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Coverage of Child Labour by the Punch, the Nigerian Tribune and the Guardian Newspapers in 2015

Authors: Taiwo , Banjo , & ATAKITI Ifeoluwa

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Solusi University Research Journal

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Children are the future of the society and they should be protected with everything a society has to offer. Nigeria is a country that lacks the moral and political will to enforce laws that will enable the protection of these children as cases of child labour still persist. Guided by the Agenda Setting and Social Responsibility Theories, this study sought to find out the extent to which the selected Nigerian newspapers reports have contributed to the eradication of child labour issues in Nigeria. The content analysis method was used to examine the extent to which child labour issues are covered in The Punch, Guardian and Nigerian Tribune newspapers; using multistage sampling technique to determine the actual months and days that were studied while a code sheeting was designed and used for this study. Results of the analysis showed that the media do not give much importance to child labour issues. Most of the stories found were reported as straight news with limited interpretative reports. Based on the finding, child labour cases did not gain enough media attention during the period of the study. The media also did not perform its interpretive role by bringing child labour issues to the public and governments’ attention. The study recommends that the media should cover more of child labour issues so that the government can become aware of the matter and enforce laws that would help eradicate the menace. It will also ensure that the public becomes aware of the health hazards and dangers that come with Child Labour.

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Taiwo,O. Banjo,B. ATAKITI,I. . (2016). Coverage of Child Labour by the Punch, the Nigerian Tribune and the Guardian Newspapers in 2015, 10 (), 62-62.

Taiwo,O. Banjo,B. ATAKITI,I. . "Coverage of Child Labour by the Punch, the Nigerian Tribune and the Guardian Newspapers in 2015" 10, no (), (2016): 62-62.

Taiwo,O. and Banjo,B. and ATAKITI,I. and . (2016). Coverage of Child Labour by the Punch, the Nigerian Tribune and the Guardian Newspapers in 2015, 10 (), pp62-62.

TaiwoO, BanjoB, ATAKITII, . Coverage of Child Labour by the Punch, the Nigerian Tribune and the Guardian Newspapers in 2015. 2016, 10 ():62-62.

Taiwo,Ogunwemimo , Banjo,Boluwatife , and ATAKITI,Ifeoluwa . "Coverage of Child Labour by the Punch, the Nigerian Tribune and the Guardian Newspapers in 2015", 10 . (2016) : 62-62.

T.Ogunwemimo B.Boluwatife & A.Ifeoluwa , "Coverage of Child Labour by the Punch, the Nigerian Tribune and the Guardian Newspapers in 2015" vol.10, no., pp. 62-62, 2016.

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