ABSTRACT
The study
examined the impact of mass media as instrument for eradicating corruption using
Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Osogbo as a case study. Without doubt mass
media play as very crucial role as the fourth estate of the realm especially in
serving as the major watch dog to the people in authority. Mass media
especially television has been able to educate, enlighten and inform the
general public on the effect of corruption on our national development while
mass media have not relented in exposing corrupt leaders, it always pattern
with various anti graft agencies such as the EFCC, ICPC and the Nigerian Police
to build a corrupt free nation. However, the research is divided into five
chapters. The researcher use survey method and questionnaire in carrying out
this research. Conclusively, the media are indispensable tool for effective campaign
against corruption in Nigeria. Mass media are actually trying their best in
ensuring that we live a crime free country through constant anti-corruption
programme, expose corrupt leaders and host of others. Mass media houses do partner with the
concern anti- corruption agencies to fight corrupting to the root. It
is recommended that the Economics and Financial Crime Commission should act
within the law that establish it and ascertain complacence with ethics of the
profession. And that the broadcasting media and newspaper should be objective
in their coverage and reportage of event without political or ethnic influence.
It is also recommended that picture and cartoon should be used to authenticate
stories and news items. Newspaper should publish news on the activities of EFCC
on the front page instead of buried most of their news item in the inside page.
