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NEWSPAPER COVERAGE OF THE TREATMENT OF LASSA FEVER FROM JANUARY TO APRIL 2016.

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CHAPTER ONE: Introduction

1.1       Background of the Study                                                                                1

1.2       Statement of the Problem                                                                               7

1.3       Objective of the Study                                                                                    8

1.4       Research Questions                                                                                        8

1.5       Significant of the Study                                                                                  8

1.6       Scope of the Study                                                                                          9

1.7       Definition of Terms                                                                                        9

CHAPTER TWO: Review of Relevant Literature 

2.1       Theoretical Framework                                                                                  11

2.1.1    Agenda-Setting Theory                                                                                  11

2.1.2    Development Media Theory                                                                           13

2.2       Conceptual Review                                                                                         14

2.2.1    Genesis of Lassa Fever and the Cause                                                           17

2.2.3      Press and Outbreak of Disease                                                                     18

2.2.4    The Press as Disease Watchdog                                                                     20

2.2.5    Print Media Reportage                                                                                    21

2.2.6    Some of Journalists Task                                                                                21

2.3       Empirical studies                                                                                            22

2.4       Gaps Discovered                                                                                             24

CHAPTER THREE: Methodology

3.1       Research Design                                                                                             26

3.2       Population of the Study                                                                                  27

3.3       Sample Size                                                                                                    28

3.4       Sampling Technique                                                                                       29

3.5       Research Instrument                                                                                       30

3.6       Validity and Reliability of the Research Instrument                                      31

3.7       Administration of Instrument/ Data Gathering Procedure                             31

3.8       Method of Data Analysis                                                                                31

CHAPTER FOUR: Data Presentation and Interpretation

4.0       Data Presentation And Interpretation                                                             32

4.1       Discussion of Findings                                                                                   49

CHAPTER FIVE: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations

5.1       Summary                                                                                                        50

5.2       Conclusion                                                                                                      51

5.3       Recommendations                                                                                          51

5.4       Suggestion for Further Studies                                                                       52

References                                                                                                                  53

Appendix                                                                                                                      56

 

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3.1       Table of the days according to the calendar of 2016                                     28

3.2       Population via the publication                                                                        28

3.3       A model for sample size selection                                                                 30

4.1       Date and Months of the Newspapers used for the Study                               32

4.2       Elements of Newspapers                                                                                34

4.3       Direction of Pictorial Illustration                                                                   36

4.4       Prominences of Pictorial Illustration                                                              37

4.5       Solution of Pictorial Illustration                                                                     37

4.6       Frequency of Pictorial Illustration                                                                38

4.7       Directions of Cartoons                                                                                    39        

4.8       Prominences of Cartoons                                                                                39

4.9       Cartoons of Lassa Fever Solution                                                                  40

4.10     Frequencies of Cartoons                                                                                 40

4.11     Unit of Analysis                                                                                              40

4.12     Directions of Lassa Fever Stories                                                                  42

4.13     Prominences of Stories Coverage                                                                  43

4.14     Solution of Stories Coverage                                                                          44

4.15     Frequency of Stories Coverage                                                                      45

 

 

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Chart   Title                                                                                                                 Pages

1          Lassa fever coverage from January to April 2016                                        33

2          Frequency of Lassa fever stories                                                                   35

3          Unit of Analysis                                                                                             41

4          Directions of Lassa fever stories                                                                   42

5          Prominences of Stories Coverage                                                                 43

6          Solution of Lassa fever coverage                                                                  44

7          Frequency of Lassa fever stories                                                                       45

Abstract

It is understood that the role of newspapers as four estate of any country are to inform, educate and enlighten the public but little is known about newspaper awareness and enlightenment to the public about the outbreak of Lassa fever in Nigeria. This study therefore investigated newspapers coverage of the treatment of Lassa fever in Nigerian between the periods of January and April, 2016. This study adopted content analysis research design. The population for the study was drawn from four newspapers which comprised The Punch, The Tribune, The Vanguard and The Nation. Taro Yamane’s sampling techniques was adopted to determine the sample size and sample random simple was adopted for final sampled editions. Data generated were presented in tables, pie charts while simple percentage was adopted to analyse the data. Findings from the study revealed that majority of the newspapers direction to Lassa fever was neutral. Newspapers did not give prominence to Lassa fever because the stories were not given front page prominence which is the first page any reader sees and spaces allotted to health news was majorly inside. It was also shown that print media offer solution to Lassa fever crisis in their coverage but other stories publish as interview and straight new were far above recommendations/adverts and comments. The frequency of Lassa fever reportage was however extremely low. It was however recommended that health issues information should be given prominence attention by putting it in front page of newspaper in order to create attention and attraction to readers.

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