Keyword : Boko Haram .Insurgency .Media .Coverage . Terror
Author(s) : Emeka S.S. Orekyeh & Nkiru G. Onuorah
Abstract :
The insurgent activities of the Boko Haram sect have continued to receive the attention of the world media. However, the conventional news media like the radio and television, and to some extent the newspaper, only gave piece meal of the terror attacks of the sect. No doubt, the magazine prides itself with detailed report of the news; digging beyond the dry report of other media. It was in consonance with the above stated that this research was conceived with the broad goal of ascertaining the pattern of coverage given to the Boko Haram terrorism by the Nigerian magazines. The research adopted the content analytical method where the manifest contents of Tell, The News, Newswatch and The Source magazines were analysed from a systematically
selected editions of these magazines. The data generated with the use of code sheet were analysed using tables, and simple percentages in line with the research questions that were formulated. The findings indicate that there was high percentage of negative stories, good use of photographs in buttressing stories. Based on the findings, the researchers concluded that the magazines gave coverage to the Boko Haram terrorism. It was recommended that more attention be given to the insurgency, while the government through its security agencies put more effort in gathering intelligence on the sect and further research be done in the future.
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