Abstract
News covers information on all aspects of society that are worthy of
publication, following a strict observance of the media’s social
responsibility. However, in recent times, these general-interest
newspapers have become narrow-spectrum in their interest. This
study seeks to ascertain the level of coverage of different issues in
general-interest newspapers and compare it with political news; the
reason for the possible slant and the impact on the audience and
society in Nigeria. The research employs the explanatory mixed
method, using content analysis of two newspapers- Guardian and
Daily Sun, interviews of experts and surveys of readers. The findings
show that out of 2862 news articles 644 were related to politics. The
survey methods affirmed the restive situation in the country as one of
the major reasons for high coverage, adding that the increasing
reports on politics have crippled the awareness to the needs of other
aspects of the society but has sensitized the Nigerian society to the
occurrences in leadership positions.
Chisom Ezebuka, ChinweOkpoko. (2015) Is news all about politics?, Journal of Media Studies, Volime 30, Issue 2.
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