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Security and Safety Awareness among Journalist in Nigeria

In: Proceedings International Conference on Media Studies 2017
Azahar Kasim; Norsiah Abdul Hamid; Sabrina Mohd Rashid (eds.)
Sintok: Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), School of Multimedia Technology and Communication (2017), pp. 389-394

Institution of author: Ahmadu Bello University Zaria

"Concern on safety and security of journalist is a global phenomenon. This gave rise to security and safety policy documents and protocols for journalists and the need for journalists to know about them to better safeguard themselves while on duty. Studies were conducted on the state of journalist’s in terms of their security and safety, yet only a few have been carried out in this area especially in northern Nigeria. Consequently, this paper examines the level and determinants of security and safety awareness among journalist in Nigeria, as well as how they handle their safety and security within their job environment. A survey was conducted among 100 journalists in Kaduna state using to collect the data which was analysed using SPSS 2.0 package." (Abstract)