Mediatization and Politics in Nigeria: A Review

IF 1.1 3区文学 Q3 COMMUNICATION

African Journalism Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-02 DOI:10.1080/23743670.2022.2137547

L. Cervi, S. Tejedor, Chiogo Constance Ikokwu

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ABSTRACT Mediatization has often been viewed as a western phenomenon with scholars focusing largely on the relationship between the media and politics, especially in the United States and Europe where the concept originated. However, globalization and its attendant impacts have allowed for the intercourse of ideas and disciplines across borders. The concept of mediatization is not an exception in this regard. The rise of television news, increased media influence, and dependence on media logic have arguably become a global trend. Mediatization is a perspective that can be used to understand the roles of the media in society and politics, especially electoral campaigns and their dynamics across the world. This paper attempts a review of mediatization and politics in Nigeria. It examines the nature of political news journalism in the country; the character and structure of media ownership; the influence that the media wields on the Nigerian society among other key features that reflect meditatization of politics in the country. The paper argues that indeed, the Nigerian media reveals different dimensions of the mediatization of politics.

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尼日利亚的媒体化与政治:回顾

媒体化通常被视为一种西方现象，学者们主要关注媒体与政治之间的关系，特别是在这一概念的发源地美国和欧洲。然而，全球化及其随之而来的影响使思想和学科跨越国界的交流成为可能。在这方面，调解的概念也不例外。电视新闻的兴起、媒体影响力的增强以及对媒体逻辑的依赖可以说已经成为一种全球趋势。媒体化是一个视角，可以用来理解媒体在社会和政治中的角色，特别是在世界各地的选举活动及其动态。本文试图回顾尼日利亚的调解与政治。它考察了该国政治新闻新闻业的性质;媒体所有权的特征和结构;媒体对尼日利亚社会的影响，以及反映该国政治冥想化的其他主要特征。本文认为，的确，尼日利亚媒体揭示了政治媒介化的不同层面。

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African Journalism Studies COMMUNICATION-

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期刊介绍： Accredited by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training for university research purposes African Journalism Studies subscribes to the Code of Best Practice for Peer Reviewed Scholarly Journals of the Academy of Science of South Africa. African Journalism Studies ( AJS) aims to contribute to the ongoing extension of the theories, methodologies and empirical data to under-researched areas of knowledge production, through its emphasis on African journalism studies within a broader, comparative perspective of the Global South. AJS strives for theoretical diversity and methodological inclusivity, by developing theoretical approaches and making critical interventions in global scholarly debates. The journal''s comparative and interdisciplinary approach is informed by the related fields of cultural and media studies, communication studies, African studies, politics, and sociology. The field of journalism studies is understood broadly, as including the practices, norms, value systems, frameworks of representation, audiences, platforms, industries, theories and power relations that relate to the production, consumption and study of journalism. A wide definition of journalism is used, which extends beyond news and current affairs to include digital and social media, documentary film and narrative non-fiction.