CHALLENGES FACING THE MEDIA ORGANISATION IN DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION (A STUDY OF NIGERIA TELEVISION AUTHORITY, NTA)

ABSTRACT The subject matter of this work is “challenges facing the media in Dissemination of information” in carrying out the research work, the researcher adopted the survey design using the questionnaire measuring instrument; this was to measure the public’s opinion, to ascertain about the media in information dissemination. The researcher further the study by adopting representative sample of the wider population by using non-probability sampling method or judgment method to find out from the public the challenges facing the media in dissemination of information. The researcher used chi-square to analyze the data that was collected from the respondents; it is observed that, there are challenges faced by the media in dissemination of information.  Some of the challenges facing the media are posed by the government. The government should allow the media to exercise the law of “freedom of information” this will go a long way in aiding the media to gather information and disseminate to the heterogeneous audience. 

TABLE OF CONTENT Title pageii Approval Pageiii Dedicationiv Acknowledgementv Abstractvi Table of Contentvii
CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION 1.1Background of the Study1 1.2Statement of the Research Problem10 1.3Objectives of the Study11 1.4Significance of the Study12 1.5Research Questions13 1.6Research Hypothesis13 1.7Theoretical Framework14 1.8Scope of the Study15 1.9Limitation  of the Study16 1.10Definition of the Terms17 References
CHAPTER TWO  LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Sources of Literature20 2.2. Review of Relevant Literature20 2.3. Summary of Literature 33 References
CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY 3.1.  Research  Design36 3.2. Area of the Study 38 3.3 Research Population38 3.4. Research Sample39 3.5. Sample Technique41 3.6. Instrument of Data Collection41 3.7 Method of Data Collection42 3.8 Method of Data Analysis43 3.9 Expected Result43 References
CHAPTER FOUR  PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS 4.1 Data Presentation and Analysis45 4.2 Analysis of Research Questions/Hypothesis 60 4.3 Discussion of Result67
CHAPTER FIVE  SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 5.1 Summary72 5.2 Conclusion 73 5.3 Recommendation74 Bibliography Appendix Questionnaires