NEWS COMMERCIALISATION and NEWS CREDIBILITY IN SELECTED RADIO STATIONS IN NASARAWA STATE
| dc.contributor.author | Adamu, Abdullahi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Eze, Uchenna Hyginus | |
| dc.contributor.author | Anzaku, Zainab | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-14T08:43:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-14T08:43:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-03-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Adamu, A. et al. (2021) NEWS COMMERCIALISATION and NEWS CREDIBILITY IN SELECTED RADIO STATIONS IN NASARAWA STATE | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/6690 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of Mass Communication, Nasarawa State University keffi | en_US |
| dc.subject | Influence, News commercialisation, credibility,radio. | en_US |
| dc.title | NEWS COMMERCIALISATION and NEWS CREDIBILITY IN SELECTED RADIO STATIONS IN NASARAWA STATE | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |