Media as a driving force in the fight against the surge of kidnappings in Nigeria - a study of Maloney FM 95.9, Keffi Department: Mass Communication By: Ruthy12345 Project ID: 8074 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis study assessed the media as a driving force in the fight against the surge of kidnappings in Nigeria. A study of Maloney FM 95.9 Keffi. The major aim of the study was to examine radio advocacy and the campaign against kidnapping in Nigeria, other specific objectives of the study included examining the security challenges in Nigeria, ascertaining the causes of kidnapping, examining the resultant consequences of kidnapping and examining the causes of kidnapping and proffer solutions to the problem of kidnapping in Nigeria. This research work adopted the Queer Ladder Theory (QLT) as its analytical framework. The design used by the researcher to carry out this work is survey. All the staff of Maloney FM 95.9 Keffi constituted the researcher’s area of interest for this study. The study adopted the non-probability sampling technique to determine the sample for the study. The researcher sampled only forty-four (44) respondents out of a total of fifty (50). The instrument used was questionnaires. The questionnaire was structured close-ended. Data was collected by administering the questionnaires to the respondents who are staff of Maloney FM Keffi. The study found out that there are a lot of insecurity challenges in Nigeria, unemployment and poverty, poor state of development, get-rich-quick syndrome, and inadequate equipping of law enforcement agencies are major causes of kidnapping, kidnapping has very dire consequences that will indeed affect the country, there are possible solutions that can help to quell the rate of kidnappings in Nigeria. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the government of the country should endeavour to make more efforts towards curbing kidnapping in 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) »Coverage of foreign news by Nigerian newspapers: A content analysis of vanguard and daily sun newspapers»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»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) »Importance of indigenous language in broadcasting media»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) »Effect of public relations on the consumer (a case study of premier breweries plc) »The effect of AKBC tv peak milk advertisement on the consumers buying habit