Assessment of media coverage of environmental hazards in mining communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
This study investigated the magnitude of media coverage of environmental hazards in the mining communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Motivated by the poor agricultural yields and increased prevalence of health challenges in the mining communities, it was established that the media is indispensable i...
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| description | This study investigated the magnitude of media coverage of environmental hazards in the mining communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Motivated by the poor agricultural yields and increased prevalence of health challenges in the mining communities, it was established that the media is indispensable in the fight for a healthy environment in the State. However, the failure of the mass media in the State to embark on any form of environmental communication in order to monitor environmental issues made the fight almost impossible. Thus, the study set out to determine how committed and professional the media were in the fight. A sample size of 25 media practitioners, two radio stations and four newspapers all domiciled in the State were assessed using multi-staged random sampling technique. The study employed quantitative and qualitative research designs with questionnaire, interview and content analysis as instruments for data collection. Findings revealed that the mass media in the State were not involved in the fight for a healthy environment; none of them had environmental column/desk to monitor environmental hazards arising from mining activities in the State. The research concluded that the mass media should scrutinize the affairs of the State environmental actors in order for them to hold the mining companies accountable and protect the interests of the mining communities in the State. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34426090bc134635aa9024c09788c60c2023-12-17T06:42:32ZengElsevierEnvironmental Challenges2667-01002023-12-0113100758Assessment of media coverage of environmental hazards in mining communities in Ebonyi State, NigeriaMarie C. Obasi0Aondover Eric Msughter1Department of Mass Communication, Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, NigeriaCorresponding author.; Department of Mass Communication, Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, NigeriaThis study investigated the magnitude of media coverage of environmental hazards in the mining communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Motivated by the poor agricultural yields and increased prevalence of health challenges in the mining communities, it was established that the media is indispensable in the fight for a healthy environment in the State. However, the failure of the mass media in the State to embark on any form of environmental communication in order to monitor environmental issues made the fight almost impossible. Thus, the study set out to determine how committed and professional the media were in the fight. A sample size of 25 media practitioners, two radio stations and four newspapers all domiciled in the State were assessed using multi-staged random sampling technique. The study employed quantitative and qualitative research designs with questionnaire, interview and content analysis as instruments for data collection. Findings revealed that the mass media in the State were not involved in the fight for a healthy environment; none of them had environmental column/desk to monitor environmental hazards arising from mining activities in the State. The research concluded that the mass media should scrutinize the affairs of the State environmental actors in order for them to hold the mining companies accountable and protect the interests of the mining communities in the State.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010023000811Environmental hazardsMining activitiesQuarryingHazards of miningMining communitiesEbonyi State |
| spellingShingle | Marie C. Obasi Aondover Eric Msughter Assessment of media coverage of environmental hazards in mining communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria Environmental Challenges Environmental hazards Mining activities Quarrying Hazards of mining Mining communities Ebonyi State |
| title | Assessment of media coverage of environmental hazards in mining communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Assessment of media coverage of environmental hazards in mining communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of media coverage of environmental hazards in mining communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of media coverage of environmental hazards in mining communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Assessment of media coverage of environmental hazards in mining communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | assessment of media coverage of environmental hazards in mining communities in ebonyi state nigeria |
| topic | Environmental hazards Mining activities Quarrying Hazards of mining Mining communities Ebonyi State |
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