QUESTION TYPES IN THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDIA CHATS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE NIGERIAN TELEVISION AUTHORITY
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2006-12-12
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Department of English, Nasarawa State University Keffi
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This study analyzed in ter view and in ter viewing techniques in the Presidential Media Chat where selected journalists interview the President of the nation, General Olusegun Obasanjo. The study is inspired by the need to determine the nature of the questions interviewers (journalists) do ask in the course of interviewing the President and to see why there is a preponderant use of a type (some types) of question(s) over others. The data were collected from the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Abuja, where only two of the video recorded tapes were randomly selected, and faithfully transcribed for critical analysis
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