Research Articles: Recent submissions

  • Media and The Struggle for Democracy in Africa 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; VIVIAN, NWOKEJI –UDEH (2022-12)
    For several years in the African continent, a significant part of the continent's history was under various military regimes. Till recently, when most African countries transitioned from military dictatorship and autocracy ...
  • Assessing the Challenges Confronting Female Journalists in Plateau State, Nigeria 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; DAPOET, Blessing Arsun (RUJMASS, 2022-12)
    Nigerian women are confronted with gender-based discriminations in all spheres of life and women journalists are not excluded. This study aims to assess some of the challenges confronting women journalists working in ...
  • 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 ...
  • Social Media and Hashtag Activism in Nigeria: A Narrative Review 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Dapoet, Blessing Arsun (Zaria Journal of Communication, 2022-09)
    Recent events suggest that there is a relationship between the social media and Hashtag activism in Nigeria. This relationship came to the fore when #ENDSARs protesters opened the floodgates of various social media ...
  • 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 ...
  • BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN NIGERIA 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; EDAFEWOTU, Endurance (Journal of Development Communication, 2022)
    The purpose of this is to understand the concept of the digital divide and examine the ways in which the divide can be bridged in Nigeria. A qualitative research approach which was based on the Diffusion of Innovation ...
  • Self-Affirmative Discourse on the Depiction of Female Sexuality in Nollywood 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Okereafor, Stanley Chukwuemeka (GVU Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 2022-09)
    The study was carried out to determine how female sexuality is depicted in Nollywood and explored reasons for the depiction, albeit stereotypical. This research was anchored on genderlect and muted group theories. The ...
  • Assessment of peace journalism in the quest for harmony in Nigeria’s pluralistic society 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; JAMES, AKPANDEM FRIDAY (Journal of Communication and Media Research, 2022-10)
    This work focused on the role peace journalism in achieving harmony in Nigeria’s pluralistic society. It looked at the disparate tendencies that have created and fostered strife and conflicts between the various components ...
  • Fake news and misinformation on COVID-19: Implications for media credibility in Nigeria 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Akpe, Samuel Matthew (Health and New Media Research (HNMR), 2022-08)
    The eruption of coronavirus disease in Nigeria in early 2020 created desperation for information. Everyone was eager to know something about the health issue, which killed people within days of infection. Questions requiring ...
  • Data Journalism: Placing Content and Practice among Nigerian Journalists 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; ODEBA, Ben (Covenant Journal of Communication (CJOC), 2022-06-30)
    This study attempts to provide the basis for restructuring data-driven reporting among Nigerian journalists by examining its content and practice. Field Theory and Normalization Theory provide the theoretic framework, ...
  • Environmental Dynamo: A Multi-Layered Approach to Mass Communication Theory 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Akpe, Samuel Matthew (Academia Letters, 2022-06)
    A theory is not an end but the beginning of revolutionary ideas that could change our thought patterns and guide us in decision making. Every mass communication theory is based on the need to re-shape existing theories ...
  • DIGITAL AUTHORITARIANISM IN NIGERIA: INTERNET CONTROL TECHNIQUES AND CENSORSHIP 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Chigbo, Maureen; Onube, M.J (Journal of Community & Communication Research, 2022-06)
    This research paper focused on the suppression of online journalism in the country. Specifically, it examined the measures used by the State to muzzle or censor online journalism and their implications on press freedom, ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND NIGERIAN SOCIALVALUES 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Echoi, Michael P. (NASARAWA JOURNAL OF MULTIMEDIA AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES, 2022-08)
    For a long time, the Nigerian entertainment industry has been in the spotlight. Nollywood, for example, is regarded as the world's second largest film maker. The industry is gaining new audiences and growing box office ...
  • YOUTHS, NEW MEDIA AND THE RISE OF PARTICIPATORY POLITICS IN NIGERIA 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Ademu-Eteh, Miracle (Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies, 2022)
    The new media provides a platform and mechanisms for the masses to express their opinions whilst exerting influence with respect to political, economic, or other social decisions. Since the return to democratic rule ...
  • 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 ...
  • JOURNALISTIC METAMORPHOSIS: ROBOT JOURNALISM ADOPTION IN NIGERIA IN A DIGITAL AGE 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi (IGWEBUIKE: An African Journal of Arts and Humanities., 2022)
    The headways in Artificial Intelligence have impacted on every aspect of society especially communications which is a vital part of any civilisation. AI revolution in multimedia applications have now become a means of ...
  • Drone journalism: The empirical arguments for its utilization in investigative journalism in Nigeria 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; Terhile, Agaku; Ola-Akuma, Roxie Ojoma (HUMANUS DISCOURSE, 2021)
    This study was conducted to establish the empirical arguments for the utilization of drones in investigative journalism in Nigeria. The study is situated on the tenets of technology acceptance model while the survey ...
  • AN EXPLORATION OF THE ROLE OF MASS MEDIA ON RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION IN NIGERIA 
    OKOCHA, Desmond Onyemechi; PETER, DEBORAH OYINYECHUKWU; SHAIBU, SAMSON A. (Sapientia Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Development Studies (SGOJAHDS), 2021-09)
    This study has the broad objectives to know the role media plays in rural-urban migration in Nigeria. The study made use of the survey research method with the questionnaire serving as the instrument of data collection. ...

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