COMMUNICATION AND ITS PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (NIGERAI AS A CASE STUDY}

COMMUNICATION AND ITS PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (NIGERAI AS A CASE STUDY}

ABTRACT

Communication has remained a formidable sector in the life wire of every society. For a meaningful life and co –existence in the society, proper use of communication techniques is very necessary. This work was born as a result of  concern the dwindling nature of communication in the developing countries, bedeviled by problems of both economy and technological set back as a result of which our communication system has remained a child of misfortune.           We commend this book, therefore to all communication students who are acquire skills and knowledge in the different higher institutions all over the country. To media owners, we hope that this research work will help to improve their livelihood which has been seriously threatened by these known and unknown problems. To those practicing communicators who are struggling day and night to improve and better their skills in the filed. We hope that a context with this book will help restore their lost hope and confidence

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

INTODUCTION                                                            1

Statement of the existing problems                      1

Importance of the study                                                 9

Objective of the study                                                    10

CHAPTER TWO

Literature review                                                            13

Summary of literature review                                        39

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Scope and limitations of study                                      41

Research Questions                                                       42

Research Hypothesis                                                     44

CHAPTER FOUR

Research Analysis                                                         46

CHAPTER FIVE

Conclusion and Recommendations                      52

Bibliography                                                                  55

CHAPTER ONE

 INTRODUCTION

When we considered the ever widening harizon between the third world communication order in which we have unfortunately found ourselves and the counterpart in the computer controlled worlds, (the developed countries).

We could not help feeling that sense of consciousness to brace up with the challenges caused by this imbalance, this feeling has today motivated us into embarking on this laudable project. A genuine and committed pursuit to the amelioration, if not outright solution to these seemingly unattainable problems that bed evil our young but promising third world communication order.

1. STATEMENT OF THE EXISTING PROBLEMS

Communication is synonymous with understanding when communication does not end with proper decoding, it means that understanding has been lost understanding can be impaired by a number of factors, prominent among them is noise. Noise is any factor in the communication process that does not enhance the proper understating of the encoded message.

COMMUNICATION AND ITS PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (NIGERAI AS A CASE STUDY}