Impacts of the media on African socio-economic development / / Okorie Nelson, Abiodun Salawu, and Babatunde Raphael Ojebuyi, editors

• Pubblicazione: Hershey : , : Information Science Reference, , [2017]; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: PDFs (327 pages)
• Disciplina: 303.48330967
• Soggetto topico: Economic development - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Information technology - Social aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Telecommunication - Social aspects - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Social media - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Mass media - Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Soggetto geografico: Nigeria Social conditions 21st century
• Soggetto non controllato: Child rights; Gender empowerment; Health promotion; HIV/AIDS; International business; Social media
• Persona (resp. second.): NelsonOkorie <1981->; Salawu'Biodun; OjebuyiBabatunde Raphael <1974->
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Role of ICT in socio-economic development in Kenya: demystifying gender empowerment through mobile telephony / Juliet W. Macharia -- Modern information technology, global risk, and the challenges of crime in the era of late modernity / Ajibade Ebenezer Jegede -- Social media uses and effects: the case of WhatsApp in Africa / Brian Pindayi -- Social media effect on international business venturing in Nigeria: a conceptual review / Mercy Ejovwokeoghene I. Ogbari [and 3 others] -- Digital divide, data trash, and the commodification of information: discourses around the digital divide / Anusharani Sewchurran -- Discourse and multimodal analysis of netizens' reactions to the Nigerian 2015 Presidential elections: a case study of Osun Political Parrot Facebook site / Aretha Oluwakemi Asakitikpi, Samuel Oluwafemi Adeyeye -- Nature and outcome of Nigeria's #NoToSocialMediaBill Twitter protest against the frivolous petitions bill 2015 / Oyewole Adekunle Oladapo, Babatunde Raphael Ojebuyi -- Portrayal of women in Nollywood films and the role of women in national development / Suleimanu Usaini, Ngozi M. Chilaka, Nelson Okorie -- Education, gender, and child-rights: salient issues in SDGS Years in ADO-ODO/OTA local government area of Ogun State, Nigeria / Taiwo O. Abioye [and 4 others] -- Women entrepreneurs in Nigeria: where is the mass media? / Tolulope Kayode-Adedeji, Oyinkansola Ige, Thelma Ekanem -- ; Nigerian government's attempts at removing fuel subsidy and the attendant mass protests: a content analysis of national newspapers' coverage / Adeyemi Aderogba, Olanipekun Gbenga -- Press freedom and socio-economic issues in the Nigerian and Ugandan democratic landscape / Okorie Nelson -- A discourse on mass media and society / Nneoma A. Anozie -- Broadcasting policy in Botswana: the case of Botswana television / Seamogano Mosanako -- Examining sexuality in the context of HIV/AIDS knowledge among students of the North-West University Mafikeng campus: does gender matter? / Paul Bigala -- Awareness and education on viral infections in Nigeria using edutainment / Suleimanu Usaini [and 3 others] -- An assessment of media contribution to behaviour change and HIV prevention in Nigeria / Olugbenga Elegbe.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book is an essential research publication for the latest scholarly information on societal and economical dimensions of development and the application of media to advance progress. Featuring extensive coverage on many topics including gender empowerment, international business, and health promotion"--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: Impacts of the media on African socio-economic development
• ISBN: 9781522518600; 9781522518594
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910154880603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Advances in electronic government, digital divide, and regional development.