A Research Proposal on the Effect of Gratification on Journalism Practice in Osun State

Student: Anthonia Olamiposi Edoru (Project, 2025)
Department of Mass Communication
Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State

Abstract

Journalist may use the media for their personal ends or for greater social good to serve the public. As human needs are insatiable, there are chances were some may sacrifice the public interest for their selfish motives ignoring the social responsibility. Such miss behavior damages journalists and the profession’s integrity and reputations. According to Crider (2019) in this view poised that journalism practice involves the gathering packing and disseminating of news to general public, general in today’s society the mass media are seem as veritable instruments of information dissemination, social mobilization and control

Keywords
social public journalism practice media general research proposal effect gratification
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