ABSTRACT
This study of Gate-Keeping and How Media Ownership affects it Follows The Tradition of lewin (1947), white (1950) and swider (1967). It will reveal that as a concept, gate-keeping hold great promise in African mass communication research. Survey research method will be used to collect data from 25 senior reporters and editors at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Enugu. The research will reveal that corporate philosophies and policies of media organizations affect gatekeeping operations without distinction as to whether the media organization will privately owned or government owned. Also, journalists working in governor owned media organizations considered ownership factors to some extent in their reporting. And that prejudice and personal preferences were played down considerably by the journalists.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Table of Contents vi
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Background of the Study 1
1.2 Statement of Research Problem 3
1.3 Objective of the Study 5
1.4 Significance of the Study 6
1.5 Research Questions 7
1.6 Research Hypothesis 8
1.7 Scope/Limitation of the Study 8
1.8 Conceptual and Operational Definition 10
Reference
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review 13
2.1 What is Gakekeeping 13
2.2 Review 16
2.3 Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Enugu 21
References
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research Methodology 29
3.1 Secondary Sources 29
3.2 Population of the Study 30
3.3 Sample Size and Techniques 33
3.4 Data Analysis / Statistical Technique 34
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Data Presentation and Analysis of Data 37
4.1 Data Analysis 37
4.2 Test of Hypothesis 52
4.3 Summary of Findings 53
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Recommendations and Conclusions 56
5.2 Recommendations 57
5.3 Recommendation for Further Study 59
5.4 Conclusion 60
Bibliography
Appendix
