Bashir, Muktar and Mohd Sani, Mohd Azizuddin and Ahmad Zakuan, Ummu Atiyah (2017) Politicization of the broadcast media: An examination of 2015 general elections in Nigeria. In: Sintok International Conference on Social Science and Management (SICONSEM 2017), 5 December 2017, Adya Hotel, Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia..

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Abstract

Propose - There cannot be democracy without elections, nor can there be elections without the presence of vibrant media.Therefore, the media serves as the catalyst for the smooth operation and conduct of any election.Media as a channel of communication are constitutionally responsible for steering the affairs of any electoral democracy by educating the populace with up to date information that is qualitative in nature to transform them into meaningful mindsets for the betterment of the system in general.However, the way and manner the media conducted its affairs during the 2015 general elections in Nigeria necessitated the need for this paper.Therefore, the aim of this paper is to examine the nature and character of the broadcast media specifically looking at the 2015 general elections in Nigeria.Also, the paper adopts, one of the normative theories in communication studies (Authoritarian theory of communication) to set the pace in the examination.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	eISBN 978-967-2064-65-7 Organized by: UUM PRESS Universiti Utara Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Democracy, election, political party, politicization, Nigeria.
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions:	School of International Studies
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	30 Jul 2018 02:22
Last Modified:	30 Jul 2018 02:22
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/24514

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