ASSESSMENT OF READERS PERCEPTION OF THE USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS IN NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page                                                                                                                                i                                                                                                   

Declaration                                                                                                                              ii                                                                                               

Certification                                                                                                                            iii                                                                                       

Dedication                                                                                                                              iv                                                                                                        

Acknowledgement                                                                                                                  v                                                                                          

Table of contents                                                                                                                    vi                                                                                           

List of tables                                                                                                                                       viii                                                                                                   

Abstract                                                                                                                                  x                                                                                                          

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the study                                                                                                  1                                                                       1.2 Statement of the problems                                                                                                3                                                                  1.3 Objective of the study                                                                                                      4                                                                 

1.4 Research questions                                                                                                            4                                                                                      

1.5 Scope of the study                                                                                                            4                                                                                               

1.6 Significance of the study                                                                                                  5

1.7 Definition of terms                                                                                                                       5                                        

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE

2.1 Introduction                                                                                                                      6                                                              

2.2 Review of concepts                                                                                                          6                                                                                

2.3 Review of related studies                                                                                                 19                                                                           

2.4 Theoretical framework                                                                                                      22                                                                                 

2.5 Summary                                                                                                                           24                                                                                              

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction                                                                                                                      26                                                                                               

3.2 Research design                                                                                                                26 

3.3 Population of  the study                                                                                                   26  

3.4  Sample and Sampling techniques                                                                                    27                                                          

3.5 Description of research instrument                                                                                   28                                          

3.6 Validity and reliability of data gathering instrument                                                       28

3.7 Method of data collection                                                                                                28                                                          

3.8  Method of data presentation and analysis                                                                       28       

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1 Introduction                                                                                                                      29                                                                                             

4.2 Analysis of bio data                                                                                                          30                                                                    

4.3 Analysis of data from survey (field)                                                                                 33