[Commlist] JCMR Releases Vol. 12, No. 2, October 2020 edition – 25thIssue - published

*JCMR Releases Vol. 12, No. 2, October 2020 edition – 25^th Issue*

We are pleased to announce the release of Volume 12, Number 2, October 
2020 edition of the /Journal of Communication and Media Research/ (JCMR) 
which is the journal’s 25^th issue since it started publication in 2009. 
Every issue has been released regularly and on schedule in April and 
October of every year.

The Volume 12, Number 2, October 2020 issue focuses on *Behaviour Change 
Communication, **News Reportage & Framing, Social Media Use, Video & 
Film.* The issue contains 15 articles written by 28 authors (24 from 
Nigeria, one from the United States of America, one from Sierra Leone, 
and two from Zimbabwe.  Soft copies in PDF are being sent to 
contributors through email while complimentary print copies will be sent 
by surface mail. The online versions of the abstracts and full articles 
are also being uploaded onto our website: www.jcmrjournal.org 
<http://www.jcmrjournal.org>. Interested readers are free to order for 
either the print version or the PDF copies or both.

We also wish to remind you that it is just *three weeks* to the end of 
submission of manuscripts for the *Volume 13 Number 1, April 2021* issue 
of the journal. The window of the Call for Papers for this issue which 
has been open since July 29, 2020, will close on October 24, 2020. We 
urge you to send in your manuscripts in Microsoft Word attachment to: 
(jcmrjournal209 /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(jcmrjournal209 /at/ gmail.com)> before the 
*deadline of Saturday, October 24, 2020.*

Below are the contents page and list of contributors of the Volume 12, 
Number 2, October 2020 issue:

*JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA RESEARCH*

*ISSN 2141 - 5277*

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*Volume 12 Number 2                                                
                        OCTOBER  2020*


*Contents*

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*BEHAVIOUR CHANGE COMMUNICATION*

/Leo W. Jeffres, Ph.D. /

Communicative cities and communication capital: Communication resources 
and behaviours in a major American city.

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/Francis Sowa, Ph.D. /

Sierra Leone’s media response to COVID-19: A behaviour change 
communication approach, coverage and reportage.

/Chidiebere A. Nwachukwu, Ph.D. & Ijeoma Dorathy Ajaero, Ph.D. /

Exposure to behaviour change communication on the use of 
artemisinin-based combination therapy among rural dwellers in three 
selected  states in Southeast Nigeria.

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*NEWS REPORTAGE & FRAMING*

/Michael O. Ukonu, Ph.D., Chukwuma L. Nwosu, Ph.D., Elizabeth A. 
Olanrewaju, Marcel Mbamalu, Ph.D., & Victor Nwogbo /

Reportage and framing of cases involving the clergy in four selected 
Nigerian newspapers

/Ijeoma Dorathy Ajaero, Ph.D. & Chidiebere A. Nwachukwu, Ph.D. /

Coverage, reportage and framing of the 2017 floods in Nigeria by three 
selected Nigerian//newspapers.

/Mofoluke Ibidunni Akoja, Ph.D., & Morolake Eniola Jiboku /

News as a source of political propaganda in a Nigerian state 
government-owned television station.

/Isiaka Zubair Aliagan, Ph.D. /

Ideological orientation of news content and status quo promotion in two 
Nigerian newspapers.

/Alabi Garba Kabir & Adegboyega I. Ismail, Ph.D. /

Accountability media and liberal political culture in Nigeria: An 
appraisal of Hallin and Macini’s three models of media and politics.

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*SOCIAL MEDIA USE *

/Bede Chinonye Akpunne, Ph.D., & Francis C. Uzonwanne, Ph.D. /

Problematic smartphone use as a predictor of depression, anxiety and 
psychological distress among undergraduate students in four selected 
Nigerian universities.

/Clemenciana Mukenge & Evans Chapanga /

Prospects and challenges of social media co-creation of products and 
services in Zimbabwe.

/Charles Chinedu Onwunali, Ph.D., Husseini Hassan Shaibu, Ph.D. & Taiwo 
Olamide Soremi /Uses and influence of social media in interpersonal 
relationship among undergraduate students of a Nigerian university.

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*VIDEO & FILM *

/Roselyn Vona Doghudje M.Phil., & Olugbenga Elegbe, Ph.D. /

Repositioning gender relations: Exploring the auteur and  nego-feminism 
theories in contemporary Nigerian Nollywood films.

/Ifeoma Theresa Amobi, Ph.D. & Hassan Husseini Shaibu, Ph.D. /

Framing and interpretation of the Nigerian Niger Delta conflict in three 
selected Nollywood films.

/Jude Terna Kur, Ph.D., Bernard Bem Melladu, Ph.D., & Queen Mabel Lazarus /

Parental attitudes and mediation of children’s video games among elite 
parents in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.

/Femi Olugboji, Ph.D. /

Piracy, distributionand marketing encumbrancesin the Nigerian video-film 
industry. **

*_JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA RESEARCH_*

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*CONTRIBUTORS                           Vol. 12 No. 
2                          OCTOBER  2020*

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*_AMERICA, UNITES STATES OF_*

*Jeffres,* Leo W. (Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1976) is Professor 
Emeritus in the School of Communication at Cleveland State University.  
He is the author of four books, including Mass Media Processes (1994), 
Mass Media Effects (1997), and Urban Communication Systems: 
Neighborhoods and the Search for Community (2002), as well as more than 
a hundred journal articles.  Most recently he has developed an inventory 
of communication resources for communities and conducted research on 
"communication capital."

*_SIERRA LEONE_*

*Sowa*, Francis, Ph.D., is a lecturer at Fourah Bay College, University 
of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone. He is a researcher, writer, columnist, 
and social and political analyst. His research interests are strategic 
media management, media law and regulation, media and peacebuilding, 
human rights and elections and governance.

*_ZIMBABWE_*

*Chapanga*, Evans is a PhD candidate in the University of Free State in 
South Africa, and a lecturer in the Department of Linguistics, 
University of Zimbabwe, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. He has 
designed, developed, taught and examined academic and professional 
communication skills courses in various faculties of UZ, since his 
appointment in 2003. His research interests are generally within the 
broad area of linguistics, precisely text and discourse analysis.

*Mukenge*, Clemenciana is a PhD candidate in the Department of 
Linguistics, University of Zimbabwe, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. 
and a lecturer of Communication Skills in the same department. Her 
research interests are: HIV and AIDS Communication; New Media; Language 
and Media; and English as a Second Language.

*_NIGERIA_*

*Ajaero*, Ijeoma Dorathy, Ph.D., is a lecturer in the Department of Mass 
Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She does research in 
social media, environmental and health communication, and media sociology.

*Akoja*, Mofoluke Ibidunni, Ph.D., is a lecturer in the Department of 
Mass Communication, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, 
Nigeria. She is interested in print journalism, development 
communication as well as studies on advertising effects.

*      Akpunne*, Bede Chinonye, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer in the 
Department of Behavioural Studies (Psychology Programme), Redeemers 
University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. He has a background in Social Work 
and Clinical Psychology. His research areas of interest include but are 
not limited to Problematic smartphone Use, Adolescent Psychotherapy, 
Clinical Psychopathology among varied groups.

*                        Aliagan*, Isiaka Zubair, PhD., is a Senior 
Lecturer in the Department of Mass Communication, College of Information 
and Communication Technology, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara 
State, Nigeria. His research interest covers print journalism, new 
media, press & politics, and political economy of media.

*Amobi*, Ifeoma Theresa, Ph.D. is a Senior lecturer in the Department of 
Mass Communication, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. An 
ERASMUS+ scholar, her areas of research include Health Communication 
(Health Misinformation/Disinformation); Multimedia and Online 
Journalism; Broadcast Journalism; Film, Gender and Power Relations; and 
International Communication. Dr. Amobi was a faculty member of the 
Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa, and a current member of the Advisory 
Board of AfricaCheck, Fullfact and Chequeado fact-checking organizations.**

*Doghudje*, Roselyn Vona, M.PhiL., a Reverend Sister, is a technical 
lecturer of broadcast media production in the Department of 
Communication and Language Arts, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

*Elegbe*, Olugbenga, Ph.D., ,is a Senior Lecturer of applied 
communication in the Department of Communication and Language Arts, 
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria His research focuses  on Broadcast 
Media Production and Film studies.

*Ismail*, Adegboyega Ibraheem, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the 
Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.

*Jiboku*, Morolake Eniola is a graduate of the Department of Mass 
Communication, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. 
She is interested in political communication contemporary media studies 
, creative writing and broadcasting.

*Kabir*, Alabi Garba is the Weekend Editor of Guardian Newspapers 
Limited, Rutam House, Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Isolo, Lagos, Nigeria.

*Kur*, Jude Terna, Ph.D., is a Professor of Information and Media 
Technology and the current Head of the Department of Information and 
Media Technology at Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger 
State, Nigeria. His areas of research interest are parental mediation, 
ICTs and new media, and broadcast media.

*Lazarus*, Queen Mabel is a graduate of the Department of Information 
and Media Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger 
State, Nigeria. Her area of research interest is media technologies and 
their impact on society.

*Mbamalu*, Marcel, Ph.D., is Deputy News Editor, The Guardian Newspapers 
Limited, Isolo, Lagos. His research interest is in media analysis and 
health communication.

*Melladu*, Bernard Bem, Ph.D, is a lecturer at the Department of Mass 
Communication, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria 
but currently on leave of absence to Benue State Government as the 
Executive Chairman of Benue State Local Government Service Commission, 
Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. His research interests are in public 
relations, communication and society, organizational communication, and 
development communication.

*Nwachukwu*, Chidiebere Alozie, Ph.D., is a lecturer in the Department 
of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His research 
interests span health and population communication, conflict reporting, 
communication and media studies.

*Nwogbo*, Victor is a**Lecturer at the Department of Mass Communication, 
University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His research interest is in media 
writing, media sociology and news editing.

*Nwosu*, Chukwuma L., Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of 
Mass Communication, Federal University of Lokoja, Kogi State. His 
research interest is in specialised writings, development communication, 
journalism education and health communication.

*Olanrewaju*, Elizabeth A. is a research fellow at the Department of 
Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her research interest 
is in media analysis and communication advocacy.

*Olugboji*, Femi, Ph.D. is a  lecturer in the School of Communication, 
Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria. His areas of academic 
interests/specialisation are Media Studies/Arts, Criticism, Theatre and 
Film Studies. He is also a creative writer in the areas of prose, poetry 
and drama.

*Onwunali*, Charles Chinedu, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer in the 
Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, 
Lagos, Nigeria. His research interests include Advertising and Consumer 
Rights Protection, Communication and Gender Empowerment and Political 
Communication.

*Shaibu*, Husseini Hassan, Ph.D., is a Teaching Fellow at the Department 
of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria 
and Head of Public Relations and Media at the National Troupe of Nigeria 
(NTN), a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. 
He has considerable industry experience in Culture and Film Journalism, 
Broadcasting, Film Production Management and in Public Relations and 
Advertising. His research interest is in the evaluation of the power 
structure and economics of motion picture production in Nigeria.

*Soremi*, Taiwo Olamide is a graduate of the Department of Mass 
Communication, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. She 
graduated as one of the best graduating students of the 2017/2018 set.

*Ukonu*, Michael O., Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of 
Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His research interest 
is in ICT, media analysis and criticism, media sociology and health 
communication.

*      Uzonwanne*, Francis Chukwuemeka, Ph.D. is a Senior Lecturer in 
the Department of Behavioural Studies (Psychology Programme), Redeemers 
University, Ede, Osun State. He has a background in Guidance and 
Counseling and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. His research areas 
of interest include but are not limited to Organizational Psychology 
Studies, Leadership Styles, Decision Making, Occupational Behaviour.

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