THE INFLUENCE OF MEDIA OWNERSHIP ON PROFESSIONALISM
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Title Page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledge
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the study
Statement of Problem
Research Questions
Purpose of the Study
Significance of the study
Delimitation /scope of study
Limitation of Study
CHAPTER TWO:
Review of Related Literature
Conceptual Review
Empirical Review
Theoretical Framework
Summary of Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
Research design
Population of Study
Sample and Sampling Techniques
Research Instrument
Validity of Instrument
Administration of the Instrument
Method of Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
Data presentation and Analysis
Discussion of Results
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendation
References
Appendix
Abstract
This project is based on the theoretical and practical study of the media ownership on professionalism. In this work, I revaluate the two types of the media-that is, government ownership and private ownership (Minaji System Television Obosi and Nigerian Television Authority Enugu) with a view to recommending a more effective ownership that is, the type of ownership that is geared towards attaining professionalism in media operations. Professionalism in media operation could be achieved by properly training and motivating media practitioners. The ownership pattern of our media goes a long way in determining the rate of professionalism in media operation. Different chapter of this talks more on this topic. In summary, media ownership i.e. government or private could be of help in boosting the rate of professionalism by setting out media polices and ethics that will guide the journalists or media practitioners in their duties.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- Background of the study
From its inception, in the pre-independence era, the electronic media Industry had been established to cater for the pleasure of entertaining and information the colonial masters and its subjects. It is noteworthy that apart from providing entertainment for colonial masters and their subjects, the existed as vital tools in running the day to day activities of government. In 1977, following the decision of the Federal Military Government to take over all the Television Stations in the country, later, Anambra Broadcasting Co-operation outfit became what is now known as Nigerian Television Authority (NTA Channel 8 Enugu) Enugu State. NTA Channel 8 Enugu, Broadcast on the vision high frequency (VHF) spectrum from its Independent Layout Studio, and it has a 295-metre mast a lokilowatts solid-state digital transmitter at the Abor hills in Udi, Local Government Area of Enugu, Enugu State. It has the State of the Art facilities and studio. It covers thirteen State of the Federation. This early arrangement market the beginning of dependency of these media stations on government, which as a result affected their function and independence.The management of NTA Channel 8 Enugu, a government owned media and others like it, till date, still thinks that it is their legitimate function to project and served as the mouth piece of the government. This is because as the saying goes that “he who pays the piper-dictates the tune” NTA Enugu always slick to the dictates of the government in power if it must survive. Since its concept of freedom of disseminating information, has been mortgage by the financial dependency of these media on government it does not broadcast anti-government news. Rather it is often supportive of the government initiatives and various mobilization campaigns by sleeting and emphasizing these campaigns in the news. At times it goes further to do special reports to highlight problem areas for government attention. Apart from the colonial set-up in the history of ownership, Ownership of Mass Media in the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been facilitated by the Nigeria constitution. In the Nigerian constitution, section 36, sub sections 1-3 put it thus “It provide for everyone the right to establish and operate any opinions, provided that only government at the federal and state level or other person or body authorized by the president shall be outfitted to establish or operate a wireless broadcast medium. And in 1992, the then Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babanigida promulgated a decree allowing private individual participation in the ownership of electronic media. The aim for liberalizing the electronic media were basically for two main reasons. Firstly, to fin the gaps in government owned reportage and secondly to generate profit reward for the financiers enterprise. Privatization gave birth to the following media outfit Minaji Systems Radio/Lagos/TV. African Independent Television Ibadan /Lagos degree broadcasting network Murhi International Television (MITV) Lagos to mention but a few. Minaji System Television (MST) 43 VHF Obosi, MST 41, Lagos/Abuja is the first private Television Station sited Obosi in the Eastern Regional market with its high level of commercial and industrial entrepreneurship activities and purchasing power. Minaji System Television On VHF 43 is transmitting from a mast height of 345 metres, a kilowatts solid-state transmitter with power amplifier cooling system it started test transmission in December 1994. It covers the whole of Anambra, Abia, Imo, Delta, Edo and part of Enugu, Rivers and kogi State. Unlike the NTA Channel 8 Enugu, which is owned and controlled by the government, Minaji System Television (MST) operations are independent of government. The government does not determine the programmers that are carried on this medium because of this relative freedom. It is possible for it to comment critically and more objectively on government matters than the media owned by the government. This forms the basis for the government. This forms the basis for the audience greater confidence in the privately owned media as a more credible media. There is a higher standard which privately owned media (Minaji) strive at which is public confidence as a means to advertising gains. The NTA Channel 8 Enugu being a government medium has some effects on its staff performance due to the following. Lack of training of staff, most of the staff in NTA Enugu, Enugu has never enjoyed any kind of training workshop or seminar, according to an anonymous staff it is done on higher grade level or those that have God Fathers that are allowed to go, thus omission he says seriously affect the poor performance of staff. Take minaji system for instance due to the frequent training given to the staff, their performance cannot be compared to NTA in terms of presentation, maintained of equipment and managerial ability etc. Poor motivation by the employers because of the hazardous nature of the job performed by broadcasters, it is vital that they should be adequately motivated, through the new management of the NTA Channel 8 Enugu is trying but unlike Minaji System Television (MST) who pays their staff attractive remuneration to up lift their morals, so as to be motivated. NTA Enugu fund it difficult to motivated there staff both in prompt payment of salary promotion etc. We should also note that the salaries of these working in government media like NTA Enugu are very poor. Constant interference to the objectivity of the media content since government owned media are not independence, the objectivity of the media content are always interfered upon by the government or its agent. In the aspect of crisis reporting for example the Odi Crsis in Bayelsa State when army killed raped and burnt a whole village NTA Channel 8 will try to be less keen as possible in reporting it while Minaji does better in carrying and reporting such news. Also most employees of government media for instance lost their job simple because activities only to withheld objectives. Conversely, the objective of profit making seriously limit the chances of all kind of news going on screen since the organization tries to achieve credibility among its audience for commercial profit. While sanctions on the privately owned media for over critical reportage comes inform of revocation of license and closure of the media or total suspension of the manager of news (Editor) reports or the general manager.
1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
It has always been claimed by people in government and private that both government and private owner do not interfere with the activities of the media, yet non-conformity to the policies of the owners have always resulted in the immediate dismissed of journalist from their duties. How true is the observation that the attitudes of those journalist of ten conflict with those of the executives who delegates the job to gather and write news for them the big problem now is how the owners policies influence the performance of the mass media practitioners. Thus assertion is going to be resolved after proper analysis of the research data to find out the truth.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The objectives of the study are;
- To ascertain the problem of ownership that is government and privately owned media.
- To ascertain the influence of ownership of the media on the rate of professionalism in the media operations.
- To ascertain the relationship between media ownership and professionalism
1.4 RESEARCH HYPOTHESES
For the successful completion of the study, the following research hypotheses were formulated by the researcher;
H0 there is no problem of ownership that is government and privately owned media.
H1: there is problem of ownership that is government and privately owned media.
H02: there is no influence of ownership of the media on the rate of professionalism in the media operations
H2: there is influence of ownership of the media on the rate of professionalism in the media operations
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The importance of the study is very important to the society because the mass media influence and motivate attitude change as well as the formation of individual attitude in the society. The society will benefit from the study in selecting the information that are worthwhile from those that are not. The importance of this study also centers around the benefits to the society as well as to the media through which the information came to them, they have a different reaction to the story compared to when they do not know the report of this study will place them at such a height from where they can distinguish between objectivity and slanting of news items.
1.6 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The scope of the study covers the influence of media ownership on professionalism. . The researcher encounters some constrain which limited the scope of the study;
- a) AVAILABILITY OF RESEARCH MATERIAL: The research material available to the researcher is insufficient, thereby limiting the study
- b) TIME: The time frame allocated to the study does not enhance wider coverage as the researcher has to combine other academic activities and examinations with the study.
- c) Organizational privacy: Limited Access to the selected auditing firm makes it difficult to get all the necessary and required information concerning the activities.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
MEDIA OWNERSHIP: In chain ownership, newspaper houses or radio stations are owned by one person. In order words, a particular person or group of persons possess a particular type of media like the radio stations owned by one person or group. Suggests the possession of a combination of several media
PROFESSIONALISM: the competence or skill expected of a professional.
1.8 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY
This research work is organized in five chapters, for easy understanding, as follows
Chapter one is concern with the introduction, which consist of the (overview, of the study), historical background, statement of problem, objectives of the study, research hypotheses, significance of the study, scope and limitation of the study, definition of terms and historical background of the study. Chapter two highlights the theoretical framework on which the study is based, thus the review of related literature. Chapter three deals on the research design and methodology adopted in the study. Chapter four concentrate on the data collection and analysis and presentation of finding. Chapter five gives summary, conclusion, and recommendations made of the study
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