nigeria a case study of enugu state broadcasting service enugu abstract the enugu state broadcasting service esbs radio i enugu like many other electronic media establishment in nigeria has been carrying out its communicating functions of informing, educating, entertaining, persuading and public enlightenments.
The lagos daily news became the first daily in 1920 and ran until 1936, providing with the west african pilot an urban perspective on nigerias campaign for independence. The extent to which the media is a factor for national development has been a subject of discourse in communication literature. Electronic media roles in a democracy the electronic mediafilm, television, internet are. The numbers of the privately owned television stations has risen and most of these television stations are located in the commercial cities of lagos, ibadan, abuja, port harcourt, enugu and others. Electronic media roles in a democracy the electronic media film, television, internet are. A limitation of this report is that the vast majority of the published research on the effectiveness of media and technology in schools was conducted in englishspeaking countries such as australia, canada, the united kingdom, and the united states of america. In the 50s, nigeria made history as the first african country to host a television station and since then, the country has moved on to be the largest television station network in the continent. The positive influence of electronic media is brought afore and properly harnessed to aid reading competence of students. Their publications included the bible and other literature to assist conversion and evangelization. Communications and media in african history oxford handbooks. A reflection on social media and its impact on nigeria the. Towards sustaining mission in the catholic archdiocese of jos christianity has heralded a phase of religion that thrives on mission the mandate to evangelize or reach out to people who do not know jesus christ, his divinity and work of salvation. The history of the nigerian mass media began with the setting up of redistribution.
The origins and evolution of mauritanias second republic. Lagos, is an associate professor in the department of history and strategic studies, university of lagos, nigeria. Exogenous and often colonial in origin, print and electronic media have nonetheless induced new intellectual communities in which african actors played a determinative role. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria. Similar words such as communism, communalism etc, have the same etymological origin.
When free and balanced, traditional media print and broadcast foster transparency and the dissemination of important electoral information. The article is devoted to the history of print media origin in nigeria, which are represented from the first newspaper founded by the english missionaries to newspapers created by the nigerian journalists. Books were not reproduced for the masses, however, until the invention of. Pdf this paper examines the difficulties in the growth of independent. The evolution of the media has been fraught with concerns and problems. Mass media and christian evangelisation in the digital age. Responsible use of the electronic media shapes the society positively. The media can never be separated from nigerias long walk to democracy. The earliest culture in nigeria is identifiable by the distinctive artifacts of the nok people. Impacts of the electronic media in the economic development of nigeria includes abstract and chapter one, complete project material available impacts of the electronic media in the economic development of nigeria a case study of enugu state broadcasting service enugu abstract the enugu state broadcasting service esbs radio i enugu like many other electronic media establishment in nigeria has been carrying out its communicating functions of informing, educating, entertaining. The article is devoted to the history of print media origin in nigeria, which are represented from the first newspaper founded by the english missionaries to newspapers created by. I history and development of mass communications lauriethomas lee encyclopedia of life support systems eolss books are the oldest of the media, with the first known book written in egypt around 1400 b. Brown envelope journalism in nigeria is a practice whereby monetary inducement is given to journalists to make them write a positive story or kill a negative story.
The single most important thing that social media offers nigeria, africa and the world is the access it promises, the opportunity to be heard and to be seen, the tools to share our narratives and. Presently however, the electronic and print media in nigeria appear to. In an attempt to appraise broadcasting evolution in nigeria, this study shall seek. Hargittai 1999 defines the internet technically and functionally as follows. Essentially, bon is an independent, nongovernmental umbrella association of all private, public, commercial and community electronic media houses in nigeria. Nigeria based national electronic and print media organizations punch newspaper for the former and latter respectively, organizations were found to be actively engaging new media. In this study, the word media is used to refer to both the print and broadcast media as indicated above. These skilled artisans and ironworkers flourished between the fourth. This chapter examines how media technologies have constituted and transformed africas multiple public spheres over the past two centuries.
Information and communication technology in nigeria. The nigerian mass media has a long and proud history of freedom. Electronic media devices have found their way into all parts of modern life. The history of nigeria before independence in order to understand the current nigerian politics and society, three dominant characteristics need to be taken into account. The term is relevant to media ecology for studying its impact compared to printed media and broadening the scope of understanding media beyond a simplistic aspect of media such as one delivery platform e. Before the deregulation, oyebola 2003 observes that, the nearly forty governmentowned electronic media have all virtually become government megaphones. From indigenous communication to modern television. By then, there was the need for a collaborative organization under which the broadcasting media in nigeria would operate. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. This course takes a critical look at the fundamental issues in the history, growth and development of the nigeria mass media. From the introduction of radio in the gold coast in 1935 and television in 1965 till the airwaves were liberalized in 1996, radio and television were controlled by the colonial and then the postcolonial state. While examining exactly who owns the media and who produces the media, this text manages to encompass the systematic, critical, and analytical media in all its forms and concludes that the media is one of the most important generators and disseminators of meaning in contemporary society.
Media and the process of democratization in nigeria. The media have unending power to influence students. Thus, only electronic media owned by the federal government are. Introduction to electronic media university of calicut. Introduction to electronic media rapid communication through latest technology has facilitated speedy information gathering and dissemination and this has become an essential part of the modern society. Introduction the dawn of modern technological advancement in nigeria has witnessed excessive use of both electronic and print media by all.
Rufus giwa polytechnic, owo, ondo state, nigeria abstract this paper looks at the implication of new technology on the practice of journalism especially the use of internet to produce, disseminate and receive information. It examines the events and issues generated from the establishment of the first newspaper in nigeria to the era of the new media. Know about brief history of electronics and their generations. To worst the situation, nigeria government were still allowing some laws that constitute threat to freedom of press among others to be in existence and as a matter of fact some of them are not directly aimed at the media, but which because of their sweeping nature, posed a threat to media practice and efforts calling for media law reforms that. Icts represent a cluster of associated technologies defined by their functional usage in information access and communication, of which one embodiment is the internet. All evidence suggests the early settlement of nigeria millennia before the spread of agriculture 3,000 years ago.
Pdf private broadcasting and the challenges of democratization. Throughout their short history, the mass media have had a tremendous impact on the political, social, economic and cultural trends of every country. Media in nigeria has a interesting and long history. Lagos times was first published in 1880, starting a tradition of active and diverse debate in the mass media. Accusations of mind control, bias, and poor quality have been thrown at the media on a regular basis.
The nigerian mass media started out with the publication of iwe iroyin. History and development of mass communications eolss. History of nigerian mass media edo university, iyamho. Week 910 deregulation of broadcast media in nigeria 6. Some were barely surviving with serious dearth of infrastructure and even.
While the print refers generally to newspapers and magazines, the electronic refers to that form which uses audiovisual instruments to produce and disseminate content to listeners and viewers. The press, radio, television and other agencies of the mass media shall at all times be free to uphold the fundamental objectives contained in this chapter and. In his historical overview, carlos eduardo lins da silva shows how, initially, the media in brazil constituted an important source of information, but. Oct 23, 2015 this course takes a critical look at the fundamental issues in the history, growth and development of the nigeria mass media. Issues on nigerian peoples and culture is the title of this book and also one of the general benchmark course requirements of the nuc for undergraduate studies in nigeria. It was marshall mcluhan who said that electronic technology is reshaping and restructuring patterns of social interdependence and every. Private broadcasting and the challenges of democratization of electronic media in nigeria.
Free media are a sine qua non for democratic development hence. The primary electronic media sources familiar to the general public are video recordings, audio. Yet the growth of communications technology allows people today to find more information more easily than any previous generation. Introduction a central theme in the history of the nigeria mass media is its political. Objectivity, sycophancy and the media reality in nigeria. I history and development of mass communications lauriethomas. In nigeria today, almost all private media houses have their programmes broadcast online through webcasting. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. Pdf privatization of the electronic media in nigeria researchgate. Investigating the power relationships between the media and politics, culture, economy, society, and. Knowledge and power had previously been tightly linked under the purview. All these advantages of deregulation of the airways in nigeria have contributed immensely in improving the economy of the country. Ghana has had a long tradition of state ownership and control of the media, dating back to preindependence times.
The name is derived from cash inducements hidden in brown envelopes and given to journalists during press briefings. A reflection on social media and its impact on nigeria. Social media is been used by the media organizations in their traditional responsibilities of news broadcast and publication complimentary manner. Although, fax, film, internet and satellite are fast gaining. No newspaper or news magazine existed in northern nigeria before the occupation and. This represents the very first news media that was published in nigeria and it was published in the southwest. The private media houses in nigeria facilitate the growth and increase of webcasting. Electronic media are media that use electronics or electromechanical audience to access the content.
Amalgamation antagonism and the rise of nigerian political parties three constitutions and the path to independence independent nigeria iii. It was an effective tool in the hands of the proponents of democracy, to mobilize the ragtag and the bobtail against the smoking guns of the military. History of mass media chapter 1 evolution of indian press printing presses were first brought to india in the 16th century by christian missionaries for publishing evangelical literature. Nigeriabased national electronic and print media organizations punch newspaper for the former and latter respectively, organizations were found to be actively engaging new media.
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