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An Evaluation of Press Coverage of Children’s and Women’s Rights in Nigeria.doc

An Evaluation of Press Coverage of Children’s and Women’s Rights in Nigeria 　　[a] Ph.D.， Department of Mass Communication Faculty of Social Sciences Anambra State University， Igbariam Campus， Nigeria. 　　[b] Department Of Mass Communication Faculty of Social Sciences Anambra State University， Igbariam Campus， Nigeria. 　　Corresponding author. 　　Received 1 December 2012； accepted 14 January 2013 　　Abstract 　　Factors like military incursion in the political life of Nigeria and brazen mismanagement of public affairs few occasions civilians came into power have over the years， cripple political， economic， social， ecological and cultural developments in Nigeria. Women and children largely constitute the principal victims of these combined political， social， ecological and economic crises to the extent women’s and children’s rights have been neglected over a long period of time in Nigeria. This study however， aimed to ascertain the nature， frequency and volume of coverage given to issues relating to women’s and children’s rights in the Nigerian news media. Content analysis was used to analyse the content of three randomly selected Nigerian Newspapers. Data obtained for the study were analysed using tables and simple percentages. Summary of results showed that the twin rights issues were poorly covered even as they were denied prominent positioning in the Nigerian press. 　　INTRODUCTION 　　It was “Folake” who was jailed after she accused a man of rape. A domestic worker， she said her employer’s husband had forced her into his bedroom and made her watch a violent videotape before forcing her to have sex. A medical examination supported her allegation. Yet she was the one brought to court， charged with slander for making the accusation， and remanded in prison until her family could raise the bail money to have her released. The material evidence of the crime， handed over to the police， was later said to have disappeared. No charges were brought against the man she ac