Research
Newspaper Framing of the Nigerian Armed Forces Operation Python Dance Ii in South-East Nigeria
This study is an analysis of how the Nigerian newspapers framed the Nigerian Armed Forces’ “Operation Python Dance II†with a view to identifying the dominant frames in the stories published. The theoretical underpinning for the study is the Frame analysis theory propounded by Erving Goffman. The content analysis method was used to generate quantitative data for analysis from the four selected newspapers, the analysis of the newspapers generated a total of 62 stories in 47 editions from the 124 editions sampled and used to address the research questions. Findings from the study revealed that the human interest frame was the dominant frame of reportage with 35% of total reports while the security and attribution of responsibility frames had a considerable amount of stories with 23% and 18% respectively. Further findings from the analysis revealed that the stories on OPD II were interpretative as majority (71%) of the stories were reported using the interpretative genres of editorials, feature stories, columns/opinions and interviews. From the findings, it is recommended the media and the military should in subsequent exercises like this to prepare the members of the society for an upcoming exercise by carrying public service announcements on the issue while the military should organize press conferences on issues like this to avoid misconceptions and create awareness.
Newspaper Reportage of Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market in Nigeria
This paper investigates the Newspaper Reportage of Foreign Exchange (FOREX) Market in Nigeria 2015-2016. Specific objectives of the study are; to ascertain the prominence given by newspapers to the Nigerian FOREX market, to determine the frequency of coverage, to determine the source of stories and most importantly to find out the level of interpretation of foreign exchange stories. This was achieved through a review of related literature. A content analytical method was adopted for the study. Vanguard, The Sun and The Nation newspapers were purposively selected, and a sample size of 84 editions of the chosen newspapers was analyzed. A total of 144 stories issues was derived from the sample size and used to address the research questions. Findings revealed that there was low prominence given to stories of foreign exchange, this was justified by the frequency 131(91%) stories buried inside pages of the selected newspapers, the frequency of publication had a considerable coverage of 144 stories, the source of stories were mostly from the media which had 87(60%) stories, most importantly the level of interpretation was very low as 120(83%) stories were straight news which is a sketchy report. The study recommends that the foreign exchange market should be adequately covered in various columns like editorials, features, special reports, etc, for a detailed interpretation of the story to readers.
