| Abstract: |
This study examined Newspaper Coverage of Women in Politics in Nigeria. Using content analysis, 28 editions of two national dailies:The Sun and The Nation were analyzed. It was found that the coverage of women was very low by the newspapers. Placement of stories about women was mostly in the inside pages, an indication that they were not fairly reported. Most of the time, women were seen and not heard in the newspapers. Based on the findings, the researcher recommendsthat the Nigerian Union of Journalists should re-define news values and the code of ethics of journalists to curtail the commodiftcation or commercialization of news which has led to this gender bias coverage. Media operators should apply the tenets of social responsibility theory. Also, Government was tasked to match words with action by removing all clogs that scare women aware from active politics. |
