MEDIA OWNERSHIP AND ITS INFLUENCE ON EDITORIAL POLICY (A CASE STUDY OF ANNOUNCER NEWSPAPER OWERRI)

ABSTRACT In Nigeria, we have three kinds or types of media ownership. These include, private ownership, government ownership and mixed ownership.
The essence of embarking on this research work- Media ownership and its influence on editorial policy is to x-ray the extent the publishers, or owner(s) of various media houses has gone in using their ownership factor to determine the pace such a media (or media as the case may be ) follows.
However, the work is extensively treated from chapters 1-5. Chapter one has the introduction of the work while chapter two reviews related literatures on the study. Chapter three centers on the research methodology whereas chapter four has to do with data analyses and results. In chapter five, summary of the entire work was given as well as recommendation for further studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGEII ABSTRACTIII APPROVAL PAGEIV DEDICATIONV TABLE OF CONTENTSVI
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION1 1.1Background of study1 1.2Statement of Research Problem8 1.3Objectives of Study10 1.4Significance of Study10 1.5Research Question10 1.6Research Hypothesis11 1.7Definition of Terms12 1.8Assumption13 1.9Limitations of the Study14
CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1Sources of Literature15 2.2The Review- Theoretical Frame Work15 2.3Summary of  Literature Review17
CHAPTER TREE METHODOLOGY 3.1Research Method19 3.2Research Design19 3.3Research Sample20 3.4Measuring Instrument20 3.5Data Collection21 3.6Data Analysis23 3.7Expected Results23
CHAPTER FOUR 4.1Analyses25 4.2Discussions33
CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 5.1Summary36 5.2Recommendations38 QUESTIONNAIRE40
APPENDIX42 BIBLIOGRAPHY43