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The Impact Of Government Ownership And Control Of Anambra Broadcasting Service (radio) On Media Objectivity
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1.7 Significance of the Study
The
benefits of this study are numerous. The impact of government ownership
and control of Anambra Broadcasting Service (radio) demands serious
empirical investigation because of its significance as follows:
a. The study result will confirm whether state government use ABS (radio) as propaganda machinery.
b. The study will expose the level of government involvement in the management and staff recruitment in the station.
c. The study will expose the level of sycophantic practice in the government owned broadcast station.
d. The result of the study serves as reference material for further studies in management, government and mass communication.
e. Both government and management of ABS (radio) will find the study useful in many aspects.
1.8 Operational Definition of Significant Terms
In
order to avoid the researchers misinterpretation of certain words or
terms contained in the title of this work, the researcher defined the
term operationally, such words and terms are:
1. Government: the body that controls and directs the affairs or welfare of the state.
2. Impact: is a change in a particular situation of something either positively or negatively.
3. Objective reporting: is the situation in news coverage where facts are reported without bias.
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