The Effect Of Media Ownership In Gatekeeping

(A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL RADIO CORPORATION OF NIGERIA (FRCN), ENUGU) ABSTRACTThis study of Gate-Keeping and How Media Ownership affects it Follows The Tradition of lewin (1947), white (1950) and swider (1967). It will reveal that as a concept, gate-keeping hold great promise in African mass communication research. Survey research method will be used to collect data from 25 senior reporters and editors at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Enugu. The research will reveal that corporate philosophies and policies of media organizations affect gatekeeping operations without distinction as to…