Printing, or the process of reproducing text and images, has a long history behind it. History of print media origin in nigeria gramota publishers. Since then, the nigerian mass media, especially the print media, have been growing with the rapidity of a meteor. The historical background and development of the nigerian press commenced with the printing media on 3 rd december 1859 by a christian missionary named reverend henrytownsend who established the first newspaper in nigeria called iwe iroyin fun awon egba ati yoruba which literary means a newspaper for the egba and yoruba 2 nations. For so many years in cameroon the media was in the hands of the government, and there was no press freedom. Many of the newspapers that have survived the harsh business climate in nigeria are largely professionally run.
The history of nigerian press or print media can be generally divided into four segments. Print media centr invites the industry to click, learn and connect in. This study contends that democracy and political change is deeply rooted in the mass media s ability to become a major agent of political socialization that was capable of mobilizing local populations into changing longstanding african attitudes about politics and election outcome behaviors. The genesis of nigerian media the nigerian media, particularly the print. The nigerian mass media started out with the publication of iwe iroyin. Embassy of the federal republic of nigeria print media. Aside fighting to win democracy, the nigerian press has been at the forefront of sustaining nigeria s nascent democracy. We take for granted newspapers, magazines, books, posters, and other printed material. The data is only saved locally on your computer and never transferred to us. The article is devoted to the history of print media origin in nigeria, which are represented from the first newspaper founded by the english missionaries to newspapers created by the nigerian. New media is defined not only as a communication tool, but also as a tool for the commercial exchange of goods and services barr, 2002.
A brief history of print infographic print media centr. Afolabi 2008 in his analysis of the effect of technology on the print media industry in nigeria notes that technological changes in the industry. Historical background and development of the nigeria press in the political arena the historical background and development of the nigerian press commenced with the printing media on 3 rd december 1859 by a christian missionary named reverend henry townsend who established the first newspaper in nigeria called iwe iroyin fun awon egba ati. The name is derived from cash inducements hidden in brown envelopes and given to journalists during press briefings. In the early 1550, the first printed news reports originated in the form of news books or pamphletlike publications and most of them were weekly whose contents were almost made up of financial news. None of the printed items we enjoy today would be around without a number of persons in the history. Pdf indigenous language newspapers in nigeria from 1914 to. It also provides case studies, key takeaways, exercises, endofchapter assessment, critical thinking questions, and. The advent and growth of television broadcasting in. A brief history of printing in nigeria nigerian voice. The history of printing the evolution of print from. In fact, nigerias history cannot be said to be complete without mentioning the mass. The article is devoted to the history of print media origin in nigeria, which are represented from the first newspaper founded by the english missionaries to newspapers created by the nigerian journalists. In 1959, the regional government of western nigeria established the 1st television station in nigeria and in africa.
The advent and growth of television broadcasting in nigeria. However the private sector media, coming from a history of challenging oppressive. Investigating the power relationships between the media and politics, culture, economy, society, and. A brief history of print infographic by deborah corn infographic, print services.
The list includes print and online newspapers currently published in nigeria that have national. The cameroon media has played a great role in the process of development in the country. Nigerian independence was fought for and won on the pages of newspapers,this very powerful statement shows that the print media played a. New media and mass communication issn 22243267 paper issn 22243275 3275 online vol 7, 2012. The private media houses in nigeria facilitate the growth and increase of webcasting. In a bid to narrate the origin of the jos crisis, the daily trust newspaper of. Laws related to the media, including newspapers, are scattered across various pieces of legislation. These advertisers and businessmen make the most of all forms of print media like magazines, newspaper, leaflets etc. The advantages and disadvantages of print media fedena blog. Get free past questions, answers, marking scheme, projects and reseach materials, test, course materials from your favourite hosted institutions. Download issues in nigerian mass media mac 314 past questions, national open university of nigeria, lagos. History of nigerian mass media today nigerian guide.
The book went ahead and talked about the news agency of nigeria nan which was established as a result of the domination of the worlds air waves by western media in the wake of the advances in information and communication technology with their ethnocentric and eurocentric reportage, analyses and comments. In this role, as the editors of the media studies journal rightly opined in 1995, the media supports. Lagos times was first published in 1880, starting a tradition of active and diverse debate in the mass media. Nigeria based national electronic and print media organizations punch newspaper for the former and latter respectively, organizations were found to be actively engaging new media. Social media is been used by the media organizations in their traditional responsibilities of news broadcast and publication complimentary manner. This collection of essays originates from discussions at various fora about the need for nigerian media scholars to analyse the countrys media industry and practice.
In an analytical pattern of conflict reporting in the nigerian print media, the study. Saliha abubakr sunesh parayil ameer salman om presented by. List of printing companies and services in nigeria. The lagos daily news became the first daily in 1920 and ran until 1936, providing with the west african pilot an urban perspective on nigeria s campaign for independence. A brief history of printing in nigeria the nigerian voice. James augustus hicky james silk buckingham serampore missionaries raja ram mohan roy freedom movement and the press gandhi as a journalist press in the postindependence period press council of india press commissions. Download issues in nigerian mass media mac 314 past. History of print media and written communication follows the progress of civilization which in turn moves in response to changing cultural technologies. Sociohistorical context of the development of nigerian media. Furthermore, it is conspicuous that deregulating the airways as been one of the strategic decisions the nigerian government has taken. The press and art journalism in nigeria african journals. If you want continue reading the advantages and disadvantages of print media.
This study therefore examined the historical development of nigeria mass media. Another advantage of the deregulation of the airways is the act of broadcast online. You can also click on the title of each century to get more indepth information. State radio and tv operate at federal and regional levels. History of mass media contents module i evolution of indian press. It is an obvious fact that the nigeria n media house s are fa cing a lot of pr essures in the discharge of their duties from political leaders and other p rivate interests. Pdf the nigerian media system a normative discourse. Mass media in nigeria predates nigeria as a geopolitical entity, dating back to 1859 when reverend henry townsend published the first newspaper, iwe irohin. In other words, it acts as the thermometer of measuring the democratic body temperature of a country or society. One of the most popular and growing industries is the print media and the reason being the fact that it is one of the easiest ways to reach targeted customers by advertisers and marketers.
Objectivity, sycophancy and the media reality in nigeria. Even though it promoted the station as a means to educate the people about. Printing nigeria list of nigeria printing companies. The history of nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers nigerians living in the area as early as 1100 bc. Project voice part 2 with deborah corn and karis copp. Take a look at video to know more about the history and evolution of printing starting with interesting facts about the first printing in china. History of nigeria mass media by media nigeria on april 26, 2018 no comment. A globalcum nigerian perspectiveakpobo odorume employees and customers of commercial companies. It acts as a summary of a more elaborate description which starts here. Mass media and society in nigeria edited by lai oso, umaru pate.
A strong characteristic of all state propaganda is its ability, as ideology, to legitimise and validate itself. I history and development of mass communications lauriethomas lee encyclopedia of life support systems eolss books are the oldest of the media, with the first known book written in egypt around. All 36 states run at least one radio network and a tv station. The print media is referred to as the father of all because it beget all others and was the pioneer of the nigerian mass media. While examining exactly who owns the media and who produces the media, this text manages to encompass the systematic, critical, and analytical media in all its forms and concludes that the media is one of the most important generators and disseminators of meaning in contemporary society. History of the print media in nigeriathe history of print media in nigeria goes as far back as the 1840s when theeuropean missionaries established community newspapers to propagate christianity. Newspapers published in nigeria have a strong tradition of the principle of publish and be. There is a separate section on the history of prepress.
Nigeria s media scene is one of the liveliest in africa. Islam reached nigeria through the borno empire between 1068 ad and hausa states. Numerous ancient african civilizations settled in the region that is today nigeria, such as the kingdom of nri, the benin empire, and the oyo empire. Brown envelope journalism in nigeria is a practice whereby monetary inducement is given to journalists to make them write a positive story or kill a negative story. Aside the print media, the television stations have also played their part in the fight against corruption and in the defense of democracy. Unesco eolss sample chapters journalism and mass communication vol. It is a common practice in nigeria and many journalists do know that it is unethical. Media in nigeria has a long history in comparison to most other african nations. New media and broadcasting in nigeria public service broadcasting in nigeria has continued to grow immensely in line with global trends.
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