APPLICATION OF NEW MEDIA IN JOURNALISM PRACTICE

APPLICATION OF NEW MEDIA IN JOURNALISM PRACTICE (CASE STUDY OF RADIO NIGER, MINNA)

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to determine application of new media in Radio Niger, Minna. The study adopted survey research design using questionnaire as instrument of data collection and chi-square to test hypothesis. A sample of 133 respondents was drawn from a population of 200 persons. We found out that Journalists in Radio Niger, Minna have substantially utilized New Media technologies for journalism practice and Journalists in Radio Niger, Minna apply new media for journalism practice. The research recommends that media organisation should create awareness and training to journalists in the use of new media technologies and they should provide new media technologies especially internet services in their organisation. For further studies the research also suggested that the present study be repeated in other media organisations to determine application of new media technologies among journalists in the country.