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Influence Of Information And Communication Technologies(icts) On News Gathering
[A CASE STUDY OF PRACTICING JOURNALISTS IN OWERRI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL]
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1.2 Statement of the Problem
The
modern technological era has increasingly paved the way and created
impact in the communication world with the result and other reason, much
emphasis therefore should be laid on procuring digitalized equipment,
no matter what or much it cost. This action therefore will
help
to enhance the quality and quantity of news and information contents.
The problem therefore, is that new technologies cannot address the
problems of news content and staleness in the media particularly the
print medium.
As a relatively new and indeed vast field, the new
information technology has been greeted with curiosity. It has touched
off analyses of its native potentials and danger Ukonu (2006:98). Third
world countries like Nigeria and Ghana have also joined in the search on
how to adapt the potentials of the new information technology to the
best use possible. The problem is that the ignorance about the
capabilities of the NICT can affect their use and adaptation in
contemporary mass media industries, Journalism practice cannot benefit
from only adaptation.
NICTs adoption in the rural area is perceived
at a misplaced priority, now journalistic practice can address this
importantly too, is the study of the behavior of journalist (fear of job
safety, carrier substitution) towards NICTs since their emergence in
their work places it becomes necessary to ascertain if the fear of job
loss and health hazards associated with NICTs are real or imagined as a
hindrance to the adoption of the new technologies for news gathering and
journalism practice.
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The purpose of the study is to:
1. To find out if practicing journalists in Owerri are aware of ICTs.
2. To ascertain the proportion of practicing journalists in Owerri that have received formal training in the ICTs.
3. To find out if the use of ICTs have positive impact on news and information reportage.
4. To find out if practicing journalists in Owerri have access to ICTs.
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