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Chapter One 1.1 Background of The Study
Chapter One 1.1 Background of The Study
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
programmes when they are not adequately informed about the issues
involved.
HYPOTHESIS 1
HYPOTHESIS 2
HYPOTHESIS 3
The researcher therefore assumes that the study will throw up the
importance of the chosen phone-in programme to the audience and
media house, as this will shed more and better light on the act of
audience participation in radio discussions through phone-in
programmes.
REFERENCES
www.googles.com
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CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
and has created new forms of and ideas about communication. These
technological advances revolutionized the processes of communication.
2.2.2i ACTION
2.2.2ii REACTION
2.2.2iii INTERACTION
2.2.5v DESTINATION
2.2.9 INNOVATION
2.2.11 GATEKEEPING
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The gate keeping notion, despite its usefulness and its potential for
dealing with many different media situation has a built in limitation in its
implication that news arrive in readymade and unproblematic event.
Story formed at the gates of the media, where it is either admitted or
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excluded. It is clear that the eventual news content of the media arrive by
several different routes and in different forms. It may have to be sought
out, ordered in advance, or its discovery systematically planned.
Therefore it does not require much technical process in the mobile phone
being used in a phone-in programme in as much as the phone the
presenter is using in the studio has an in-built loudspeaker.
2.2.13 FEEDBACK
The theory being critically examined for this research work takes
the view of the audience into consideration.
gratifying these needs. Okunna, Stella (1998). These media use patterns
that are not peculiar to Nigeria but are a feature of mass media audiences
in different societies.
At the same time, many are often thrilled by the glamour in the
media in accepting to feature on their audience participation
programmes, make request via mobile phone to their loved ones or even
choose to attend musical concerts and live participatory programmes
organized by such media outfit to get them exposed to the world. The
Soul Mender programme of Grace 95.5 FM Lokoja is designed to enable
audience participates by phoning to contribute to the issues discussed
which affect them as individuals and the society at large. This provides
gratification for the target audience.
work. The review has to do with the act of communication, the processes
involved in communication.
REFERENCES
http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/communication.
www.googles.com
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CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
Where ∑ = Summation
O = Observed
E = Expected
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CHAPTER FOUR
QUESTIONNAIRE RETURNED
TABLE 1: SEX
TABLE 2: AGE
DIVORCED 2 2%
WIDOWED 6 6%
OTHER 4 4%
TOTAL 100 100%
In marital status, 60 respondents representing 60% were single,
28 respondents representing 28% were married, 2 respondents
representing 2% were divorced, 6 respondents representing 6% were
widowed and 4 respondents representing 4% fall under the other
category. Single respondents were more.
TABLE 4: OCCUPATION
OND/HND 31 31%
DEGREE 48 48%
MASTERS AND 7 7%
ABOVE
OTHER 2 2%
TOTAL 100 100%
In educational qualification, no respondent had only primary
education, 12 respondents representing 12% have WAEC/NECO
qualification, 31 respondents representing 31% are ND holders, 48
respondents representing 48% are degree holders, 7 respondents
representing 7% have masters degree and above, and 2 respondents
representing 2% have other qualifications. From the result, degree
holders were more.
NEVER 0 0
TOTAL 100 100%
According to the table, 76 respondents representing 76%
constantly listen to soul mender, 15 respondents representing 15%
occasionally listen to soul mender, 9 respondents representing 9%
Seldomly listen to soul mender and no respondent never listen to soul
mender on Grace fm.
SELDOMLY 13 13%
NEVER 17 17%
TOTAL 100 100%
According to the table, 42 respondents representing 42%
constantly participate actively in the programme, 28 respondents
representing 28% occasionally participate actively in the programme, 13
respondents representing 13% Seldomly participate actively in the
programme and 17 respondents representing 17% never participate
actively in the programme “soul mender”.
OCCASIONALLY 30 30%
SELDOMLY 10 10%
NEVER 0 0
TOTAL 100 100%
According to the table, 60 respondents representing 60% say
soul mender is constantly interactive, 30 respondents representing 30%
say soul mender is occasionally interactive, 10 respondents representing
10% say soul mender is Seldomly interactive and no number of
respondent say soul mender is never interactive.
HYPOTHESIS ONE
X2 = ∑ (O-E)2
0.05
d.f =k-1
=4-1 =3
7.815
No of alternative responses
100 =25
HYPOTHESIS TWO
X2 = ∑ (O-E) 2
0.05
d.f = k-1
= 5-1 = 4
9.488
= 100 = 20
HYPOTHESIS THREE
X2 =∑ (O-E) 2
0.05
d.f = k-1
= 4-1 = 3
7.815
= 100 = 25
Bittner, John (1989), said feedback could be used to make the following
decisions in programming.
The result also shows that media managers make use of feedback
through this phone-in programme as it is aired based on audience
demand.
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CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 SUMMARY
5.2 CONCLUSIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/communication.
www.googles.com
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APPENDIX
Yours faithfully
Kolawole Bolanle
Sex
o Male { } female { }
Age
o 17-22 { } 23-28 { } 29-34 { }
o 35-40 { } 41 and above { }
Marital status
o Single { } married { } divorced { }
o widowed { } other { }
Occupation
o Student { } civil servant { } skilled labour { }
o business { } other { }
Educational qualification
o Primary { } WAEC | NECO { } OND | HND { }
o degree { } masters degree and above { }other { }
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PART B
o Never { }
Rate the degree of interactiveness in the programme “Soul
Mender”.
o Very high { } High { } Low { }Very low { }