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Item Students' awareness of privacy risks in online interactions: a case study of students of higher institutions in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria(2016-06) Mobolaji, A. O.; Egbokhare, O. A.Social network sites have influenced communication behaviour in a variety of contexts. This development has brought with it challenges with online privacv, self- disclosure and the overall well- being of the social media users. This study examines the interaction between, privacy awareness, privacy concerns and social media users' online behaviour. Guided by Communication Privacy Management Theory, the study adopted Survey and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) methods. The simple random technique was employed to select the study population from among the students of University of Ibadan and the Polytechnic Ibadan. From this population, Purposive and Convenience sampling techniques were used to select a sample of 330 respondents - 165 respondents respectively from each 'Institution. Findings from this study show that Facebook and Instagram users are aware of the privacy risks attached to their online interactions. However, privacy paradox comes to the fore because, in spite of the identified privacy concerns, findings reveal that individuals still disclose personal information on the social media platforms. This apparent disregard for online privacy by many of the respondents is attributable to some gratifications the respondents claim they derive from these virtual interactions. While responding to the enquiry about what information may he disclosed online, majority of the respondents (78.2%), reported that information that pertains to one's income, financial Status and bank transactions should not for any reason he posted on Facebook and Instagram. Moreover, (76.3%) of the respondents agreed that facts relating to one’s family affairs should not be posted on Facebook and InstagramItem Avoiding mixed-methods? methodological and theoretical approaches in women’s radio participation research(Faculty of Arts, University of Uyo, 2021-05) Mobolaji, A. O.; Ojebuyi, B. R.Previous media studies that did meta-analyses of methodological and theoretical approaches have addressed subsets such as political communication, health communication, and gatekeeping. However, scant attention has been paid to women’s participation in radio discourse despite its importance to the developmental agenda. This study was, therefore, designed to investigate the methodological and theoretical trends in women’s radio participation studies. Content analysis was used to examine a total of 70 purposively selected women’s radio participation-related studies published between 2009 and 2019. Findings reveal that 55.7% of the analysed articles employed quantitative methodological approaches, while 25.7 % of the articles used qualitative approaches. Only 18.6% of the studies employed a mixed-methods design. Findings also show that more quantitative studies (67.5%) were hinged on theoretical frameworks compared to 32.5% not driven by theories. Conversely, fewer qualitative studies (27.8%) were driven by theories, while 72.2% were not theory-driven. Generally, 57.1% of the articles analysed had theoretical backgrounds. The pattern established in this study shows that existing women’s radio participation studies scantly adopted mixed-methods approaches, but the use of relevant theories as frameworks is fairly high. Scholars in the field of women’s radio participation research should adopt the mixed methods design as this would help in getting more robust and in-depth findings.Item Media hype, greener pastures syndrome, and migration in Nigeria(IGI Global, 2020) Mobolaji, A. O.; Ojebuyi, B. R.The phenomenon of human migration has been described as a threat to resources and job distribution in Africa. It has been assumed that, apart from economic instability in Nigeria, portrayal of Europe and America, through films and Hip-Hop musical lyrics and videos, has also influenced most Nigerians to perceive migration as the only solution to their predicaments. However, extant studies are yet to empirically prove this hypothesis. Therefore, this chapter, through a content analysis, examines contents of Nigerian films and Hip-Hop music videos, as subsets of mass media discourse, with a view to establishing the nature of these contents in terms of how they could influence Nigerians’ attitude towards migration to foreign countries. Findings show that contents of Nigerian films and Hip-Hop music videos contain rhetorical discourse with persuasive effect capable of luring Nigerian youths to foreign countries. This chapter also provides justification for the enactment of framework for policy formulation for effective control of media system and illegal migration by Nigerians.