TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER TITLE PAGE
Fly Leaf
Title Page – – – – – – – i
Certification – – – – – – – ii
Dedication – – – – – – – iii
Acknowledgements – – – – – iv
Table of Contents – – – – – – v-vii
List of Tables – – – – – – viii
List of Appendices – – – – – ix
Abstract – – – – – – – x
1.0 INTRODUCTION – – – – – 1
- Background of the Study – – – – – 1-3
- Statement of the Problem – – – – – 3-4
- Objectives of the Study – – – – – 4
- Research Questions – – – – – 4-5
- Significance of the Study – – – – – 5
- Scope of the Study – – – – – – 6
- Limitations of the Study – – – – – 6
- Definition of Terms – – – – – 7
2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE – – 9
2.1 Concept of Information and Communication Technologies 8-10
2.2 Journalism Practice – – – – – – 10-13
2.3 The Challenges Facing Journalists – – – 13
2.4 Journalism Practice in the Nigeria Situation – – 14-15
2.5 The Elements of Journalism – – – – 16-17
2.6 Functions and Importance of Journalists – – 17-21
2.7 Influence of ICTs on Journalism Practice – – 21-26
2.8 Implications of ICTs on the Society – – – 26-29
2.9 Theoretical Framework – – – – – 30
2.9.1 The Technological Determinism Theory – – 30
2.9.2 Diffusion of Innovation Theory – – – 31
2.10 Review of Studies – – – – – 32
3.0 RESEARCH MOTHOLOGY – – – – 33
3.1 Research Design – – – – – – 33
3.2 Population of the Study – – – – – 33
3.3 Sample and Sampling Procedure – – – 33-34
3.4 Instrument for Data Collection – – – – 34
3.5 Validity and Reliability of Research Instrument – 34
3.6 Method of Data Presentation and Analysis – – 35
4.0 DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS – – – 36
4.1 Data Presentation – – – – – 36-44
4.2 Discussion of Findings – – – – – 45-46
5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary – – – – – – – 47
5.2 Conclusion – – – – – – – 48
5.3 Recommendations – – – – – 48-49
References
Appendices
ABSTRACT
This research work was on the influence of ICTs on journalism practice in Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Cooperation, Uyo. The objective of this study was to ascertain the extent ICTs has created employment opportunities and more knowledge for journalist in AKBC and the extent ICTs has contributed to the practice of Journalism in AKBC, Uyo. A survey method was used in this study with the total population of eighty five (85), but 80 questionnaires were returned and consequently analyzed for the study. The findings of this study revealed that to a large extent ICTs has enhanced the productivity, efficiency and improvement of journalists in AKBC. The study recommended that government should not only provide the basic ICTs needed for the practice of journalism but should maintain them in Akwa Ibom broadcasting corporation as it is government- owned establishment.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- Background of the Study
Journalism is the investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to broad evidence. Though there are many variations of journalism, the idea is to inform the intended evidence about topics ranging from government and business organization to cultural aspect of the society such as art and documentary.
In modern society, news media have become the chief supplies of information and opinion about publics’ affairs, but the role and status of journalism along with other forms of mass media are undergoing changes resulting from the internet.
In media organization setup, the ICTs acts as an information generator, checker, controller, processor, filing system and report preparation system. It performs the work of news process at high speed, the kind of repetitive, simple clerical processes and graphics which have long been carried out by human beings and even some of those which management would have carried out.
ICTs can be defined as an electronic machines that can store, organize and find information, do calculations and control other machines.
The idea of ICTs started with the primitive people. For example, the farmers used to count the number of heaps cultivated with pebbles and succulent stems. This is a form of ICTs because the aiding of counting from this concept. In addition, the four figure table used in mathematics is a computer, it is aid that helps in counting. Our old people now still keep memory of events by using charcoal to put strokes on the wall in their various house and make reference to those strokes when the need arises.