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Media and Communication Review (MCR) is a bi-annual, online and off-line Journal of Lagos State University, Faculty of Communication ad Media Studies

(LASUSOC), Lagos, Nigeria. MCR is a pee... Read More

Open Access | Communications | First published November 18, 2023

Impact of Participatory Development Communication Approaches in Host Communities of Lagos State Water Supply Systems

Ibuot, Udo, Alawode, Sunday Olayinka and Adeyemo, Saheed O. Adeyemi

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Volume: 7 | Issue No: 1

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Open Access | Communications | First published November 18, 2023

Television Programming for Children in Nigeria

Atofojomo, Omolade Atinuke

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Open Access | Communications | First published November 18, 2023

Sanitation Campaigns and Hand Hygiene among Secondary School Students in Lagos, Nigeria

Rotimi Olatunji , Thanny Noeem

Corresponding Author: Rotimi Olatunji

Volume: 7 | Issue No: 1

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Open Access | Communications | First published November 17, 2023

Utilisation of Newsgames in Nigerian Newsrooms: Barriers and Prospects

Nurudeen Hassan , Hassan, Nurudeen Olawale

Corresponding Author: Nurudeen Hassan

Volume: 7 | Issue No: 1

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News games, though a relatively new and emerging journalistic genre, have shown capacity to add values and dexterity into how stories are told in the newsrooms. Despite the vast and diverse nature of the Nigerian media landscape, this innovation is yet to be adopted in Nigerian newsrooms. This research focuses on addressing barriers to creating news games contents in Nigerian media organisations and explores potentials the adoption of news games can bring to practice of journalism in Nigeria. Furthermore, this research captures how news games contents can be made accessible to both the producers (media organisations) and consumers (audience) alike. This research met these research aims via extensive study of related literature and practical survey methods. The latter was carried out through in-depth interviews of 25 selected online or digital journalists in Nigerian major traditional and online newspaper organisations. This research work produced a number of findings: recent survey has shown that capital intensity of producing news games contents and non-adoption of technological innovations are major barriers to producing news games in Nigerian news rooms; there are concerns that the media organisations in Nigeria do not have ability to deploy the innovation and the time-consuming nature of creating news games discourages the organisations; news games production have potentials such as driving user engagement if made inviting and can be used as leeways to expand stories and events of importance to the society; and lastly news games can be employed to help form a habit of news consumption among young audience as well as improve revenue generations of the media organisations. The major conclusion drawn from this research is that news games can give the Nigerian media landscape a new approach to telling stories which can be compelling for both existing audiences and the prospective ones. This research therefore argues for further research on creating a news games prototype and crowdsourcing of ideas to create a games platform for all media organisations in Nigeria.

Open Access | Communications | First published November 18, 2023

Issues and Challenges Around the Deregulation of Airwaves in Nigerian Broadcast Space

Ojenike Julius Abiodun and Oguntola Kafayat Abolanle

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This study examines the removal of government-imposed constraints in the broadcasting industry in Nigeria through the promulgation of Decree number 38 of 1992 Military Constitution (now Act of Parliament) and the establishment of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to regulate and control the broadcasting industry in the country. As a result, broadcasting has fared better since 1992 especially in the areas of healthy competitions, production of quality programs, use of new technologies, coverage and reach, as well as accessibility to wider segments of the society. This move, undoubtedly, further depicts the media as an agent of development that cannot be relegated but rather be seen as an impeccable tool of social order. Despite all its attendant benefits, there are challenges that came with deregulation. Survey was used for the study and one hundred and fifteen broadcasters were asked to complete questionnaire based on the subject of the study. Findings showed that majority of the respondents(55.6%) believe that the most significant benefit that the deregulation of the airways in Nigerian broadcast space has brought is promotion of efficiency and that the most disturbing challenge that came with the deregulation of the airways in Nigerian broadcast space is unethical practices of the broadcast media practitioners, the study recommends that government should remove all forms of media restrictions to further enhance the benefits of deregulation. The regulatory and professional bodies such as the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Nigerian Press Council and the National Broadcasting Commission must take up the gauntlet and begin to perform their statutory functions to curb the unethical practices of the media practitioners. Furthermore, it is recommended that the effectiveness and efficiency of the media practice should be fostered by the stakeholders in the industry through their individual and collective contributions to promote a formidable media practice in Nigeria.

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