AN ASSESSMENT OF INTERNET COMPLIANCE NEWS GATHERING BY JOURNALISTS IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

1.1       Background of the Study

1.2       Statement of Problem

1.3       Objectives of the Study

1.4       Research Questions

1.5       Significance of the Study

1.6       Scope of the Study

1.7       Operational Definition of Terms

            References

CHAPTER TWO:

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0       Focus of Review

2.1       The Review Itself

2.2       Theoretical Framework

2.1.1    The Internet

2.1.2    The Internet Technology and Journalism Practice

2.1.3    The Role of Internet in News gathering

2.1.4    The Journalism Profession

2.1.5    Internet Compliance by Journalists

2.1.6    Challenges of Using the Internet in Journalism Work related Practices

2.2       Theoretical Frame work

2.2.1    Technological Determinism theory

2.2.2    Uses and Gratifications theory

2.2.3    Diffusion of Innovation theory

            References

CHAPTER THREE:METHODOLOGY

3.1       Research Design

3.2       Population of Study

3.3       Sample Size

3.4       Sampling Technique

3.5       Measuring Instruments

3.5.1    Operationalization of the Instruments

3.6       Validity/Reliability of the Instruments

3.7       Data Analysis and Presentation

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.0       Data Analysis

4.1       Response Rate

4.2       Demographic Characteristics

4.3       Interview Data

4.3.1    Introduction

4.4       Discussion of Findings

            References

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1       Summary

4.2       Conclusion

5.3       Recommendations

BILIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX

ABSTRACT

This study assessed internet compliance by journalists in news gathering inSoutheast Nigeria.The technological determinism, the uses and gratification and the diffusion of innovation theories supported the work as theoretical frameworks. The study adopted two research designs- survey and interview. The population of the study comprised 665 registered Journalists in south-east Nigeria as estimated by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) south-east chapter. A total sample size of 241 was drawn using the National Australian Calculator online version 20 (235 survey design and 6 interview design).A total of four research questions were raised and a structured questionnaire and an unstructured interview schedule were used to gather data.The reliability of the questionnaire instrument which showed a reliability coefficient of 0.9 was ascertained using the Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Data was analysed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 16.0. Tables, pie-charts and bar-charts were used to present the data. Findings showed that: (1)the extent of differences in journalists’ internet knowledge that is related to journalists’ work related internet compliance is significant,(2)the extent to which work-related factors such as type of media and journalistic activities are related to differences in internet compliance among journalists in south east Nigeria,(3)Journalists in the south east perceived the internet as useful to their journalistic tasks and this perceived utility influenced their compliance, and finally,(4) there was high internet availability and access among journalists in the southeast and that availability and access influenced journalists’ internet work related compliance.It was recommended thatjournalism departments in Nigeria would have to rethink the way journalism is being taught, since the internet knowledge and compliance would be a major requirement for practicing after class room training.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1              Background of the Study

The Internet has introduced new dimensions to the mode of news gathering and

dissemination. It has been argued that the Internet has permanently changed the ways people communicate as well as how they locate information they need in their daily lives. The Internet has had similar impact on mass communicators. Journalists have seen their information gathering and dissemination methods altered in the past decade. The result has led scholars and practitioners alike to proclaim that journalism will never be the same (Kaul, 2013). Also, studies have shown that the rapid adoption of internet by journalists is a nationwide phenomenon (Olorede & Oyewole 2013; Talabi, 2011).

Internet’s impact on journalists has not been any less tremendous. One of the results has been an unprecedented demand on journalists as operators and carriers of information, to understand the dynamics of the internet system. Several studies (Talabi, 2011, Hermans & Verger, 2009; Olorede & Oyewole 2013); have examined the type of influence that the internet medium has on various aspects of journalists’ social, psychological, and economic life. Others have examined internet’s role in journalism professionalism. Another study showed that the opportunity to use the Internet to reinforce the social functions of journalism has not been fully recognized (Sarrica, 2009). Other studies have examined the challenges introduced by the technology. For instance, Kaul (2013, p.1), notes.....

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