"This bibliography contains 501 annotated citations to journal articles, books, conference papers, and reports on the Nigerian press, arranged alphabetically by author. Joseph P. McKerns, Ohio State University School of Journalism and editor of the Biographical Dictionary of American Journalism (ent
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ry 324), gives it high praise in his foreword: "Professor Ogbondah has given to the field of Nigerian media studies what the benchmark works of Warren Price and Calder Pickett, The Literature of Journalism and An Annotated Journalism Bibliography, 1958-1968, gave to the field of American media studies." That may be, but the misspelling in the introduction and introduction notes of the name of a major journalism bibliographer (Wolseley) is disturbing. Users are advised to consult the author/title/subject index for easiest access. See also "Guide to Students' Research: A Bibliography of Mass Communication", which chronicles research studies, many focusing on critical issues in journalism, at five Nigerian universities." (Jo A. Cates: Journalism - a guide to the reference literature. Englewood, Col.: Libraries Unlimited, 2nd ed. 1997 nr. 87)
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