ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to determine the impact of
social media on modern journalism practices in Nigerian with a focus on
journalists within Lagos metropolis. As the inception of information
communication technology such as the internet has made it possible to find out
about events without actually being there. Journalists can report news across
the world over the internet. Throughout history, developments in technology and
communication have gone hand-in-hand, and the latest technological developments
such as the internet have resulted in the advancement of the science of
communication to a new level. The process of human communication has evolved
over the years, with many path-breaking inventions and discoveries heralding
revolutions. The invention of pictographs or the first written communication in
the ancient world brought about written communication. These writings were on
stone, and remained immobile. To achieve this aim, a critical review to related
literature was made. Relevant theory which was used to gratify the study was
the social responsibility theory. Quantitative research design was used in
which cross-sectional survey method was adopted while the data collection
instrument was questionnaire. chi-square were used. Subjects were drawn from
journalists in Lagos metropolis in Lagos State, using the purposive sampling
technique. Three research questions and one alternative hypothesis guided the
study. Research findings showed that social media have enhanced the
productivity of journalists in Lagos state and a great number of journalists
use them to source for news among other things. To this end, the researcher
recommended that journalists should carry out a research on the available
social media tools in order to identify reliable and trustworthy social
networking sites and use them to discharge their journalistic duties. The
researcher suggested that further studies should be carried out on the role of
social media in sustaining democracy, advertising, public relations and public
opinion polls.
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