Media Advocacy, Development Journalism and Child Right issues in Nigeria Oyesomi Kehinde, Olusola Oyero, Okorie Nelson
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In the sphere of journalism, child right issues are perennial issues that have raised mixed feelings and reactions
among media experts and scholars. The thrust of this paper examined the use of development journalism to promote
media advocacy for child right issues in Nigeria. Against the backdrop of development media theory and the agenda
setting theory, which moves that child right issues are developmental issues that demand adequate attention from the
media, it become expedient that media reports on child right issues should be treated as issues of national interest in
newspapers, magazines, radio station and television station. It was recommended that child right issues such as early
child marriages, child labour and child trafficking should be reported and analyzed in the Nigerian mass media;
individuals that perpetuate such crimes should be punished and deterred from further acts.
Keywords: Media advocacy, development, journalism, child right and Nigeria
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H Social Sciences (General)