ABSTRACT
The study was on “Influence of Social Media on Journalism Practices”, a study of journalists in Uyo. The study objectives were to know if there is a correlation between social media and journalism practice, to find out the type of social media tools used by journalist in Uyo, and to determine whether social media have enhanced the productivity of journalists in Uyo. The population of study consisted of the entire practicing journalists in Uyo Local Government Area which is 900. The sample size for the study was one hundred and eighty (180). Data was gathered through the use of questionnaire. Among the findings of this study were; that journalists in Uyo prefer facebook and twitter as their social networking site because of their reliability, credibility, trustworthiness and the opportunities they provide them. And the social media enhance the productivity of journalists in Uyo and have broadened their news sourcing and dissemination. Based on these findings, the study recommended that media organization and press bodies should organize seminar and workshops to sensitize and educate journalists on the effectiveness of social media tools so that they can embrace social media and use ICT to improve their skill and professionalism, journalists should conducts research on the available social media tools to verify which one of them is more trustworthy and reliable in other to ensure credibility of sources; that institutions, media organizations, press bodies and government should provide facilities for training and retraining of journalists, and that media proprietors should provide, as part of the work environment, IT software and hardware configurations so as to enable journalists align their day to day operations with international best practices.
TABLES 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
- INTRODUCTION – – – – – 4
- Background of the Study – – – – 4-5
- Statement of the problem – – – – – 5
- Objectives of the Study – – – – – 6
- Research Questions- – – – – – 6
- Scope of the Study- – – – – – 6
- Significance of the Study – – – – 6-7
- Limitations of the Study – – – – 7
- Definition of Terms – – – – – 7
- REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE – 8
- Concept of Social Media – – – – 8-10
- History of Social Media – – – – – 10-12
- Classification of Social Media – – – – 12-14
- Tools of Social Media – – – – 14-16
- Criticisms of Social Media – – – – 16-19
- Journalism and Ethics – – – – – 19-21
- The Use of Social Media Journalism – – – 21-23
- Theoretical Framework – – – – – – 23
- Technological Determination Theory – – – 24-25
- Democratic Participants Theory – – – – 26-27
- Review of Study – – – – – – 28-32
- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY – – – 33
- Research Design – – – – – – 33
- Population of the Study – – – – – 33
- Sample and Sampling Procedure – – – 33-34
- Instrument for Data Collection – – – – 34
- Validity and Reliability – – – – – 35
- Method of Data Presentation and Analysis – 35
- DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS – – – 36
- Data Presentation and Analysis – – – 36-47
- Discussion of Findings – – – – – 47-51
- SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATION – – – – 52
- Summary – – – – – – – 52
- Conclusions – – – – – – – 52
- Recommendations – – – – – – 53
References
Appendix/Appendices
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- Background of the Study
A century and half ago, communication between countries involved physical presence. Once a reporter had to run as fast as possible back to the newsroom after interviewing and then tried to print. With the advent of the digital age the role of the journalist changed. The inception of information communication technology such as the internet has made it possible to find out about events without actually being there. Journalist can report news across the world after the internet.
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Throughout history, development in technology and communication has gone hand-in-hand, and the latest technological development such as the internet have resulted the advancement of the science of communication to a new level. The process of human communication has evolved over the years, with many path-breaking inventions and discoveries heralding revolutions. The invention of pictograph or the first written communication in the ancient world brought about written communication. These writings were on stone and remained immobile. The invention of paper, papyrus and wax, culminating in the invention of the printing press in the 15th century made possible transfer of documents from one place to another, allowing for uniformity of language over long distances. The latest revolution is the widespread application of electronic technology such as electronic waves and signals to communication, manifesting in the electronic creation and transfer of documents over the World Wide Web. (WWW.Wikipediathefreenclyclopedia.com).