Regional Parallelism and Corruption Scandals in Nigeria
Subtitle: Intranational Approaches to African Media Systems
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Oct 24, 2018
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9783319962191
Description: "Regional Parallelism and Corruption Scandals in Nigeria is a ground-breaking book that offers fresh perspectives on the character and role of the African media in covering corruption scandals. It explores whether reports regarding corruption stem from the efforts of journalists who employ investigative journalism, or if it is a mere coincidence promoted by the activities of anti-corruption agencies. To that end, the book develops a media systems theory for Africa based on the coverage of corruption scandals in the Nigerian press. This new theoretical paradigm, defined as regional parallelism, argues that African countries are nations within nations, and that therefore any comparative study of the media system should recognize this understanding. The book combines both interviews with journalists as well as qualitative content analysis of newspapers to determine the patterns and issues that influence the report of corruption. It also looks at corruption within the media itself, taking into account factors such as regionalism and ethnicity within the practice of journalism"--Back cover
Notes: Source title: Regional Parallelism and Corruption Scandals in Nigeria: Intranational Approaches to African Media Systems