TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  John Dogara Ogoshi
PY  -  2023/08/01
Y2  -  2023/09/12
TI  -  Narrative Analysis of Select Nigerian Online Newspapers Coverage of Voter's Card Collection  
JF  -  Nasarawa Journal Of Multimedia And Communication Studies
JA  -  NJOMACS
VL  -  5
IS  -  1
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UR  -  https://www.njomacs.com/paper/narrative-analysis-of-select-nigerian-online-newspapers-coverage-of-voter-s-card-collection
SP  -  98–108
AB  -  This study examined the narrative analysis of selected Nigerian online newspapers coverage of voter's card collection with focus on DailyTrust and Vanguard newspapers. The researcher adopted narrative analysis research design to achieve the set objectives. The essence of using narrative research design analysis method is to analyse the manifest contents in summary form. A total number of six reports were narratively analysed. The study was underpinned by the tenets of the Social Responsibility Theory. The finding reveals that Nigerian online newspapers performed their social responsibility credibly well by keeping the citizens abreast with the processes of the collection of PVCs. The work also shows that the online newspapers (DailyTrust & Vanguard) succeeded in holding the electoral umpire accountable in line with their constitutionally assigned roles. The analysis further shows that the manifest contents of editorial, straight news and viewpoint are the instruments used to galvanise Nigerians to participate in the process of PVCs collection. The research indicates that the electoral umpire lacks capacity to seamlessly distribute the PVCs throughout the country. The finding shows that these inadequacies make politicians to subvert the process by buying voter's cards from the electorates. Also the investigation confirms that some INEC officials extorted money from the electorates during the process of PVCs collection. The finding further indicates that INEC decentralised the collections points to ward levels and assured Nigerians of their readiness to conduct free and fair elections despite security threats. This study concludes that DailyTrust and Vanguard newspapers satisfactorily played their social responsibility roles to the Nigeria society. Finally, the study recommends that INEC should further devolve the collection points of the PVCs to polling units for easy access by the electorates.
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