Nigerian Media Industries in the Era of Globalization: : Olubunmi Ajibade: Lexington Books

Nigerian Media Industries in the Era of Globalization

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In Nigerian Media Industries in the Era of Globalization, editor Unwana Samuel Akpan provides a timely collection of relevant, key, and well-informed contributions on the Nigerian media industries in a changing media landscape. This collection assembles both media professionals and professors of media practice and theory to address how the Nigerian media industry has changed in a globalized world. The chapters apply scholarship, research, and industry experience to modern media narratives as well as a blend of Nigerian cultural concepts and idioms of communication. The contributors provide a historicized account of the Nigerian indigenous media systems and Nigerian mainstream media industry; examine media law in Nigeria and media ownership in Nigeria; express concerns over fake news in relation to elections; explore changes in journalism, broadcasting, health communication, organizational communication, AI in countering terrorism, sports media; and draw conclusions on how the media has changed in digital spaces. This book is essential for media scholars and media professionals who are interested in the growth and survival of the Nigerian media in the era of globalization.

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements

Section I: Nigerian Media Structure, Nature, and Practice
Chapter 1: Evolving Media Content: Past, Present, and Future Strategic Opportunities
Unwana Samuel Akpan
Chapter 2: The Structure and Nature of the Nigerian Media Industry
Ngozi Okpara
Chapter 3: Media Law, Regulation, and Digital Space
Nasir Danladi Bako
Chapter 4: Nigerian Media Industry Business Imperatives in a Hyper-Connected Ecology
Abigail O. Ogwezzy-Ndisika, Kelechi Okechukwu Amakoh, Olubunmi A. Ajibade, Teslim O. Lawal, and Babatunde A. Faustino
Chapter 5: Fake News and General Elections in Nigeria: Fighting the Canary in the
Digital Coal Mine
Abigail O. Ogwezzy-Ndisika, Kelechi Okechukwu Amakoh, Olubunmi A. Ajibade, Teslim O. Lawal, and Babatunde A. Faustino

Section II: Journalism
Chapter 6: Nigerian Journalism: Metamorphosing from the Traditional Media Realm into the Digital Space, Challenges and Prospects
Ray Ekpu, Shamusi Olarenwaju Tiamiyu, Azuh Arinze

Section III: Production and

Product details

Published	Jan 10 2023
Format	Hardback
Edition	1st
Extent	366
ISBN	9781666922851
Imprint	Lexington Books
Illustrations	3 b/w illustrations; 2 tables;
Dimensions	9 x 6 inches
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Anthology Editor

Unwana Samuel Akpan

Contributor

Olubunmi Ajibade

Contributor

Abiola Ajibola

Contributor

Unwana Samuel Akpan

Contributor

Kelechi Okechukwu Amakoh

Contributor

Azuh Arinze

Contributor

Nasir Danladi Bako

Contributor

Comfort Memfin Ekpo

Contributor

Ray Ekpu

Contributor

Babatunde Adeshina Faustino

Contributor

Teslim Olusegun Lawal

Contributor

Iniobong Courage Nda

Contributor

Grace Nwagbara

Contributor

Olumuyiwa Odusanya

Contributor

Chukwudi Ogbuaja

Contributor

Abigail Odozi Ogwezzy-Ndisika

Contributor

Ngozi Okpara

Contributor

Bimbo Oloyede

Contributor

Chuka Onwumechili

Contributor

Ijeoma N. Onyeator

Contributor

Aniebo Samson

Contributor

Femi Sowoolu

Contributor

Shamusi Olarenwaju Tiamiyu

Contributor

Pate Umaru

Contributor

Kingsley Datubor Uranta

Contributor

Des Wilson

Contributor

Joseph Wilson

“This timely and fluidly edited collection of essays addresses the present-day realities of Nigerian media in the digital space. The breadth of topics covered makes this book a valuable resource for those who seek to decolonize communication and instill the integrity of African communication and its scholarship. It is essential reading for students and scholars in the field of communication studies.”

Eddah Mbula Mutua, St. Cloud State University