Information Technology And The Changing Role Of Mass Media
(A Case Study of Randomly selected 78 staff of radio Nigeria and the guardian newspaper)
In this study, the researcher examined the impact of information technology (IT) on media development in Nigeria. Towards this end, the researcher randomly selected 78 staff of radio Nigeria and the guardian newspaper to form the study sample. The 78 members of the study sample were given 78 copies of structured questionnaires to complete. Their responses were analyzed using percentages.
The analyses of the responses revealed the following findings.
i. The use of IT resources had positively transformed to media/communication industry in Nigeria. Its areas of application in the industry include: News/Information gathering and dissemination, preparation of news items for publication and broadcasting and the express distribution of news items.
ii. The constraints/problems militating against the effective use of IT resources in Nigeria media industry include the following, unreliable power supply, incompetent human resources, unreliable telecommunication network and lack of adequate capital.
iii. These problems could be overcome through the provision of reliable power supply and telecommunication network, human resources development in the area of IT and the provision of adequate capital.
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Title Page
Approval Page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table Of Contents
Chapter One
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background Of The Study
1.2 Statement Of The Problem
1.3 Objectives Of The Study
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Significance Of The Study
1.6 Scope And Delimitation Of The Study
1.7 Theoretical Framework
Chapter Two
2.0 Literature Review
2.1 Information Technology (It)- Types And Functions
2.1.1 The Telephone
2.1.2 Facsimile (Fax) Machine
2.1.3 The Word Processor
2.1.4 The Electronic Computer
2.2 Application Of InformationTechnology (It) In Nigeria
2.3 Infrastructures Needs For Successful It Operation
2.4 Negative Impacts Of Information Technology
2.5 The Developing Economics And Information Technology (It)
Chapter Three
3.0 Research Methodology
3.1 Research Method
3.2 Sources Of Data
3.3 Study Of Population
3.4 Sample And Sampling Techniques
3.5 Instrument For Data Collection
3.6 Validity Of The Instrument
3.7 Method Of Data
3.8 Method Of Data Analysis
Chapter Four
4.0 Data Analysis And Results
4.1 Data Analysis
4.1.1 Analysis Of Questionnaire Data
Chapter Five
5.0 Summary And Conclusions
5.1 Summary Of Findings
5.2 Conclusions
5.3 Recommendations
References
Appendix (The Questionnaire)
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