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A Comparison Of The Coverage Of The 1993-94 Political Crisis In Nigeria By The New York Times And Al Ahram Weekly: A Content Analysis, Eucharia Chinelo Oramah
A Comparison Of The Coverage Of The 1993-94 Political Crisis In Nigeria By The New York Times And Al Ahram Weekly: A Content Analysis, Eucharia Chinelo Oramah
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The annulment of a presidential election held on June 12, 1993, in Nigeria led to a grave political upheaval, second only to a civil war fought in Nigeria in 1967-70. This political crisis of great human and economic consequences, happening in an important African country, attracted huge global 1nedia attention. It is a common belief, especially among the developing world communication scholars, that Western 1nedia usually pay more attention to the negative aspects of most issues in Africa. To that effect this study examines and con1pares the coverage the Nigerian political crisis received in Western and developing world media-the New …