Public Broadcasting in Africa Series: Nigeria / by the African Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, Open Society Initiative for West Africa, Open Society Institute Media Program ; [written by Akin Akingbulu and Hendrik Bussiek]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462131103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Dakar] : , : Open Society Initiative for West Africa, , 2010; ©2010
• ISBN: 1-283-59331-9; 1-920489-65-7; 9786613905765; 1-920489-63-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (135 p.)
• Collana: Public broadcasting in Africa series
• Altri autori (Persone): BussiekHendrik; AkingbuluAkin
• Disciplina: 384.54065
• Soggetti: Broadcasting policy - Nigeria; Public broadcasting - Government policy - Nigeria; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "An Open Society Foundations publication"--Cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acronyms; Foreword; Introduction; 1 - Country Facts; 1. Government; 2. Balance of powers; 3. Basic socio-economic data; 4. Main challenges; 5. The media landscape; 6. Brief history of broadcasting; 2 - Media Legislation and Regulation; 1. International, continental and regional standards; 2. The Constitution of Nigeria; 3. General media laws and regulations; 4. Other laws that impact on media and freedom of expression; 5. Jurisprudence; 6. Conclusions and recommendations; 3 - The Broadcasting Landscape; 1. The state broadcasters; 2. Commercial/private broadcasters 3. Community broadcasting services; 4. Technical standard and accessibility of services; 5. Concentration of media ownership; 6. Conclusions and recommendations; 4 - Digitalisation and its Impact; 1. Preparedness for the switch-over; 2. Convergence; 3. Increased competition; 4. ; Conclusion and recommendations; 5 - Broadcasting Legislation and Regulation; 1. The National Broadcasting Commission; 2. Licensing of broadcasters and enforcement of license conditions; 3. Complaints and conflict resolution systems; 4. Proposed merger of regulatory authorities; 5. Conclusions and recommendations6 - Overview of the State Broadcasters; 1. Legislation; 2. Profile of the state broadcasters ; 3. Organisational structures; 4. Attitudes within the state broadcasters towards public broadcasting; 5. Conclusions and recommendations; 7 - Funding of the State Broadcasters; 1. Main sources of funding; 2. Spending; 3. Conclusions and recommendations; 8 - Programming; 1. Programme policies and guidelines; 2. Programming of state broadcasters; 3. Programming of non-state broadcasters; 4. News and current affairs; 5. Feedback and complaints procedures; 6. Funding of public interest programming of private broadcasters 7. Conclusions and recommendations; 9 - Broadcasting Reform Efforts ; 1. Previous reform efforts; 2. Current reform efforts; 3. Conclusions and recommendations; 10 - Overall Conclusions and Recommendations; Recommendations
• Sommario/riassunto: This report on the broadcast media in Nigeria finds that liberalisation efforts in the broadcasting sector have only been partially achieved. More than a decade after military rule, the nation still has not managed to enact media legislation that is in line with continental standards, particularly the Declaration on Freedom of Expression in Africa. The report, part of an 11-country survey of broadcast media in Africa, strongly recommends the transformation of the two state broadcasters into a genuine public broadcaster as an independent legal entity with editorial independence and strong safe...