An analysis of the Guardian and the Vanguard newspapers representation of sickle cell disease in Nigeria Department: Mass Communication By: annaberry92 Project ID: 2968 Rating: (3.2) votes: 11Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis study was carried out to know the coverage given to sickle cell disease news as well as their patterns of coverage. To this end, the content analysis was conducted using two Nigerian newspapers - The Guardian and the Vanguard newspapers. The study content analyzed two newspapers for the coverage of sickle cell disease issues in Nigeria between the period of the year 2015 and June 19th, 2016 excluding the month of May 2015. The following content categorizations– language, prominence, issues, direction were used for this study. Prominence was measured through the importance attached to the reports by analyzing the page the story was published; front page, back page and inside page of the coverage. The sources of the reports were also measured by analyzing key sources of the story. The units of analysis were the theme of stories (straight news, feature, editorials, science and health). Therefore, a systematic sampling procedure was used in this study to select the 688 editions used as the sample size for the population. The findings of this study show that Nigerian newspapers do not pay adequate attention to sickle cell disease news and that the little sickle cell disease news published was not given prominence. It also found out that there is no awareness of this disease Furthermore, the newspapers did not do much to educate, enlighten the public on this disease. It is therefore recommended that the newspaper houses should strive to cover more of sickle cell disease news as compared to their coverage of other diseases news. ...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)