Browsing by Author "Anzaku, Zainab"

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    Broadcast Media Coverage of Genetic Disorder Counselling in Nigeria
    (Department of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-03-03) Ezeanoikwa, Andrea N.F.; Anzaku, Zainab; Anthony, Ogande; Nyiyongu, Charles Ngusha
    Health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being is not merely the absence of disease”. In Nigeria, most of genetic disorders are not properly understood and this leads to divorces. The aim of this study is to expose the needfor broadcasting media to be covering the counselling sessions on non-genetic disorder bearing in mind the features of radio and television, it will go a long way to stop breaking up ofm arriages because of ignorance and limited resources to the citizens they do not know that counselling sessions are held to manage the situation. Using the survey method 100 individuals between the ages of 16-45 were randomly selected for evaluation of genetic disorder counselling awareness. Questionnaires were taken to hospitals, Asokoro District Hospital Abuja and Federal Medical Centre Keffi, Nasarawa State. From this it was discovered that 80% of the respondents showed that they were not aware that these Hospital offer such services and individuals exposed to counselling agreed that genetic counselling would help in prevention of genetic diseases. Among other things the researcher recommended that broadcast media should take it as a duty to keep citizens on the awareness, counselling sessions on genetic disorder to ease their anxiety.
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    CAST MEDIA STRATEGIES AND THEIR EFFECT ON POLITICAL AWARENESS OF PERMANENT VOTER CARDS (PVCs) COLLECTION 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN INGERIA
    (Department of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2018-06-06) Suleiman, Garba; Nyamkyume, Stephen Kumator; Anzaku, Zainab
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    NEWS COMMERCIALISATION and NEWS CREDIBILITY IN SELECTED RADIO STATIONS IN NASARAWA STATE
    (Department of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State University keffi, 2021-03-06) Adamu, Abdullahi; Eze, Uchenna Hyginus; Anzaku, Zainab
    This study investigated the influence of news commercialisation on news credibility in selected radio stations in Nasarawa State. The study employed cross-sectional survey research design. The selected radio stations were Nasarawa Broadcasting Services, Lafia, Auction FM, Akwanga and Maloney FM, Keffi. Taro Yamanè's formula was used to arrive at the sample size of 400. The study utilized structured questionnaire to collect primary data for the study. The study concludes that news policy truly and actually exists to a greater extent in broadcast stations in Nasarawa State. Likewise, the study concludes that news commercialisation affects objectivity and balance in news reporting in Nasarawa State. The study therefore, recommends that there is need for National Broadcasting Commission to confirm that journalism as it is being practiced from time to time is in line with the ethics of the profession. News should not be based on the amount of money one has to pay, but rather, it should be based on the newsworthiness of the event. After all, it is the duty of the journalist to watch over the society and report back to the society
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    REVIEWING ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ORGANIZATIONAL VISION, MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY
    (Department of Public Administration, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2019-12-06) Katuka, Yaki; Umar, Elems Mahmoud; Yaro, Safiya Ismaila; Anzaku, Zainab
    Research spanning several decades has consistently ranked communication as the guarantee for possible transmission of meanings, experiences, feelings, intentions and wisdom among people. This study sets out to examine the form of administrative1 channels of communication, effectiveness, principles and guidelines in promoting cordial relationship in organizations. Content analysis approach was adopted analysis. The study relied on secondary sources of information including extant records, literature and previous empirical studies. Key among the findings is the strong potency of effective administrative communication system in realistion of organizational vision, mission and philosophy. The study therefore concludes that the effectiveness and efficiency of a bureaucratic organizational system depends on the rapidity and effectiveness of communication flow across the organization; flowing from the analysis and findings, it is recommended that the channel of administrative communication at all levels I bureaucratic organization should be clear of barriers, for efficient, functioning and goals attainment should be unhindered in order to engender information \ flow and feedbacks.