The Blogosphere and Political News in Nigeria

Boniface Nkem Anusiem ()
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Boniface Nkem Anusiem: Seton Hall University, New Jersey, USA

No 8, Working papers Conference proceedings The Future of Ethics, Education and Research, October 16-17, 2017 from Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies

Abstract: The 2015 Elections in Nigeria is one of the most significant events in Nigerian history; at least in the recent past. Nigerians were highly disposed to the electioneering process by their active participation especially through the platforms provided by the social media. Hence, various social media outlets formulated dependable avenues for the sharing of news items connected with the elections. Among the numerous blogs that excelled in journaling the election is Linda Ikeji’s blog; a popular blog site in Nigeria. This exposition focuses on the contributions of Linda Ikeji’s blog in the dissemination the news of the elections results. The study adopts a content analysis approach to analyze the readership of the blog within election period. The subsequent feedback from the content research aids the researcher to gauge the contributions of Linda Ikeji blog in political news journaling during the 2015 General Elections in Nigeria.

Keywords: Lind Ikeji Blog; Social Media; 2015 Elections; Political News (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10 pages
Date: 2017
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Published in Conference proceedings The Future of Ethics, Education and Research, October 16-17, 2017, pages 80-89

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