Abstract
This study was conducted in order to assess how sports news especially football sports were treated in Nigerian’s newspapers, by assessing the contents of the Nigerian sports papers, the readers interest given to various football leagues and level of prominence attached by way of placement and importance were also analyzed. Content analysis was used to gather data and the study sample was derived through stratified sampling method. A total of three (3) daily sports newspaper publications were content analyzed based on the data gotten from the respondents during the interviews. Findings showed
that sports news reportage was highly based on foreign leagues much more than Nigerian leagues. Again, many of the publications are not originally sourced. The recommendations among others were that the Nigerian newspapers, in general, should render vivid and unbiased reportage of sports news, as well as scale-up more of Nigerian league content in publications as a way
of consolidating sports consciousness bold in Nigeria.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
1.1. Background of the Study
1.2. Statement of the Problem
1.3. Objectives of the Study
1.4. Research Questions
1.5 Significance of the Study
1.6. Scope of Study
1.7. Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO
Literature Review
2.0. Introduction
2.1. African press: pre-independence era
2.2. Newspaper publications as a medium of communication.
2.3. History of Nigerian Football.
2.4. Theoretical Framework.
CHAPTER THREE
RESARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1. Area of Study
3.2 Research methodology
3.3 Population of study
3.4 Criteria for selecting newspapers
3.5 sources of data collection
CHAPTER FOUR DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
4.1. Audience perception of sports (football) reportage by Nigerian newspaper
4.2. Answers to key research questions
4.2. Discussion of the research Findings of the Study
CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATION & SUGGESTIONS
FOR FURTHER RESEARCH
5.1. Summary
5.2. Conclusions
5.3. Recommendations
5.4. Suggestions for Further Studies
References
Appendices.
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