ABSTRACT
The study which examined the challenges
facing the media in dissemination of information in Nigeria with a focus on
Journalists in Lagos State. The study is anchored on social responsibility
theory and democratic participant media theory respectively. This research
employed survey research method as a quantitative research to elicit responses
from respondents that were drawn simple
randomly. One hundred and twenty (120) copy of questionnaires were administered
to 120 respondents as selected. Descriptive statistics with the frequency and
percentage method was adopted to analyse responses. Finding show that it is
established that there is no much problems facing media in this era in terms of
reporting and dissemination of information. Although, respondents highlighted
some problem which includes lack of full freedom of information, emergency of
new technology and logistic issues. Findings show that the challenges
highlighted above have little effect on how media gathered and disseminates
information. Also, 67.8% of the respondents submitted that true freedom and
access to information, media independence, integration of new media into their
practice to meet up with emerging challenges are issues that need to be met to
avert any future challenge that may pose reporting and disseminating challenges
to the press. It is recommended that journalists should study the new freedom
of information law and see how they can adopt to the new system. Media houses
and media associations should as well educate, organize workshops and seminars
for their staff on how to make use of the law in shaping the practice of
journalism in this democratic era.
