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 and key, 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 history of the Nigerian media industry, examinations of media law, concerns of fake news in relation to elections, changes in journalism, broadcasting, and sports media, and 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.

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"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."

Author Bio

Unwana Samuel Akpan is lecturer of mass communication at University of Lagos.