Newspapers published in nigeria have a strong tradition of the principle of publish and be damned that dates back to the colonial era when founding fathers of the nigerian press such as nnamdi azikiwe, ernest ikoli, obafemi awolowo and lateef jakande used their papers to fight for independence. History of print media origin in nigeria gramota publishers. The private media houses in nigeria facilitate the growth and increase of webcasting. The lagos daily news became the first daily in 1920 and ran until 1936, providing with the west african pilot an urban. A strong characteristic of all state propaganda is its ability, as ideology, to legitimise and validate itself. This led to the birth of the nigerian broadcasting corporation in 1951 now the federal radio corporation of nigeria, frcn. The history of the newspapers in the country dates back to 1800. History of mass media contents module i evolution of indian press. The mass media and the struggle for democracy in africa. You can also click on the title of each century to get more indepth information. The evolution of print media by winstone arradaza on prezi. In an analytical pattern of conflict reporting in the nigerian print media, the study. Many of the newspapers that have survived the harsh business climate in. The twentieth century media of radio and television are then chronicled, followed by the history of newer media, such as cable television, satellite communications and the internet.
In other words, it acts as the thermometer of measuring the democratic body temperature of a country or society. Umeh abstract the history of television broadcasting in nigeria revolves around the suitability of the medium for political propaganda and for educational broadcasting. It includes the print media such as newspapers, nordic journal of. 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 first published papers were the cape town gazette and the african advertiser both controlled by the government.
This service which was initiated by a regional government was not only the first in nigeria, but remains today the oldest in the whole of the african continent. Apr 26, 2018 see below the history of nigeria mass media the nigerian mass media started out with the publication of iwe iroyin. There is a separate section on the history of prepress. Book publishing in nigeria is one of the oldest businesses in the history of the nation. Print history of the nigerian mass media media essay. You will find out everything about it in this article.
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. If you need to convert a pdf into an image file, its going to be a whole lot easier on a mac than it would be with a pc. Like their european counterparts, but to a lesser extent, early european colonies in american printed news sheets. Print media and broadcast media perform very important functions in todays world. Historiography of the print media african journals online. The advent and growth of television broadcasting in nigeria. The history of this form of the broadcast media can be traced to the bbcs british communication corporation relay and reinfusion services as far back as 1932. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria.
The purpose of this study is to set forth the history of radio in nigeria. A globalcumnigerian perspectiveakpobo odorume employees and customers of commercial companies. This represents the very first news media that was published in nigeria and it was published in the southwest. It acts as a summary of a more elaborate description which starts here. It also concentrates on what is the impact of new electronic media on the print media. The lagos daily news became the first daily in 1920 and ran until 1936, providing with the west african pilot an urban perspective on nigerias campaign for independence. To gain weight and conform with african standards of beauty, nigerian girls can consume food all day in fattening rooms. All these advantages of deregulation of the airways in nigeria have contributed immensely in improving the economy of the country. In a bid to narrate the origin of the jos crisis, the daily trust newspaper of. 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. History of nigeria political parties and the culture of carpet. Although the years since nigerias return to civilian rule in 1999 have seen an increased interest in its history and politics, nigeria remains one of the most underresearched african countries.
The first published papers were the cape town gazette and the african advertiser. Culture and nigerian identity in the print media mrs. The genesis of nigerian media the nigerian media, particularly the print. Afolabi 2008 in his analysis of the effect of technology on the print media industry in nigeria notes that technological changes in the industry. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Master of arts speech communication and drama, december, 1974, 108 pp. Lagos times was first published in 1880, starting a tradition of active and diverse debate in the mass media. 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. The south african print media industry consists of newspapers, magazines and books.
This study therefore examined the historical development of nigeria mass media. The african ejournals project has digitized full text of. It was an effective tool in the hands of the proponents of democracy, to mobilize the ragtag and the bobtail against the smoking guns of the military to return them to their natural habitat. Print media and broadcast media supply us with information that we would otherwise not get access to. Newspapers published in nigeria have a strong tradition of the principle of publish and be damned that dates back to the colonial era when founding fathers of the nigerian press such as nnamdi azikiwe, ernest ikoli, obafemi awolowo and lateef jakande used their papers to fight for independence until the 1990s, most publications were governmentowned, but private papers. The historical development of the print media is tabulated in. History of the print media in nigeriathe history of print media in nigeria goes as far back as the 1840s when theeuropean missionaries established. Before the 1914 amalgamation of the diverse peoples on the geographical entity named nigeria, publishing had been in existence some 68 years earlier.
The first true american newspaper wasnt introduced until 1690, when publick occurrences both forreign and. The name is derived from cash inducements hidden in brown envelopes and given to journalists during press briefings. In this role, as the editors of the media studies journal rightly opined in 1995, the media supports. The nigerian mass media has a long and proud history of freedom. A brief walk into the origin of local print media pulse nigeria. 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 professional. They have important roles to play in the area of cultural education and national development. None of the printed items we enjoy today would be around without a number of persons in the history.
Basically, broadcasting is a formal means of sending out information to a massive audience and for this objective to be achieved, media platforms such as newspapers, radio and tv stations are. Embassy of the federal republic of nigeria print media. Oct 23, 2015 this course takes a critical look at the fundamental issues in the history, growth and development of the nigeria mass media. The following sections trace the development of the various mass media, starting with books, newspapers and magazines as the oldest mass media. The nigerian mass media started out with the publication of iwe iroyin. It examines the events and issues generated from the establishment of the first newspaper in nigeria to the era of the new media. The length of news differs significantly in both print and broadcast media. Nigerias movie production industry, nicknamed nollywood, is the secondlargest in the world by volume.
Progressively, the printing business in nigeria continued to grow due to its viability, which accounted for well over 30 print houses as at 1930. Aug 11, 2011 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 the subsequent paragraphs the brief history of advertising will be discussed and furthermore its history in nigeria from independence till date. A brief walk into the origin of local print media 02062018. This course takes a critical look at the fundamental issues in the history, growth and development of the nigeria mass media. It was learnt that the nigerian newspapers that were available then contributed greatly to the achievement of nigerias independence from. The role of the print media during the apartheid era compiled by edward bird and zureida garda aim the aim of this study is to examine the role of the print media during the apartheid era. Mcluchan has described print as hot media while television is described as cool media.
The history of printing the evolution of print from. 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 yoruba which literary means a newspaper for the egba and yoruba 2 nations ese malemi, 1999 in todays abeokuta the capital city of ogun state to. The influence of the nature and structure of the nigerian print media landscape faults the ideal role and performance of the print media in conflict reporting. Henry townsend, a presbyterian church missionary, established the first printing press in nigeria. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Nnamdi azikwe the publisher of the west african pilot newspaper in 1937 that contributed to the independence of nigeria in 1960. Environmental education resources to commemorate earth days 50th anniversary.
The authors have stated that print media have the tendency to make people think in a linear way which may suggest that cool media may lead to nonlinear thinking. In nigeria today, almost all private media houses have their programmes broadcast online through webcasting. Tracing the history of the establishment of the first television station in nigeria, egbon 1982 writes that television transmission began in western nigeria on october 31, 1959. This study contends that democracy and political change is deeply rooted in the mass medias 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 media can never be separated from nigerias long walk to democracy. History of print media and written communication follows the progress of civilization which in turn moves in response to changing cultural technologies. The internet is obviously one of the popularly used broadcasting mediums in nigeria. This article studies the circulation trends of the print media. Nigerias history of broadcasting dates from the 18 th century when iwe iroyin fun awon egba ati yoruba was introduced in the former southern protectorate of the country. Mass media and society in nigeria by oso, lai ebook. Print media reaches its audience through a visual medium only, whereas broadcast media reaches its audience through audio and audiovisual means. In 1948, a uk newspaper daily mirror successfully bought into the nigerian printing and publishing company, thus bringing forth the first rotary printing press imported into nigeria from england. The first american news sheet was printed in mexico in 1541, and described an earthquake in guatemala.
Generally, it is a wellknown fact that mass media has become a formidable force in the political, economic and sociocultural life of nigerians. They both supply us information, which range from the latest news updates to the latest commodities on the market. Outdoors is the oldest advertising medium in nigeria, though the print media was few years ahead of outdoors. A brief history of printing in nigeria the nigerian voice. In reality, this marked a significant change in nigerias broadcasting history as private individuals were granted the freedom to own media and tv broadcasting systems. Doc history of broadcasting in nigeria qudus shittu.
Do not miss the opportunity to dive into the brief history of broadcasting in nigeria. 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. Nigerian independence was fought for and won on the pages of newspapers,this very powerful statement shows that the print media played a. 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. Saliha abubakr sunesh parayil ameer salman om presented by. Printing, or the process of reproducing text and images, has a long history behind it. This article simply tells a detailed history of the mass media.
You can also click on the title of each century to get more in depth information. The print media is good for advertising and very suitable for spreading awareness. Direct reporting is also done in the media of nigeria as the newspapers cover the local and national news. See below the history of nigeria mass media the nigerian mass media started out with the publication of iwe iroyin. And it concurs with the explains given by my lecture in history of nigerian mass media akaaha chinelo maryjane mass communication 200level student of caleb university imota, ikorodu. That is the direction an appropriate mass media policy for nigeria should take. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria 1. Nwaolikpe, onyinyechi nancy babcock university, ilishan ogun state, nigeria abstract the mass media is an important factor in nigeria. We take for granted newspapers, magazines, books, posters, and other printed material. Its political and educational overtones by charles c. History of nigerian mass media today nigerian guide. In a newspaper for example, journalists can write into great details about a news event, whereas in broadcast media, it is.
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