THE EFFECT OF MEDIA OWNERSHIP IN GATEKEEPING (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL RADIO CORPORATION OF NIGERIA (FRCN), ENUGU)

ABSTRACT

This study of Gate-Keeping and How Media Ownership affects it Follows The Tradition of lewin (1947), white (1950) and swider (1967). It will reveal that as a concept, gate-keeping hold great promise in African mass communication research. Survey research method will be used to collect data from 25 senior reporters and editors at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Enugu. The research will reveal that corporate philosophies and policies of media organizations affect gatekeeping operations without distinction as to whether the media organization will privately owned or government owned. Also, journalists working in governor owned media organizations considered ownership factors to some extent in their reporting. And that prejudice and personal preferences were played down considerably by the journalists. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Abstract v Table of Contentsvi CHAPTER ONE  1.1Background of the Study 1 1.2Statement of Research Problem 3 1.3Objective of the Study5 1.4Significance of the Study6 1.5Research Questions7 1.6Research Hypothesis 8 1.7Scope/Limitation of the Study8 1.8Conceptual and Operational Definition 10 Reference 

CHAPTER TWO  2.0Literature Review13 2.1What is Gakekeeping 13 2.2Review 16 2.3Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Enugu21 References 
CHAPTER THREE 3.0Research Methodology 29 3.1Secondary Sources 29 3.2Population of the Study30 3.3Sample Size and Techniques 33 3.4Data Analysis / Statistical Technique 34
CHAPTER FOUR 4.0Data Presentation and Analysis of Data37 4.1Data Analysis 37 4.2Test of Hypothesis 52 4.3Summary of Findings53
CHAPTER FIVE  5.1Recommendations and Conclusions 56 5.2Recommendations57 5.3Recommendation for Further Study59 5.4Conclusion 60 Bibliography  Appendix