Mass Communication
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Item Artificial Intelligence and Its Reportage in Select Nigerian Newspapers: A Content Analysis(International Journal of Language and Literary Studies, 2020-03-23) GUANAH Seigha Jammy, OBI Ijeoma, GINIKACHUKWU Alpha ChukwuemekaThe emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is gradually having effects in most facets of the society; and no area tends to be exempted from this AI bug. This research explored the discourses of the place of the media, especially newspapers, as the watchdogs of the society in this unfolding scenario. It was expected that the media should be at the forefront in letting citizens know its implications. The study set out to determine the volume of coverage given to news about Artificial Intelligence (AI) by The Punch, The Guardian, and Vanguard newspapers; to identify the story types through which AI stories were reported by the newspapers, and to examine if the newspapers gave prominence to AI stories. The study was anchored on the Agenda Setting Theory while Content Analysis was adopted as the research method for obtaining data from a population of 1,095 made up of the newspapers` editions from January to December 2019, and a sample size of 285 derived through the use of the Creative Research System Calculator. The study revealed that only 64 AI stories appeared in the selected newspapers throughout 2019. It also discovered that most of the stories were in photograph form, and that prominence was not given to AI stories by the newspapers. It was therefore concluded that since automation may be the future, newspapers must start to intensify in educating the public about AI through their coverage. The study recommended among other things that newspapers should give prominence to AI stories. Also, they should report AI stories with all story types, and place such stories in all the prime sections of the newspapersItem A Review of the Relationship between Newspapers and Health Reporting in Nigeria: Reportage on Lassa fever in Edo State(Global Media Journal, 2022-01-19) Jammy Seigha GUANAHLassa fever remains one of the deadliest diseases that the sub-Saharan Africa countries, especially Nigeria, have been battling with. This calls for the need to investigate if the newspaper has any role to play in this health issue; therefore, the Vanguard,Punch, TheGuardianandThisDaynewspaperswereselectedfor analysis. This study, which was anchored on the framing theory of the media, explored survey method of research. It covered the twelve-month period of May 2015 to June 2016. Three hundred and seventy-four (374) respondents were drawn from the three senatorial districts (Edo South, Edo North and Edo Central) in Edo State. Findings showed that the respondents were enthusiastic about the coverage given to Lassa fever outbreak by the newspapers, and that newspapers` reports have helped in increasing knowledge about Lassa fever. Based on these, the research concluded that the selected newspapers did pay attention to Lassa fever discourse, and took Lassa fever as an important issue. Among the recommendations made were that the media, particularly newspapers, should continually facilitate and sustain the discourse on Lassa fever, especially among policy makers, for them to make policies that would aid the people towards achieving good health. Also, newspapers should intensify their research on Lassa fever so that they can come up with more in-depth and detailed reports that will educate the public on the dangers of the disease, and on preventive measures they can adopt. Finally, the government and health institutions should provide an enabling environment for media to perform by providing them with required information about Lassa fever.