THE IMPACT OF GRAPHIC ARTS IN NEWSPAPER PUBLICATIONS: Overview of the Punch Newspaper

THE IMPACT OF GRAPHIC ARTS IN NEWSPAPER PUBLICATIONS: Overview of the Punch Newspaper

Table of Contents

Title                                                                                                  

Certification                                                                                               

Dedication                                                                                        

Acknowledgement                                                                            

Abstract                                                                                            

Table of contents                                                                              

List of Tables                                                                                    

CHAPTER ONE:

1.0     Introduction                                                        

1.1     Background to the Study                                                       

1.2     Statement of the Problem                                                       

1.3     Research Questions                                                                

1.4     Objectives of the Study                                                           

1.5     Significance of the Study                                                        

1.6     Scope of the Study                                                                  

1.7     Limitation to the Study                                                          

1.8     Definition of the Terms                                                           

CHAPTER TWO

2.0     Literature Review

2.1     Meaning of mass Media

2.2     Forms of Mass Media

2.3     Concept of Print Media

2.4     Forms of Print Media

2.5     Characteristics of Print Media

2.6     History of the Print Media in Nigeria

2.7     Functions of Print Media

2.8     Concept of Graphics Arts

2.9     History of Graphics Arts

2.10   Types of Graphics in Newspaper

2.11   What is Makeup and Design in Newspaper?

2.12   Impact of Graphic Newspaper

2.13   Tools for Make-up /Design

2.14   Graphic Arts as an Elements of Make-Up in Newspaper

2.15   Impact of Computer in Graphic Art Production

2.16   Role of Graphic art in Newspaper Publication.

2.17   The Punch newspaper

2.18.  Functions of Punch newspaper

2.19   Graphic Arts in the Punch Newspaper

2.20   Advantages of Graphic Arts in the Punch Newspaper

2.17   Theoretical Framework

2.18   Agenda Setting Theory

2.19   Activation Theory of Information Exposure

2.20   Colour Theory

CHAPTER THREE

3.0     Introduction                                                                           

3.1     Research Design                                                                               

3.2     Study Population                                                                    

3.3     Sample Size                                                                                      

3.4     Sampling Technique                                                               

3.5     Data Collection Instrument                                                    

3.6     Validity and Reliability of Research Instrument                      

3.7     Data Collection Procedure                                                      

3.8     Data Analysis Procedure                                                         

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0        Data Analysis and Discussion of Findings                              

4.1     Data Analysis                                                                

4.2     Answer to Research Questions                                               

4.3     Discussion of the Findings                                                     

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0     Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations                       

5.1     Summary                                                                                

5.2     Conclusion                                                                             

5.3.    Recommendations                                                                  

          References                                                                              

          Appendix                                                                                

Abstract

The study the impact of graphic art in newspaper publications: overview of The Punch newspaper. Graphic arts play a very prominent role in newspaper and in the print media in general. It communicates messages even to the illiterates. Also, from the data analysis and findings, it is observed that graphic arts draw the attention of readers to the most prominent news and issue especially when placed at the front page of a newspaper while it also used to set agenda on what public will debate upon that day. In fact the headline scanners and graphics scanner always find it easy to know the most important news of the day. Without much emphasis, graphic arts communicate message than what a thousand words could tell. For the purpose of this work the researcher employed the use of survey method. The data collection instrument used is questionnaire which was used to elicit data from the sample size. It is also recommended that print media should always use only important graphics  in terms of size.