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100	1		_aFai, Patience Bongben
245	1	0	_aMEDIA AND SECESSIONISM: AN ANALYSIS OF JOURNALISTIC REPORTING IN THE CAMEROON ANGLOPHONE AND THE NIGERIA RENEWED BIAFRA CRISES. / _cPATIENCE BONGBEN FAI ; SUPERVISOR, PROF. DR. JONATHAN STUBBS
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502			_aThesis (PhD) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Communication and Media Studies
520			_aThis study examines the dynamics of secessionist crisis reporting from the perspective of journalists as agents of representation in their role as agenda setters. The study uses the Nigerian Renewed Biafra and the Cameroon Anglophone secessionist crises as examples of contemporary restive crises, characterized by the abuse of human rights and the loss of freedom of expression, as seen in the arrests and death of journalists like Samuel Wazizi in line of their reporting. Grounded in the social responsibility theory of the media, the study uses a mixed method approach to examine journalism professionalism in the secessionist regions of Nigeria and Cameroon with respect to these crises. In so doing, the study analyses the framing dynamics of the crises by print media in these regions, surveys the influence of the crises on journalism professionalism, and examines the gatekeeping strategies in the media reporting of the crises, suggesting possible ways of enhancing journalistic objectivity. The content analysis of four newspapers in the secessionist regions, comprising of private and state-owned media, revealed that there was a concerted effort by journalists to define the problem and treatment recommendations through their episodic framing of the crises. The reporters of these crises however, were largely independent of the constraints characterizing the media systems of their respective countries as they determined the framing dynamics of their reports. These results were confirmed by the survey of 302 journalists from both countries, which revealed that despite the variety of sanctions meted on journalists in these regions and the stifling nature of press freedom, there was still a possibility for journalists to be professional in their practice. This was proven through the nuances of the Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis, complementing the multiple regression analysis on factors affecting journalism professionalism. Confirming the stifling gatekeeping practices through different levels of censorship ranging from self, editorial, state and secessionist movements respectively, 11 sanctioned journalists in their interviews recommended actions to be taken by these respective agents to liberate the media system in order to further enhance journalism professionalism in the reporting of these crises.
650		0	_aCommunication and Media Studies _vDissertations, Academic
700	1		_aStubbs, Jonathan _esupervisor
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