Regional Parallelism and Corruption Scandals in Nigeria: Intranational Approaches to African Media Systems

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Regional Parallelism and Corruption Scandals in Nigeria is a ground-breaking book that offers fresh perspectives on the character and role of the African media in covering corruption scandals. It explores whether reports regarding corruption stem from the efforts of journalists who employ investigative journalism, or if it is a mere coincidence promoted by the activities of anti-corruption agencies. To that end, the book develops a media systems theory for Africa based on the coverage of corruption scandals in the Nigerian press. This new theoretical paradigm, defined as regional parallelism, argues that African countries are nations within nations, and that therefore any comparative study of the media system should recognize this understanding. The book combines both interviews with journalists as well as qualitative content analysis of newspapers to determine the patterns and issues that influence the reporting of corruption. It also looks at corruption within the media itself, taking into account factors such as regionalism and ethnicity within the practice of journalism. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction: Corruption Scandals and Intranational Framework for Media Systems Research in Africa (Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u)....Pages 1-30 An Overview of the State of Media in Africa (Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u)....Pages 31-49 Historical Landscape of Nigerian Newspapers (Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u)....Pages 51-78 White and Black Press: Racial Parallelism in South African Journalism (Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u)....Pages 79-101 Foreign Ownership, Local Dynamics: The Media System in Kenya (Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u)....Pages 103-127 Corruption Without Borders: PTDF and Former Governors’ Scandals in the Nigerian Press (Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u)....Pages 129-169 Reporting Corruption Scandals in Nigeria: Perspectives from Journalists (Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u)....Pages 171-221 Regional Parallelism (Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u)....Pages 223-257 Conclusion: Comparing Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa (Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u)....Pages 259-265 Back Matter ....Pages 267-272