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: Received: 21 August 2023 / Approved: 22 August 2023 / Online: 25 August 2023 (02:47:22 CEST)
How to cite:
Ngonso, B.; Atairet, A.; Bassey, B.; Williams, A.; Egielewa, P. Media Complexity in the Mirroring of Nigerian Political System: A Historical Appraisal. Preprints2023, 2023081649. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1649.v1
Ngonso, B.; Atairet, A.; Bassey, B.; Williams, A.; Egielewa, P. Media Complexity in the Mirroring of Nigerian Political System: A Historical Appraisal. Preprints 2023, 2023081649. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1649.v1
Ngonso, B.; Atairet, A.; Bassey, B.; Williams, A.; Egielewa, P. Media Complexity in the Mirroring of Nigerian Political System: A Historical Appraisal. Preprints2023, 2023081649. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1649.v1
APA Style
Ngonso, B., Atairet, A., Bassey, B., Williams, A., & Egielewa, P. (2023). Media Complexity in the Mirroring of Nigerian Political System: A Historical Appraisal. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1649.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Ngonso, B., Amah Williams and Peter Egielewa. 2023 "Media Complexity in the Mirroring of Nigerian Political System: A Historical Appraisal" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202308.1649.v1
Abstract
In the Post-Colonial period, the influence of media complexity in the transition to civilian rule and in shaping and consolidating democracy is self-evident in one hand and the post-colonial period the media have continued to watch and shout at misrule and governance in Nigeria. This paper examined how the Nigerian mass media mirrored the Nigerian political landscape using their major functions such as surveillance, correlation, cultural transmission, status conferral, enforcement of cultural norms and values, education, information and narcotizing dysfunctional role. This study was conducted as a longitudinal non-empirical study that relied on secondary data to examine how the mass media showcase political activities in Nigeria from the pre-colonial era through the independent era till date (2023). In this historical account, the researchers examined all media forms which include print, broadcast and new/social media such as Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, Telegram, and Instagram. The study showed that the mass media have played a critical role in shaping the political system in Nigeria. The findings which stemmed mainly from secondary data also showed that the Nigerian mass media have shown great interest in the Nigerian political system and as well exposed some unethical dealings in the political structure, raised consciousness, empowered the vulnerable, and acted as the mouthpiece of the oppressed on the one hand and on the other hand have played to the gallery. The researchers conclude that Nigerian mass media have effectively mirrored the Nigerian political system, particularly in the age of social media.
Keywords
media complexity; political system; historical appraisal
Subject
Social Sciences, Media studies
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