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CJOC: Vol. 5 No. 1, June 2018

The Flow, the Bias: An Analysis of International News Coverage on Nigerian and Foreign Television News Networks

  • Ndidiamaka F. Asogwa
Submitted
July 9, 2018
Published
2018-06-19

Abstract

A content analysis of international news in two Nigerian TV Networks – African Independent Television (AIT) and Channels and their two foreign counterparts - Cable News Network (CNN) and Al Jazeera strikes a chord of similarity in terms contents, areas of focus, and time allotment. While developing countries continue their agitation for a more equitable international communication order with regard to news flow, this study reveals that there is no clearly discernible difference in the way these four dominant news media outlets broadcast their international news stories, implying a rethinking of that agitation.