Browsing by Author "Eze, Uchenna Hyginus"

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    EVALUATION OF THE PROFESSIONALISM IN PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTICES AMONG SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS IN NASARAWA STATE
    (Department of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2023-11-01) Adamu, Abdullahi; Tata, Zuwaira; Eze, Uchenna Hyginus
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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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    Social Media Technologies, Knowledge and Utilization among Undergraduates of Nigerian Universities: A Study of Enugu State University of Science and Technology
    (Department of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2022-09-24) Eze, Uchenna Hyginus; Adamu, Abdullahi; Ogbodo, Daluchukwu
    In this study, he researchers set out to work on four specific research objectives. These include: determining the nexus between the undergraduate’s social networking knowledge level and technological utilization ability; Identifying the major factors that prompted the use of social networking sites among undergraduate’s; Examining the relationship between social networking sites usage and academic input of the undergraduates and investigating the impact of the social networking sites on the learning behaviour of undergraduates. The study used questionnaire to collect the primary data, while the secondary data were sourced from textbooks, journals, magazine, and the Internet etc. A sample of 400 people was drawn from the undergraduates of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUST. The emanating data were analyzed using simple percentages, tables and charts. Four hypotheses were formulated and tested with Chi-square dependency test and correlation. The study found that the knowledge of social media technological is high among undergraduates. Also, it further discovered that knowledge not found in the classroom is a major factor contributing to the use of social media among undergraduates among other findings. It, therefore, recommended thus; that access to new media should be made available to all Nigerian Universities through provision of free Wi-Fi; those new media gadgets such as iPad, Laptops and Palmtop should be given to students at the point of registration and payable through deduction from school fees. That Nigerian Universities should incorporate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) modes of teaching and learning into the tertiary education system so as to enhance students’ skills, which will enable them meet the global standard of learning