EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF MASS MEDIA ON MEDIA OBJECTIVITY

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EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF MASS MEDIA ON MEDIA OBJECTIVITY

ABSTRACT

This project takes a look at the “Effect of Government Ownership and Control on Mass Media Objectivity. Government controlled media can be seen simply to be media that operates in a government controlled environment. There are three main concepts behind media that have emerged from such an environments. The term is often used in contrast to private or independent media, which has no direct control from any political party. Its content is usually more prescriptive, telling the audience what to think, particularly as it is under no pressure to attract high ratings or generate advertising revenue. In more controlled regions, the state government may censor content which it deems illegal, immoral or unfavorable to the government and likewise regulate any programming related to the media; therefore, it is not independent of the governing party. In this type of environment, journalists may be required to be members or affiliated with the ruling party Within countries like Nigeria, that have high levels of government interference in the media, it may use the state press for propaganda purposes

TABLE OF CONTENT:

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

1.2 Statement of the Research Problem

1.3 Objectives of the Study

1.4 Significance of the Study

1.5 Research Questions

1.6 Research Hypothesis

1.7 Conceptual and Operational Definition

1.8 Assumptions

1.9 Limitations of the Study

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Sources of Literature

2.2 The Review

2.3 Summary of Literature Review

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Method

3.2 Research Design

3.3 Research Sample

3.4 Measuring Instrument

3.5 Data Collection

3.6 Data Analysis

3.7 Expected Result

CHAPTER FOUR

DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

4.1 Data Analysis

4.2 Results

4.3 Discussion

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Summary

5.2 Recommendations for Further Study

Bibliography

CHAPTER ONE

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY.

The media of mass communication has two important broad sub – divisions, the electronic and the print media. The print media involves mainly the magazine and newspapers. These are regional and national informers which provides retrievable, researched and in depth news – stories of events.

Since its inception in 1859, courtesy of Henry Townsend, print media has always been owned by either individuals, groups of individuals, organizations or government, both state and the national. Due to the pluralistic nature of control of print media, the competition thereof, the print media has always been a vital instrument of enlightenment. Infact, it was instrumental in the struggle to gain independence for Nigeria in 1960. However, the individuals or groups that establish newspapers/ magazines have always used it to propagate their interests. But on the whole, it has played a major role in informing, educating and entertaining the society.

The other arm of mass communication media is the electronic media. It comprises of the radio and television. It ha not been as enterprising as it should be. Neither is it as competitive as the print media. This is attributable to the majority ownership and control of the electronic media by the government. This attribute is not a recent phenomenon. It can be traced to the political experience of the western region of Nigeria in the first republic, where:

“During the 1962 – 1965 political crisis in The western region, broadcasting was employed freely by the government of the day as an instrument for waging an offensive against opposition “.

Following the activities of major political actors then, the government saw its efficacy, then decided to only trust the electronic media into the care of its royals. It therefore toyed with the idea of tying the radio and television to what ModlyneOpara of ESBS called “it’s apron”. Though the constituent assemblies that smithed the 1959 and 1979 constitutions for the country did not approve monolithic control of the electronic media by the government, government went ahead in constitutionalizing its grip on the media. The president of the federal Republic of Nigeria was vested with the right to permit the establishment of the electronic media. The constitution states inter alia:

“……that besides federal and state governments, individuals and corporate bodies were also eligible to own and operate radio and television stations, provided that they received the presidents permission to do so”

It has been widely acclaimed that the government had to take such decision because the people were not emotionally and materially set for individual ownership of the electronic media, due to its vulnerability to abuse and the high capital required to establish it.

Also considering that :

“ At local, national and international levels, the media are powerful

brokers of information by their very nature and availability, the mass media have been recognized as …… Most potent tool……in the modern world”.

If we have to go by records, the government’s insistence on moving and controlling the electronic media is in contravention of the universal declaration of human rights article 19 of the UNO. This article states that :

“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression, this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and seek receive and import information and ideas through any media

and regardless of frontiers”

Nevertheless, Nigerians of the contemporary time are increasing decrying government ownership and control of radio and television station because the station are increasingly losing its credibility. Yet experts suggested reasons why the government continues its claw – like hold on the radio and television. AdidiUgo, a senior lecturer in mass communication department of the university of Lagos (UNILAG) attributes this fear by the government:

“ The factor under tying the restlessness of government.

To free radio and television from its contributions is nothing but

fear”.

But government has defense against this. It claims that private ownership would lay volatile Nigerian publics open to selfish manipulation. Hence it can only trust such huge responsibilities into the hands of its loyals.

Plausible as the government’s interest might sound, considering experiences of the political past and the present time where certain political interests were propagated at the expense of the masses. Chiefs executives of government are known to have abused the electronic media by using it to further their own parochial causes. In addition, the governments ownership and control of the electronic media - radio and television has not been without some hindrance on the media operations and further of its integrity. If not for anything, J.E. Aliede, a expert believes that “Due to the government control of the electronic media, they lack credibility and objectivity”. This can be accounted in the caliber of workers they parade. Aliede described them as “……. Poorly educated editors and reporters …….” These half baked staff are ill remunerated, making them have lean and financial base and thus easy targets for manipulation by the government and its agents.

Following this background therefore, we have resolved to seriously determine. The effects of the age long ownership and control of the Enugu state Broadcasting service by the state government with a particular interest at the FM arm of the establishment. We are not forgetting that John C. Menril in his paper “A conceptual overview of world journalism” noted that “A nation’s press or media system is closely tied to its political system”. Since “A nation’s journalism cannot exceed the limits permitted by the society; on the other hand, it cannot lag far behind”. Also Dr. S. A. Ekwelie has shown through a study that the needs of a developing country is to use the media for “evolution of new psychological personality”. That is what J. E. Aliede believed to be “empathy”.

STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM

The concept “Effect of Government Ownership and Control of Mass media Objectivity” is of great importance. Government did not own and exert control the mass media for its sake but a definite purpose of using it as a megaphone to tell its own story, the way they want to tell it.

Most state owned media organization are land locked with credibility and objectivity questions for the way they have handled information/propaganda dissemination for the government at the expense of the opposition and indeed the people. For this reason, media audience is today known to take state owned media message with a pinch of salt. For Marshal Macluhan once posited that “media is the message”.

The problem that necessitated this research is the need to uncover how government influence on its own “megaphone has been able to foster or deride the objective principle of journalism and how it effects the media as a whole.

And because ESBS FM is a major culprit in this issue, we have chosen it for the studies.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

Every research problem worthy of academic undertaking is carried out for a definite purpose.

The purpose of this study is:

To find out how objectively the ESBS discharges its duty in the light of government ownership and control.

To identify ways by which their objectivity has affected the stations status.

To offer suggestions on how government owned media should be handled to achieve better result.

Finally, the research is undertaking to make contributions to knowledge generally.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY.

Though, so many studies and research have been done in this problem. This research undertaking is significant for the suspicion the mass audience has for messages disseminated from government owned media.

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