THE USE OF STATE BROADCAST MEDIA AS PROPAGANDA MACHINERY BY STATE GOVERNMENT (#9687)

ABSTRACT In several quarters, there have been allegation making round, that state governments use their state Broadcast media as propaganda machinery. The focus is to investigate such allegation using Rivers State Broadcasting Service (RSBS) radio/TV as a case study. The study was based on critical theory by staurt Hall. The theory views the means by which the “haves of society gain the willing support of the “have nots†to maintain the status quo. The study uses empirical method observing the five chapters structural arrangement, with each chapter assigned a specific role to play for the overall success of producing a reliable result. The researcher consulted relevant literature to raise secondary data while survey method was used to generate primary data for analysis. The data generated using questionnaire techniques were tested using chi-share goodness of fit test formular. Data were presented in tables and extensively discussed to enable the researcher draw his conclusion and make some recommendations. The researcher though did not find Rivers state government using it’s broadcast outfits as propaganda machinery, but strongly recommends that the management of the broadcast stations should overhaul it’s programmes in order to drop those perceived by the media audiences as sycophantic, wherein presenters use them to sing praises for 

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgements Table of contents Abstract
CHAPTER ONE:  INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study 1.2 Statement of the study 1.3 Objectives of the study 1.4 Significance of the study 1.5 Research questions 1.6 Research hypotheses 1.7 Definitions of terms 1.8 Assumptions of the study 1.9 Limitation of the study     References
CHAPTER TWO:  LITERATURE REVIEW  2.1 Sources of literature 2.2 Review of the literature 2.3 Theoretical framework 2.4 Summary of the literature reviewed      References
CHAPTER THREE:  RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 The research design 3.2 Area of the study 3.3 Population of the study 3.4 Research sample and sampling techniques 3.5 Instrument used for data collection 3.6 Data collection 3.7 Data analysis     References
CHAPTER FOUR:  PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA  4.1 Data presentation and analysis  4.2 Hypothesis testing 50 4.3 Discussion of findings     References   CHAPTER FIVE:  SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON FURTHER STUDIES. 5.1 Summary 5.2 Conclusion 5.3 Recommendations on further studies 62     Bibliography      Appendix