Abstract
The growing concern to ascertain the extent to which the print media
have been influencing the Nigerian parliamentary politics informed
this study. This has become imperative with the restoration of
democracy to Nigeria in 1999. More fundamentally, the need to
determino whether the print media influence on parliament and
politics has in any way advanced the cause' of parliament, democracy
and good governance is an additional reason that propelled the
study. r'
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The study has therefore been embarked upon essentially to provide ·
an insight to the role of the print media, examining how the print
media have been playing the roles expected of them in the current
democratic dispensation. The roles are; guard dog, holding the
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parliament accountable to the people, playing up issues of great
significance and empowering the people through their reports.
Based on the nature of the study, sampling method and content
analysis are adopted ·as appropriate research methods. To generate
primary data, structured questionnaires ara administered to ,
respondents drawn from National Assembly members who were reelected
in 2003 and journalists who have been covering the National
Assembly Hince · 1999. Two national newspapers - Thisday and
vanguard - are studied for conten t analysis. Simple random sampling
method is adopted to select the two newspaper organizations studied
and the sample population. Nine research questions and five·
NNAMDI, U (2021). The Print Media Impact On Parliamentary Politics (1999-2007. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/the-print-media-impact-on-parliamentary-politics-1999-2007
NNAMDI, UGANWA "The Print Media Impact On Parliamentary Politics (1999-2007" Afribary. Afribary, 11 Apr. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/the-print-media-impact-on-parliamentary-politics-1999-2007. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
NNAMDI, UGANWA . "The Print Media Impact On Parliamentary Politics (1999-2007". Afribary, Afribary, 11 Apr. 2021. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/the-print-media-impact-on-parliamentary-politics-1999-2007 >.
NNAMDI, UGANWA . "The Print Media Impact On Parliamentary Politics (1999-2007" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/the-print-media-impact-on-parliamentary-politics-1999-2007