Media Coverage of Police Brutality and ENDSARS Protests in Nigeria: A Newspaper Analysis
Abstract
This study ascertained the media coverage of police brutality and ENDSARS protests in Nigeria: a newspaper analysis. The objective was to examine the frequency of reportage of Police brutality and EndSars protest in Nigeria by Vanguard and Guardian newspapers among others. The agenda-setting theory and social responsible theory underpinned this study. The population of the study consisted of 246 editions of the newspapers published between 1
Keywords
Media coveragePolice brutalityEndsars protestsnewspapers analysis
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