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Vol. 36

Translation of the article Forming the Image of Ukrainian Theater in the 21st century into Ukrainian - go to the Ukrainian language register.

Vol. 39

 Materials for the article by Alex Umuerri, prepared by the author at the request of the reviewers:

Table showing comments of the first and second reviewers and corrections by the Author

S/N

COMMENTS OF FIRST REVIEWER

CORRECTIONS BY AUTHOR

1.

The abstract has daily keywords that require adding.

·        Development communication

·        Non-development information

·        Nigerian newspapers; qualitative content analysis;

·        The Guardian; Vangaurd

2.

The article has a lot to do with the history of Nigeria journalism

Pages 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the manuscript provide history of Nigerian journalism

3.

The list of references consists of outdated literature

References have been updated (Please see the manuscript)

 

 

S/N

COMMENTS OF SECOND REVIEWER

CORRECTIONS BY AUTHOR

1.

Does the table of the article correspond to its content and purpose?

Yes

2.

Does the abstract with keywords reflect the main content of article and comply with the IMRAD structure?

The keywords are: Development communication, non-development information; Nigerian newspapers, Quantitative content analysis; the Guardian, Vanguard

3.

Do the keywords of the article manuscript match the journal profile?

The keywords are: Development communication, non-development information; Nigerian newspapers, Quantitative content analysis; the Guardian, Vanguard

4.

Are the key hypothesis in the article original, scientifically significant, and interesting to the readership?

The author should include some hypotheses derived from the literature review and from the academic gaps found in the theoretical framework in order to have more clarity of the article contribution.

Hypothesis provided (Please see manuscript)

 

Research question 1 & 2 have been revised from the theoretical framework used in the study. (please see manuscript)

5.

Is the research methodology appropriate and well founded?

Revisions have been done.

6.

Are the main results of the article scientifically sound and significant?

Revisions have been done

7.

Do the article and its key parts comply with the IMRAD structure and the technical requirements of the grund

Yes

8.

Are the tables and figures justified, relevant and comply with the requirements of the journal?

Yes

9.

In the “Discussion” section, does the ability to summarise results and draw conclusion appear?

Yes

10.

Are the conclusions clear and well-reasoned

Please see printed copy

 

 

 

 

 

RECOMMENED ACTIONS

 

1.

Provide a clear and operational definition of developmental information specifying inclusion/exclusion criteria

These are stories that contribute to the development of the indigene, communities and citizens in Nigeria. These development stories are those on: General development; health, polities, economy; and community.

The non-development information are: crime/robbery etc. crisis (political etc); deaths/obituary; cult wars; and high cost of living. These information were excluded as non-development because they do not contribute to the positive development of the Nigerian society.

(On page 6)

3.

Justify case selection and newspaper choice (why Guardian and Vanguard representativeness and editorial diversity)

The reasons for the selection of theses newspapers include pattern of ownership, patronage, accessibility, language and circulation. Guardian is owned by chief Alex Ibru who was a minister during the General Sani Abacha  regime while the vanguard is published by Sam Amuka, a veteran journalist and businessman. We consider ownership of newspapers important because studies by Agbaje (Agbaje, A.A. (1988). Ideological apparatus and the post colonial state: The Nigerian newspaper press, 1960 – 1983. Ph.D. Department of Political University of Ibadan. vix + 800pps) and Ekuma (2007) have found that ownership pattern always influenced the extent and direction of news reports. These newspapers are all published in English language and this makes for easy readership by different audience across the country. Readers can have access to them since they are available on the news stands across the country. These newspapers were chosen because of their reputation as leading newspapers in Nigeria on many court including their role as moulders of enlightened public opinion coverage both in terms of scope of information and circulation, purgent editorializing on issues of national importance, informed feature articles on national issues (Philip, Benjamin and Robert 1995, p. 5) (Benjamin, S.A; Roberts, N; and Philips, D. (1999). Political communication through newspaper advertisement: The case of the 1999 presidential election in Nigeria. Ibadan: Niser monograph №10).

The newspapers under investigation namely the Guardian and Vanguard during the period of study had fully established their presence on the information superhighway. For instance each of the newspapers had a web portal that attracted readers from all over the world. This apparently conferred new identity on them as national newspapers with global reach. Therefore, readers could access both hard copies and online versions, depending on their preference.

(Please see page 14)

4

Update the theoretical framework and bibliography with post – 1990s and especially 2010s – 2020s scholarship.

Please see page 7 of the manuscript.

5.

Discuss limitations of the sample  (time frame, number of editions) and contextualize the covid-19 period)

Please see page 13.

6.

Improve argument flow by linking findings back to development media theory and contemporary debates on African journalism.

The first two research question were derived from the Development Media Theory (please see manuscript)

7.

Re-work the abstract and conclusion to stress contributions, implications and recommendations.

Please see the revised version of the abstract