Woyopwa Shem

Taraba State University · MASS COMMUNICATION

This study explored the use of social media for decision-making during politics in a multi-cultural society. The study was anchored on the public sphere theory and was guided by three research objectives which are; to probe the role of social media in building an inclusive society, investigate the role of social media in building an informed citize...

The study aims to analyze the prevalence of conspiracy theories, public reactions, and the potential for misinformation during the COVID-19 vaccination. The study adopted content analysis and indepth interview designs. A multi-stage sampling approach is utilized, with Facebook selected as the social media platform due to its user-friendliness and a...

The study aims to analyze the prevalence of conspiracy theories, public reactions, and the potential for misinformation during the COVID-19 vaccination. The study adopted content analysis and in-depth interview designs. A multi-stage sampling approach is utilized, with Facebook selected as the social media platform due to its user-friendliness and...

This study examined the theme of "prank content creation and its implication on the Nigerian society". The study adopted a mixed research method where content analysis, in-depth interviews, and observation were used. Content analysis was used to study the content of prank videos online, while in-depth analysis was used to know the perceptions of so...

In recent years, social media has proved to be an indispensable tool for bringing women's rights issues especially rape to the attention of a wider public. Therefore, it is against this backdrop that this study examined the theme "social media and rape discourse in Nigeria: an exploratory study of Facebook." To aptly investigate the subject matter,...

One of the developing countries plagued by significant health issues is Nigeria. The aforementioned circumstance inspired the researchers to investigate how these issues may be solved via successful health communication campaigns on new media platforms. The research study was built on the Health Belief Model and the integrated literature review app...

In recent years, there are an avalanche of debates and worries expressed in extant literature regarding the quality of published researches emanating from African and Asian countries due to the prevalence of predatory publications. The above situation stimulated the researchers to investigate the prevalence of predatory publishing among academics i...

The socioeconomic and political development of the twenty-first century Nigeria is being hampered by the enormous problems of social injustice. Lately, kidnapping, killings, embezzlement of public funds, and other forms of social injustice are prevalent in the Nigerian society. The above situation stimulated researchers to explore how digital activ...

This research work examines the role of the mass media vis-à-vis public interest and advertisers' interest. Ideally, the mass media are supposed to be adequately funded so as to avoid shackles of control from whatever angle. This is because, without adequate funding of media organizations, they may not be able to perform their constitutional role o...

This research work examines the role of the mass media vis-à-vis public interest and advertiser's interest. Ideally the mass media are supposed to be adequately funded so as to avoid shackle of control from whatever angle. This is because without adequate funding of media organizations, they may not be able to perform their constitutional role of k...

Background: Amidst the recent outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, there seems to be an avalanche of conspiracy theories that abound on social media platforms, and this subject attracted a lot of research interest. This study aimed to examine the "social media and the spread Covid-19 conspiracy theories in Nigeria" in light of the above. Methods: Th...

Over the years, commercialization of media contents (news) has been a subject of concern in media studies; in fact, it has been widely discussed in different academic researches as one of the trending unethical issues in the broadcast media. It is against this backdrop that this paper critically examines issues of commercialization of media content...

This paper sought to investigate the social economic variables as determinants of preferred social networking sites by International Students of Eastern Mediterranean University in North Cyprus. Social Networking Sites (SNS) platforms are gradually replacing the known, traditional means of communication as a result of new improved communication sys...

This study tests the media-morphosis theory under conditions of online public sphere. Individuals' opinion expression about public affairs has entered a new phase with the growth of new avenues for social interaction among fellow citizens such as Facebook. This study focuses on the ways that overt hate speech practices circulated on Facebook despit...

The significance of national security to the holistic development of a nation makes the subject matter a ubiquitous issue of concern among scholars, stakeholders, security agencies, government at all levels, media practitioners etc. It is against this backdrop that this paper examines social media usage and its implication on national security in N...

This study examines ownership, funding challenges and its implication for state media survival in Nigeria. The study adopted two research designs-survey and focus group discussion. The participants comprised of 66 registered journalists from Taraba State Broadcasting Service (TSBS) and Taraba Television (TTV). The researchers examined the entire po...

This paper examines the socioeconomic impact of Business English in transforming urban societies. The paper is built on the Speech Act Theory. Through methodical exploration of literature, the researcher established that efficient use of Business English has the potency of creating a suitable atmosphere for business transaction. Therefore, the rese...

Corruption has become the bane of national growth and international business transactions. It has permeated both the developed and developing nations and Nigeria is not exempt. In Nigeria specifically, corruption has permeated virtually every sector of the economy — from the public to private sectors, from religious leaders to the congregation. So,...

The survey research design was used for this study. The population of the study were students and staff of Taraba State University, Jalingo. A sample size of 380 was drawn from the population. 343 respondents were able to effectively respond to the research questions. Findings of this study unravel that Nigerian public universities are bedevilled w...

The practice of investigative journalism is progressively declining as a result of some challenges associated with its practice more especially in the third world countries where corruption, embezzlement, and nepotism are gradually becoming a culture. This ugly scenario has over the years affected the political and economic advancement of Nigeria....