Nigeriabased national electronic and print media organizations punch newspaper for the former and latter respectively, organizations were found to be actively engaging new media. Nigeria has the highest rate of twin births per year globally. Many of the newspapers that have survived the harsh business climate in nigeria are largely professionally run. It also concentrates on what is the impact of new electronic media on the print media. It was an effective tool in the hands of the proponents of democracy, to mobilize the ragtag and the bobtail against the smoking guns of the military.
The twentieth century media of radio and television are then chronicled, followed by the history of newer media, such as cable television, satellite communications and the internet. This article studies the circulation trends of the print media. The first american news sheet was printed in mexico in 1541, and described an earthquake in guatemala. The history of printing the evolution of print from. The article is devoted to the history of print media origin in nigeria, which are represented from the first newspaper founded by the english missionaries to newspapers created by. It acts as a summary of a more elaborate description which starts here. In the subsequent paragraphs the brief history of advertising will be discussed and furthermore its history. History of nigerian newspaper a brief walk into the origin. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. Audu auditorium, federal polytechnic, bauchi, nigeriamedia regulations in nigeria. They have important roles to play in the area of cultural education and national development. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Download undergraduate projects topics and materials accounting, economics, education.
Ahistoryofnigeria assets cambridge university press. Nwaolikpe, onyinyechi nancy babcock university, ilishan ogun state, nigeria abstract the mass media is an important factor in nigeria. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Wikimedia commons has media related to history of nigeria. Proceedings of the multidisciplinary academic conference on sustainable developmentvol. This is priceless and offers an opportunity that we have never had prior to this time. Although the years since nigerias return to civilian rule in 1999 have seen an increased interest in its history and politics, nigeria remains one of the most underresearched african countries. It is an obvious fact that the nigeria n media house s are fa cing a lot of pr essures in the discharge of their duties from political leaders and other p rivate interests.
The press, radio, television and other agencies of the mass media shall at all times be free to uphold the fundamental objectives contained in this chapter and. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria 1. Investigating the power relationships between the media and politics, culture, economy, society, and. By examining key themes such as colonialism, religion, slavery, nationalism, and the economy, the authors show how nigerias history has been swayed by the. Print media and broadcast media supply us with information that we would otherwise not get access to. Progressively, the printing business in nigeria continued to grow due to its viability, which accounted for well over 30 print houses as at 1930. Although the years since nigeria s return to civilian rule in 1999 have seen an increased interest in its history and politics, nigeria remains one of the most underresearched african countries. Nigeria, july 2008 2 of slaves flowed north across the sahara for a millennium, ending only at the beginning of the twentieth century. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria. History of the print media in nigeriathe history of print media in nigeria goes as far back as the 1840s when theeuropean missionaries established community newspapers to propagate christianity.
Library of congress federal research division country profile. They both supply us information, which range from the latest news updates to the latest commodities on the market. A reflection on social media and its impact on nigeria. Although nigerias economic and political development cannot be said to be excellent, the. Social media is been used by the media organizations in their traditional responsibilities of news broadcast and publication complimentary manner. The first true american newspaper wasnt introduced until 1690, when publick occurrences both forreign and domestick was. This led to the birth of the nigerian broadcasting corporation in 1951 now the federal radio corporation of nigeria, frcn. James augustus hicky james silk buckingham serampore missionaries raja ram mohan roy freedom movement and the press gandhi as a journalist press in the postindependence period press council of india press commissions.
The following sections trace the development of the various mass media, starting with books, newspapers and magazines as the oldest mass media. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. Impact of print media newspaper in shaping the nigerian political structure, largest undergraduate projects repository, research works and materials. To gain weight and conform with african standards of beauty, nigerian girls can consume food all day in fattening rooms. Embassy of the federal republic of nigeria print media. Print media and broadcast media perform very important functions in todays world. You can also click on the title of each century to get more indepth information. History of nigerian mass media today nigerian guide. The role of the print media during the apartheid era compiled by edward bird and zureida garda aim the aim of this study is to examine the role of the print media during the apartheid era. This course takes a critical look at the fundamental issues in the history, growth and development of the nigeria mass media. Association of nigeria npan and other promoters of print media platforms for their efforts to promote professionalism in the industry. This study contends that democracy and political change is deeply rooted in the mass medias ability to become a major agent of political socialization that was capable of mobilizing local populations into changing longstanding african attitudes about politics and election outcome behaviors. A globalcumnigerian perspectiveakpobo odorume employees and customers of commercial companies.
Mass media and society in nigeria by oso, lai ebook. The media has historically been state funded, and focused on radio broadcast media, as the nations population is spread over great distances. In 1948, a uk newspaper daily mirror successfully bought into the nigerian printing and publishing company, thus bringing forth the first rotary printing press imported into nigeria from england. This represents the very first news media that was published in nigeria and it was published in the southwest. Another newspaper that played a very important role in the history of nigerian newspaper is the west african pilot. The article is devoted to the history of print media origin in nigeria, which are represented from the first newspaper founded by the english missionaries to newspapers created by the nigerian journalists. The history of this form of the broadcast media can be traced to the bbcs british communication corporation relay and reinfusion services as far back as 1932. In nigeria today, almost all private media houses have their programmes broadcast online through webcasting. The media can never be separated from nigerias long walk to democracy. Nigerias movie production industry, nicknamed nollywood, is the secondlargest in the world by volume. The private media houses in nigeria facilitate the growth and increase of webcasting. In the early 1550, the first printed news reports originated in the form of news books or pamphletlike publications and most of them were weekly whose contents were almost made up of financial news.
There is a separate section on the history of prepress. A brief history of printing in nigeria nigerian voice. Nnamdi azikwe the publisher of the west african pilot newspaper in 1937 that contributed to the independence of nigeria in 1960. Free resources to assist you with your university studies. The print media is good for advertising and very suitable for spreading awareness. Nigeria is a famous country with more than one hundred and forty million population.
It examines the events and issues generated from the establishment of the first newspaper in nigeria to the era of the new media. Adebayo aransiola introduction it will be as making effort to uproot a tree through the leave instead of digging round the base if history of advertising is discussed only from 1960 till date without discussing its origin. Journal of nigeria studies volume 1, number 2, fall 2012 political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. Like their european counterparts, but to a lesser extent, early european colonies in american printed news sheets. The press played a crucial role in nigerians struggle for independence and was instrumental in the fight against oppressive military rule in nigeria which came to an end in 1999. Culture and nigerian identity in the print media mrs. Saliha abubakr sunesh parayil ameer salman om presented by. None of the printed items we enjoy today would be around without a number of persons in the history. History of mass media contents module i evolution of indian press. The print media is referred to as the father of all because it beget all others and was the pioneer of the nigerian mass media. Media in niger is a diverse collection of public and private entities, both print and broadcast, centered in the capital of niamey, but with vibrant regional centers. While examining exactly who owns the media and who produces the media, this text manages to encompass the systematic, critical, and analytical media in all its forms and concludes that the media is one of the most important generators and disseminators of meaning in contemporary society. It operates the presidential system of government with three distinct but complementary arms namely the executive, the legislature and the judiciary, each acting as a check on. Media ownership in zimbabwe by guthrie munyuki and misazimbabwe.
Printing, or the process of reproducing text and images, has a long history behind it. We take for granted newspapers, magazines, books, posters, and other printed material. The paper shows how the content of the print news media changed in the period from the second half. Within nigeria, slavery was widespread and bore social implications that are still evident. The nigerian mass media started out with the publication of iwe iroyin. A strong characteristic of all state propaganda is its ability, as ideology, to legitimise and validate itself.
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