Children’s programmes on nigerian television stations: a case of media neglect

This paper discusses the performance of Nigerian television stations as regards their programmes for children against the backdrop of responsibilities assigned to the media as partners in protecting the interest and rights of the child contained in various international conventions and treaties. The...

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Main Authors:	Omotosho, Yewande, Oyero, Olusola, Salawu, Abiodun
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Language:	English
Published:	Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
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spelling	ukm-93322016-12-14T06:49:36Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9332/ Children’s programmes on nigerian television stations: a case of media neglect Omotosho, Yewande Oyero, Olusola Salawu, Abiodun This paper discusses the performance of Nigerian television stations as regards their programmes for children against the backdrop of responsibilities assigned to the media as partners in protecting the interest and rights of the child contained in various international conventions and treaties. The African Charter on Children's Broadcasting (ACCB) particularly stipulates regular, quality and diverse programming for children towards their physical, social and mental development. This study therefore analysed the content of three Nigerian television organisations to see how they have fared in this responsibility. The findings show a neglect of children on Nigerian television as only 3.3% of their total 818 programmes and 2.6% of the total airtime were devoted to children. However, most of the children’s programmes (70.4%) were produced locally and there was a balance in the focus of the programmes between entertainment and learning. Ironically, none of the television stations has a policy concerning children’s programming. We, therefore, recommend a holistic transformation in the Nigerian television stations’ programming for children. This will include regulatory framework for performance, giving more emphases to African Charter on Children's Broadcasting and other resolutions among broadcasters, and establishment of Kiddies’` televisions supported by the government. Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9332/1/135-153_Olusola_CHILDREN%27S__programme_on_TV.pdf Omotosho, Yewande and Oyero, Olusola and Salawu, Abiodun (2015) Children’s programmes on nigerian television stations: a case of media neglect. e-BANGI: Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, 10 (1). pp. 135-153. ISSN 1823-884x http://www.ukm.my/e-bangi/index.php?option=com_jresearch&view=publicationslist&Itemid=45&lang=en
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description	This paper discusses the performance of Nigerian television stations as regards their programmes for children against the backdrop of responsibilities assigned to the media as partners in protecting the interest and rights of the child contained in various international conventions and treaties. The African Charter on Children's Broadcasting (ACCB) particularly stipulates regular, quality and diverse programming for children towards their physical, social and mental development. This study therefore analysed the content of three Nigerian television organisations to see how they have fared in this responsibility. The findings show a neglect of children on Nigerian television as only 3.3% of their total 818 programmes and 2.6% of the total airtime were devoted to children. However, most of the children’s programmes (70.4%) were produced locally and there was a balance in the focus of the programmes between entertainment and learning. Ironically, none of the television stations has a policy concerning children’s programming. We, therefore, recommend a holistic transformation in the Nigerian television stations’ programming for children. This will include regulatory framework for performance, giving more emphases to African Charter on Children's Broadcasting and other resolutions among broadcasters, and establishment of Kiddies’` televisions supported by the government.
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author	Omotosho, Yewande Oyero, Olusola Salawu, Abiodun
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author_facet	Omotosho, Yewande Oyero, Olusola Salawu, Abiodun
author_sort	Omotosho, Yewande
title	Children’s programmes on nigerian television stations: a case of media neglect
title_short	Children’s programmes on nigerian television stations: a case of media neglect
title_full	Children’s programmes on nigerian television stations: a case of media neglect
title_fullStr	Children’s programmes on nigerian television stations: a case of media neglect
title_full_unstemmed	Children’s programmes on nigerian television stations: a case of media neglect
title_sort	children’s programmes on nigerian television stations: a case of media neglect
publisher	Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2015
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9332/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9332/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9332/1/135-153_Olusola_CHILDREN%27S__programme_on_TV.pdf
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Children’s programmes on nigerian television stations: a case of media neglect

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