THE NEW MEDIA, MORAL DEGRADATION AND INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: WHAT FOR ROLE FOR THE MEDIA?
Abstract
Nigeria has been a denizen of conflicts. Aside from the perennial conflicts between the farmers and the herders. Notable security challenges which includes the activities of the Biafra separatists, Militant Islamists in the North, kidnapping in many parts of the country; The Niger Delta imbroglio. The Boko Haram group remains arguably Nigerian security threat. New media can be described as online based tools and services connecting people and enabling interaction with each other over the internet. The New media has increased social and political interactions through WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and other platforms. Social networking sites are used by terrorist groups with dedicated servers and websites to spread propaganda, they use the medium for recruitment, fund raising, training mechanisms and other forms of cybercrimes. This study adopts the qualitative approach in appraising the correlation between the media and insecurity in Nigeria. This work provides critical discourse of the concept of New Media and Moral Degradation. The paper examines the critical role of the Media in combating the upsurge of crime which has led to a state of Insecurity and Moral Degradation in Nigeria.
Keywords
Full Text:
PDFReferences
Abhijeet, P. (2021). Role of media in crime control and social awareness. Accessed February,2022 from https://notesmatic.com/role-media-crime-control-social- awareness/
Agha, A.U. (2010) Religious ethics in a permissive society. Abakiliki, SAPS Press
Cann, A. (2011), Social Media: A Guide for Researchers. Available from: http://www.rin.ac.uk/system/files/attachments/social_media_guide_ for_screen_0.pdf. [Last retrieved on 2022 Feb].
Carli,V.(2008).The Media, Crime Prevention and Urban Safety: A Brief Discussion on Media Influence and Areas for Further Exploration. Accessed on 2822022 from https://cipc-icpc.org/wp- content/uploads/2019/08/The_Media__Crime_Prevention_ and_Urban_ Safety _ANG.pdf
Chukwuere, J.E., Onyebukwa, C.F. (2017), New Media and Politics: An Assessment of 2016 South African Local Government Elections. In: 31st International Academic Conference, London. International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences. CNN News. Boko Haram Fast Facts. Available from: https://www.edition. cnn.com/2014/06/09/world/boko-haram-fast-facts/index.html.
Chinedu, J.D.,Ede,V.I, &Ozioma, F.C.(2020) Moral decadence in contemporary Nigerian society: the religious option. Retrieved from http//raadaa.Comdownloadetries-religious-experience-of-material.
Copp, D (1995) Morality, Normativity, and Society, Oxford.
Ebebe,C.O.(2011) Together let us create new generation, Rex Charles/ patrick LTD.
Ezemenaka, K.E., Prouza, J. (2016), Biafra resurgence: State failure, insecurity and separatist agitations in Nigeria. Central European Journal of International and Security Studies, 3, 88-109.
IGI Global (n.d.). What is Media. Accessed February 28,2022 from https://www.igiglobal.com/dictionary/media/18142.
Ihechu,I.P., Ekweonu,L.C., and Umeh,K.(2021). Awkaresidents’ perceptionof social media representation of familyvalues in the era of insecurity in Nigeria. African Journal of Culture, History, Religion and Traditions, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2021 (pp. 45-55)
Iherue, S.O. (2011) Causes & effects of moral decadence in Igboland: Socio-political economic and religious prism
Kimutai, J.K. (2014), Social Media and National Security Threats: A Case Study of Kenya. Available from: http://www.erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/bitstream/handle/11295/76667/Kimutai_Social%20Medi%20And%20National%20Security%20Threats%20A%20Case%20Study%20Of%20Kenya.pdf?sequence=4. [Last retrieved on 2022 Feb]
Knoope, P., Buchanan-Clarke, S. (2017), The Boko Haram Insurgency: From Short Term Gains to Long Term Solutions. Cape Town, South Africa: The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) Publication 2017
Market Business News(n.d.). What is media? Definition and meaning. Accessed February 28,2022 from https://marketbusinessnews.com/financial-glossary/media-definition-meaning/.
McQuail, D. (2000),” Mass Communication Theory, 4th edition”, Thousand Qaks: SAGE publications.
Monye, M.A. (2010) Saint Paul’s moral thought: A challenge to moral dilemma in the contemporary African church. The proceedings of 24th conference in the Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria. Cathan. Makurdi: Aboki publishers.
Nwabueze, C. and Ebeze, E. (2013), “Mass media relevance in combating insecurity in Nigeria”, International Journal of Development and Sustainability, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 861- 870
Obiefuna, B.A.C(20110) Moral decadence among youths in Nigeria: Lessons from Paul the Apostles.African journal of Local Societies Initiative. 58-65
Pate, U.A. (2011), Practice and Challenges of Media Performance in conflict phone multicultural Nigeria. In Oso, L., Soola, D. and Pate, U. (Eds.), Media, Governance and Development: Issues and Trends. Mushin: Primus Prints & Communication, pp. 47-59.
Rasenah, (2013). The role of media in crime prevention. Mass media scientific quarterly, Volume 24, Issue 3- serial no.92, pp. 33-42
Sajithra, R., Patil, K. (2013), Social media–history and components. IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM), 7(1), 69-74.
Trottier, D., Fuchs, C. (2014), Theorising Social Media, Politics and the State: An Introduction. Available from: http://www. westminsterresearch.wmin.ac.uk/14791/. [Last retrieved on 2017 Dec].
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
Copyright (c) 2022 Chioma Ifeoma Agbasimelo (PhD), Chinwe Rebecca Okoyeocha, Kobimdi Cordelia Umeh, Chinedu Lawrence Ekweonu
ISSN (PRINT): 2682 - 6135
ISSN (ONLINE): 2682 - 6127
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.