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AN ANALYSIS OF PRINT MEDIA COVERAGE OF CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA USING SELECTED NEWSPAPERS
(Department of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2021-06-12) Apochi, Oji Emmanuel
The mass media have over the years proven to be one of the most important tools for mass mobilization, sensitization and enlightenment against emerging or existing social ills. In spite of these huge record and intimidating credential; the role of mass media in the fight against corruption in Nigeria has been criticized in some quarters to be couched in political, tribal, religious and ethnic biases and preferences. It is against this backdrop that the study was conducted, to analyze the role of print media in the coverage of corruption in Nigeria using selected newspapers. Content Analysis was adopted as the research methodology for the study. Findings revealed that the print media played an important role in informing the public on the status of corruption in Nigeria. It was observed that, the selected newspapers were more inclined to informing than reforming, evident in more of the reports coming under news stories than under editorial columns. The media reported embezzlement of public funds more than other forms of corruption throut the period of study. It however recommends that the media should adopt a more pragmatic approach to tackling the problem of corruption in Nigeria.