Description
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The indispensability of radio as efficient and effective means of communication in today's African society is indisputable. However, for this medium to be useful in Africa or Enugu State - Nigeria, it has to be changed from being a means of transmitting to people but also of receiving from them. It has to be a radio that allows rural listeners not only to hear but also to be heard. This medium could be said to be the people's parliament, where the voice of the people can be heard. The author explores the development of community radio in different parts of Africa with particular reference to Enugu State, Nigeria. He proposes that "community radio" is a desideratum for genuine development to take place in Enugu State.
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From the contents:
Acknowledgement
1 Aim of the Research Work
Notion and Types of Radio Stations
Features of Community Radio
Methodology
2 Area of Research and the People
Brief Socio-Cultural and Historical Backround of the Igbos of Nigeria
The Political-Administrative System in Traditional Igbo Society
Organs of Government in Traditional Igbo Society
3 The Communication Media in Igbo Traditional Society
The Communication Media in Igbo Traditional Set-up
The Traditional Broadcaster
Traditional Igbo Orator
Traditional Singer and Entertainer
Narrative Means of Communication
Formal and Informal Gatherings
In Defence of the Traditional Media
4 Means of Communication in Colonial Era in Traditional Igbo Society Introduction
The Berlin Conference
The Arrival of the Colonialists in Southern Nigeria
The Native Council System
Education: The Building of Schools
The Effects of Migration and Urbanisation
Political Implication of Urbanisation
Language Implication
The Advent of Modern Media in Nigeria
5 The Post Independence Media in Nigeria
Freedom of Speech: The Fundamental Human Rights
The Federal Government and Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation
Regional Government Owned-Stations
Military Government and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria
Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria: ENUGU ZONE
Nigerian Government and the Liberalisation of Broadcasting
The Future of Nigeria in the Area of Broadcasting
6 Community Radio Station: An Alternative Voice - The Case of Enugu State
Commuity Radio vis-?-vis Development in Enugu State
Conclusion
7 Obstacles and Challenges to Broadcasting Media in Nigeria for the 21st Century
Obstacles Militating Against the Flow of Information in Africa
The Military Government and the Press in Nigeria
Broadcasting and Multilingualism in Nigeria
Ethnic Conflict: The Role of Broadcasting Media in Nigeria
National Electric Power Authority (NEPA)
8 The Necessity of Integrating Traditional and Modern Communication System
Freedom of Speech and Respect for the Elders
Orators as Ministers for Information
Talking Drums/Drummer
Sources and Selected Bibliography
Abbreviations
Appendix
