Coverage of 2024 Cholera Outbreak in Nigeria by two Selected Newspapers

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dc.contributor.authorSubair Bashirat Damilola
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-27T08:48:42Z
dc.date.available2026-04-27T08:48:42Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionCoverage of 2024 Cholera Outbreak in Nigeria by two Selected Newspapers
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the coverage of the 2024 cholera outbreak in Nigeria by Daily Trust and The Punch newspapers. It focused on the newspaper role in informing, educating, and mobilizing the public during the outbreak. Using content analysis, 106 newspaper editions published between June 9 and July 31, 2024, were reviewed to evaluate the frequency, prominence, formats, and sources of cholera-related stories. Findings revealed that there was high frequency of reports on the outbreak right from when it started. Also, the outbreak was given prominence owing to a substantial part of its stories appearing on the front pages of the selected newspapers. However, most of the stories on the cholera outbreak were predominantly straight news formats. Government sources were heavily relied upon, while voices from victims, NGOs, and health workers were underrepresented. This paper concluded that the newspapers did well in setting agenda for the cholera outbreak in 2024 to ensure awareness. It was recommended that Nigerian newspapers should diversify formats of articles on disease outbreaks to include editorials and human-interest pieces to provide depth of information not only for awareness but also prevention of further spread of such diseases. The newspapers should also incorporate a broader range of sources to enhance the depth of stories. These measures could further strengthen the media’s role in addressing public health crises in Nigeria, especially during disease outbreak.
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dc.identifier.citationShittu, Y., Subair, B.D. & Adewuyi,S.A (2025). Coverage of 2024 Cholera Outbreak in Nigeria by two Selected Newspapers. Journal of Communication and Media Research, 17(2), pp. 78-88.
dc.identifier.other17.27
dc.identifier.urihttps://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6788
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Communication and Media Research
dc.relation.ispartofseries17(2); 78-88
dc.titleCoverage of 2024 Cholera Outbreak in Nigeria by two Selected Newspapers
dc.typeArticle
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