Representation of Women in Nigerian Political News: Analysis of Online Newspapers

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dc.contributor.advisor Arslan, Yetin
dc.contributor.author Ugbe, Deborah Amokele
dc.date.accessioned 2020-09-01T10:53:15Z
dc.date.available 2020-09-01T10:53:15Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.date.submitted 2018
dc.identifier.citation Ugbe, Deborah Amokele. (2018). Representation of Women in Nigerian Political News: Analysis of Online Newspapers. Thesis (M.A.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Dept. of Communication and Media Studies, Famagusta: North Cyprus. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/11129/4532
dc.description Master of Arts in Communication and Media Studies. Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Communication, Dept. of Communication and Media Studies, 2018. Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Yetin Arslan. en_US
dc.description.abstract In the 21st century, women in Nigeria still face challenges in politics both in the local and national offices. In a world where media is one of the most important agencies of identity construction and representation, it is important to study how the media represents women in Nigeria. This thesis looks at the representation of the women in Nigerian political news during the general election in 2015. The Guardian and Vanguard online newspapers have been reviewed covering the period of February to April 2015. In doing so, the study employs textual analysis from a gender perspective to analyze and understand the approaches used by the media. The finding reveals that, in political news in Nigerian online newspapers women are marginalized and represented only with “supportive” roles. Women stories mostly covered if the news portrays women under the shadow of men; as wives or/and mother. The study concludes that the online print media in Nigeria portray politics as a male dominated sphere. The study points out the need for a change in the media coverage of the women stories and news in Nigerian political news, for the benefit of the society. Keywords: political news, online newspaper, Nigeria, Women, Representation, media coverage, general elections. en_US
dc.description.abstract ÖZ: 21. yüzyılda yaşadığımız bugünlerde Nijerya siyasi hayatında ve bu siyasi hayatın medya temsillerinde kadınların yeterince temsil edilmemesi bu tezin motivasyonunu oluşturur. Bu nedenle, en önemli kimlik kurgu ve temsil kurumlarından biri olan medyada kadının nasıl temsil ettiği önemlidir. Bu tezde 2015 Genel Seçimlerinde Nijerya’daki çevrim içi gazetelerin politik haberlerinde kadınların nasıl temsil edildiğine bakılmıştır. The Guardian ve Vanguard çevrim içi gazeteleri Şubat-Nisan 2015 tarihleri arasında incelenmis ve kadının politik haberlerde temsiliyet biçimlerini anlamak için toplumsal cinsiyet perspektifi kullanılarak metin analizi yapılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda, Nijerya’daki çevrimiçi gazetelerin politik haberlerde siyasetin erkek egemen bir mecra olarak temsil edildiğini, kadınların bu mecrada marjinalize edildiğini ve sadece “destekleyici” rollerde temsil edildiklerini söylemek mümkün. Kadınlar çok az haberde yer bulabiliyorken, yer bulabildikleri haberlerde ise ya anne yada eş olarak yer bulabildikleri de gözlemlenmiştir. Çalışma toplumun menfaati için medyadaki kadın temsillerinin değişimine duyulan ihtiyacın altını çiziyor. Anahtar Kelimeler: politik haberler, Nijerya, kadın, temsil, çevrimiçi gazete, medya, genel seçimler, en_US
dc.language.iso eng en_US
dc.publisher Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ) en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess en_US
dc.subject Communication and Media Studies en_US
dc.subject Women in mass media--Newspapers--Nigeria en_US
dc.subject Representation of Woman--Media--News--Nigeria en_US
dc.subject political news en_US
dc.subject online newspaper en_US
dc.subject Nigeria en_US
dc.subject Women en_US
dc.subject Representation en_US
dc.subject media coverage en_US
dc.subject general elections en_US
dc.title Representation of Women in Nigerian Political News: Analysis of Online Newspapers en_US
dc.type masterThesis en_US
dc.contributor.department Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Communication, Dept. of Communication and Media Studies en_US


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