Study of the perception of the credibility of news on social media by the students of Taraba state university, Jalingo Department: Mass Communication By: Johngrey Project ID: 6362 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe survey was carried out to evaluate the perception of the credibility of news on social media by the students of Taraba State University Jalingo. The survey research design was adopted and a structured questionnaire was used to gather data from a sample of 222. The quantitative data generated through the questionnaire were analyzed using frequency distribution and percentages. Findings showed that Social media platforms were depended upon by the majority of the respondents for their information needs (71.8%) Majority, (60.7%) of the respondents perceive information from social media network as trustworthy but not as very trustworthy Majority of the respondents said there was expertise in handling social media news (63.1%) Majority, (63.6%) perceive social media news as objective news sources and (v) those who rated social media news as believable, were in the majority (65%). The study concludes that social media news content is credible based on the parameters of believability, trustworthiness and objectivity. Also, the credibility of social media as was established in this study lends them as alternative news sources. It is recommended among others, that social media be increasingly used to share important information, especially in disseminating official information....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)