LEADER 04996oam 22007334a 450 001 9910462131103321 005 20210915033653.0 010 $a1-283-59331-9 010 $a1-920489-65-7 010 $a9786613905765 010 $a1-920489-63-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000246014 035 $a(EBL)1919398 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000738930 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11401798 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000738930 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10672409 035 $a(PQKB)11672338 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1919398 035 $a(OCoLC)813993687 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse22828 035 $a(PPN)198686110 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1919398 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10597078 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL390576 035 $a(OCoLC)900346157 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000246014 100 $a20120907d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPublic Broadcasting in Africa Series: Nigeria$fby the African Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, Open Society Initiative for West Africa, Open Society Institute Media Program ; [written by Akin Akingbulu and Hendrik Bussiek] 210 1$a[Dakar] :$cOpen Society Initiative for West Africa,$d2010 210 4$dİ2010 215 $a1 online resource (135 p.) 225 0 $aPublic broadcasting in Africa series 300 $a"An Open Society Foundations publication"--Cover. 311 $a1-920489-00-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $a2. 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 327 $a5. 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 327 $a6. 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 330 $aThis report on the broadcast media in Nigeria finds that liberalisation efforts in the broadcasting sector have only been partially achieved. More than a decade after military rule, the nation still has not managed to enact media legislation that is in line with continental standards, particularly the Declaration on Freedom of Expression in Africa. The report, part of an 11-country survey of broadcast media in Africa, strongly recommends the transformation of the two state broadcasters into a genuine public broadcaster as an independent legal entity with editorial independence and strong safe... 410 0$aPublic broadcasting in Africa series. 606 $aBroadcasting policy$zNigeria 606 $aPublic broadcasting$xGovernment policy$zNigeria 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBroadcasting policy 615 0$aPublic broadcasting$xGovernment policy 676 $a384.54065 701 $aBussiek$b Hendrik$0245367 701 $aAkingbulu$b Akin$01022351 712 02$aOpen Society Institute Media Program. 712 02$aOpen Society Initiative for West Africa. 712 02$aAfriMAP. 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462131103321 996 $aPublic Broadcasting in Africa Series: Nigeria$92428301 997 $aUNINA