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  • NETIZENS PERCEPTION OF NIGERIAN SECURITY AGENCIES’ REPRESENTATION IN THE NEW MEDIA 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Achenyo, Attah Philomina; Ola-Akuma, Roxie Ojoma (KIU Interdisciplinary Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2022)
    The interaction between the Nigerian Security Forces and the civilian population has increased in recent years. This relationship has been characterized by conflicts, debates, accusations and counter-accusations. Asides ...
  • Netizens' Detection and Mitigation of Crimes in the Digital Environment in Nigeria: A Qualitative Analysis 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Echoi, Michael P. (Lead City Journal of the Social Sciences (LCJSS), 2022-12)
    The Internet and social media have become essential parts of modern life. While this continues to impact speed and quality of delivery positively, one sad problem associated with the technology is cybercrime. This study ...
  • NEW MEDIA AND COVID-19 AWARENESS AND PREVENTION CAMPAIGN IN NIGERIA: AN ANALYTICAL OVERVIEW 
    ODEBA, Ben Ita; MISAL, Daburi Bello; BARNABAS, Ruth (International Journal of Arts, Languages and Business Studies (IJALBS), 2021-08)
    The use of modern information and communication technologies to disseminate information has been trending long before the outbreak of global Covid-19 pandemic. Since the outbreak of this highly infectious virus and its ...
  • New media and indigenous cultural identities in Nigeria 
    KENTE, Josiah Sabo; AGBELE, Damilare Joshua; OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi (Journal of Communication and Media Research, 2023-04)
    New media is a channel of mass communication mediated through internet-enabled computerised devices and dedicated applications/websites. Social media platforms and blogs are the prominent platforms of the new media and ...
  • NEW MEDIA PORTRAYAL AND THE RECONSTRUCTING OF GENDER IN NIGERIA 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Ola-Akuma, Roxie Ojoma (Journal of Community & Communication Research, 2022-06)
    With the rise of feminist socio-politically radical Nigerian women through new media, there is a concern about rescuing the country from a misplaced gender construct. It is against this background that this study sets ...
  • Online Social Networks Misuse, Cyber-Crimes and Counter-Mechanisms in Nigeria 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Ozoemena, Esther; Agaku, Terhile (University of Nigeria Journal of Interdisciplinary Communication Studies, 2022-06)
    This study provides a valuable understanding of how online social network has been used to perpetrate cyber-crimes and the counter mechanism to prevent such attack at the same time. The study was based on social learning ...
  • OXYGEN OF DEMOCRACY: EXPLORING THE STATUS OF JOURNALISTS AS WATCHDOGS OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; OKEREAFOR, Stanley Chukwuemeka; DYIKUK, Justine John (EKPOMA JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION (EJoC), 2023-12)
    The watchdog role of journalists is enshrined in Chapter II, Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended. It is, therefore, the constitutional role of the mass media to act as a ...
  • PEACE JOURNALISM: A STRATEGY FOR CREATING SUSTAINABLE PEACE IN NIGERIA 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; TERHILE, Agaku (MKAR JOURNAL OF MEDIA AND CULTURE (MJMC), 2022-04)
    , , , ,Nigeria is a multi-ethnic nation with over 250 ethnic groups with different cultural and religious backgrounds which hinder peaceful co existence in the society. This study was conducted toestablish the role of ...
  • PERCEPTION OF MOVIE AUDIENCE ON THE PORTRAYAL OF NORTHERNERS IN NOLLYWOOD MOVIES 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Wang, Stephen (CJC, 2023-12)
    The massive visibility and exposure being enjoyed by Nollywood has brought about commercial breakthroughs and acceptance within the country and around the world. It has also flashed a floodlight on certain issues bothering ...
  • Prevention of the spread of fake news and hoaxes in Nigeria: from penalisation to the promotion of informtion literacy 
    WYORKSON, Hannatu; OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi (Fuoye Journal of Comm, 2023)
    Globally, information has been an integral part of any society. Right from the period of Guttenberg’s printing press to this age of advancement in new media technologies, information has remained key to the development of ...
  • PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AS CHANNELS OF FAKENEWS 
    GABRIEL, Tivlumun Nyitse; CLAYTO, Furumkai Cordelia; TERHILE, Agaku (DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY MAKURDI NIGERIA, 2020-09)
    The study examines public knowledge of social media platforms as channels of fake news among residents in Abuja Metropolis. Anchored on the tenets of media ecology study, the survey research design was employed with ...
  • Public Perception of Citizen Journalism as an Alternative to Mainstream Media in Nigeria 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Akpe, Samuel Matthew (A publication of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria, 2022-06)
    Citizen journalism has gained global attention. Daily, it has become more popular within the global media industry. Our focus in this paper was to establish the perception of the Nigerian public, using the chosen ...
  • PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF NEWSPAPER COVERAGE OF THE HERDER-FARMER CONFLICTS AND ITS INFLUENCE ON NATIONAL SECURITY: A STUDY OF PUNCH NEWSPAPER 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; TOCHI, OKEJIRI MARYANN (International Journal of Management, Social Sciences, Peace and Conflict Studies (IJMSSPCS), 2021-06)
    This study, “Public Perception of Newspaper Coverage of the Herder-Farmer Conflicts and its Influence on National Security: A Study of Punch Newspaper” evaluates the media as a major player during periods of conflict ...
  • PUBLIC RELATIONS IN THE DIGITAL AGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR NIGERIAN PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTITIONER 
    MONDAY, Dorathy Ojochide; OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi (The Social and Management Scientist, 2022)
    The implication of the digital age on Public Relations practitioners is the major focus for this work. It looked at the digital age as a period characterized by the systematic transitioning from the industrial age to ...
  • Public Relations Research: An Imparative for Public Relations Practitioner 
    TARTSES-ANSHASE, Mercy (Journal of Communication Development and Media Research, 2019-01)
    This paper is titled Public Relations Research: An Imperative forpublic relations practitioners" discusses the various methods of research used in solving organisational problems by the public relations practitioners.  It ...
  • QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE STATUS OF CELEBRITY PUBLIC RELATIONS IN NIGERIA 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; RAMADAN, Ayuba John; OKUJENI, Richard (Lafia Journal of Theatre and Media Art (LAJOTMA), 2023-12)
    The concept of public relations has gained acceptance all over the world. Goodwill for an organization today is secured not so much as a result of the organizations mere existence but as a result of sustained strategic ...
  • RADIO PROGRAMMES AND THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA: AN EVALUATION OF “ROUND TABLE” ON FRCN, ABUJA 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; SHAIBU, SAMSON A.; BARNABAS, RUTH (International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Reviews Vol.11 No.1,, 2021-01)
    This study “Radio Programmes and the Fight Against Corruption in Nigeria: An Evaluation of “Round Table” on FRCN, Abuja” examines the role of broadcast media in the war against corruption in Nigeria. The study is ...
  • A Rational Underlying Test Of Hypothesis in Research 
    TARTSEA- ANSHASE, Mercy (Makurdi Journal of Communication Research {MJCR}, 2010-07)
    A hypothesis is an informed, intelligent guess, or rather, a proposition, which is aimed at solving an identified problem. It can also be explained as an assumption whose validity is to be tested and established. It can ...
  • Reclaiming Music as a Communicative Instrument of Social Change in Nigeria 
    OKUJENI, Richard; YAKACHAT, Zamani; AKPE, Samuel; OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi (NASARAWA JOURNAL OF MULTIMEDIA AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES, 2024-04)
    This study delves into the power of music as a potent instrument of social change in the Nigerian context. Through an exploration of its role, potential, and challenges, this research aims to shed light on how music can ...
  • REPORTAGE OF AGRICULTURAL NEWS BY GUARDIAN AND THIS DAY NEWSPAPERS (2015 – 2019) 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Uwen, Clement Akpan; Akpan, Glory William (Journal of Economic Growth and Entrepreneurship JEGE, 2021-06-05)
    Newspapers are usually reluctant to publish agricultural and rural development news items due to the opportunity cost considerations of usage of space for paid advertisement. However, several sectors of the nation’s ...

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