Influence of radio programmes on the political awareness and participation of electorates in Imo state (a study of Hot Fm’s - The People’s Assembly) Department: Mass Communication By: Godfirst Project ID: 6913 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦4000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis study which examined the influence of radio programmes on the political awareness and participation of electorate in Imo State: A study of Hot Fm’s“The People’s Assembly”, aimed at finding out the extent to which electorate in Imo State are exposed to“The People’s Assembly” programme on Hot 99.5 Fm radio Owerri, and also to ascertain the level of knowledge which the electorate have acquired on political issues based on their exposure to the programme. Explanatory sequential mixed method was adopted for the study. Questionnaires and interviews guide were used for data collection. The findings revealed that exposure of electorates in Imo State to“The People’s Assembly” programme on Hot 99.5 Fm radio is high at 50% the level of knowledge acquired by the electorates on political issues based on their listenership to“The People’s Assembly” programme is high at 71% and the extent“The People’s Assembly” programme has influenced the political participation of electorates in Imo State is high at 66.8%. The two hypotheses tested revealed that X2cal 16.97 X2 tab 5.995 which means that there is a significant political awareness and participation of electorates in Imo State as a result of their exposure to“The People’s Assembly” programme on Hot 99.5 Fm and X2 cal 55.11 X2 tab 5.991 indicated that the influence of“The People’s Assembly” programme on electorates in Imo State is significantly dependent on gender. Based on the findings, there is a need to encourage more radio stations in Imo State to design, package and present special enlightenment programmes on political issues this would result in a high level of political awareness and participation of the electorate in the democratic process....Preview Download Preview +Other Mass Communication project topics and materials you might be interested in»Impact of social media on students academic performance (a study of students of university of Abuja) »Impact of social media on modern journalism (a study of journalists in Makurdi metropolis) »Impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on radio news reporting (a study of Atlantic FM Uyo) »Perception of cyber crime among Nigerian youths (a study of Caritas university) »The effect of government ownership and control of mass media objectivity reporting (a case study of Enugu state broadcasting services) »The Effects of Television Commercials on Buying Habits of Enugu Metropolis ( A Case Study of Omo and Elephant Detergents )»Impact of mobile phone on agricultural information among Otukpo farmers»Coverage of foreign news by Nigerian newspapers: A content analysis of vanguard and daily sun newspapers»Audience perception of Nigerian newspapers on the internet»Influence of news censorship on the performance of media houses in Nigeria (a study of Nasarawa broadcasting service, Lafia) »Influence of television advertising on consumer buying habits of Guinness stout in Ikeja community of Lagos state»Role of communication technology in improving work efficiency of AIT staff (a study of AIT Abuja) »Importance of indigenous language in broadcasting media»The effect of AKBC tv peak milk advertisement on the consumers buying habit»Effect of public relations on the consumer (a case study of premier breweries plc)