Evaluating the Participation of Nigerian Newspapers in Flood Disaster Risk Reduction
Keywords:
Disaster Risk Reduction, Flood, Media, Participation, Reportage.Abstract
This study assessed the role played by the Nigerian media in flood risk reduction. It evaluates the content of two major newspapers in reportage of 2012 flood disaster. In 2012, worst flood disaster in the history of Nigeria occurred wreaking havoc in 30 out of its 36 states. Aftermath of the hazard, stakeholders traded blames and resolved to work together to reduce flood risk. Media is one of the key stakeholders in the society. It informs, educate and mobilize people for common goal, hence the need to examine role it played in 2012 flood disaster. The research method employed in this study is quantitative content analysis of two widely circulated Nigerian newspapers
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