Timeline assessment of the role of media in the Nigeria Civil War Department: Mass Communication By: Besterine97 Project ID: 3220 Rating: (3.3) votes: 6Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractABSTRACT This research work empirically explored timeline assessment of the roe of media in the Nigeria Civil War. The objectives of this study were to examine the factors responsible for the Nigeria Civil War, examine how the media affects the escalation of the conflict, examine how the media mitigate the conflict, identify the editorial stand point of newspapers on the Nigeria Civil War. Media framing and Frustration aggression theories were used as a framework. The research design used for this study is content analysis, four newspapers were used as sample size and Purposive sampling technique technique was applied. From the analysis of the data, the findings show that marginalization, political opponent and biased political appointment were some of the factors responsible for the Nigeria Civil War, false news and encouragement of the war by newspapers (media) escalate the war, newspaper (media) writing on restructuring, job creation and fair political appointment help mitigate the war. Following the findings, it was recommended that editorial stand point of newspaper (media) can help escalate war, thereby the media should be careful with their publications ensuring that it doesn’t escalate war, solutions provided by media should be taken into consideration by the government. The study therefore concludes that media can help in promoting peace, building consensus, and promoting the unity of Nigeria. Keywords: media, Nigeria Civil War, Nigeria. ...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)