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What is Adulthood

Chapter 4
Media and Its Role in Protecting the Rights of Children in Africa
The phase of life when one has come of age and can decide between right and wrong, and when one is expected to be responsible for minors.
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Child Protection and Development in Nigeria: Towards a More Functional Media Intervention
Stellamaris Ngozi Okpara (Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0329-4.ch004
Abstract
It is unarguably true that one of the social institutions from which children need protection is the media. This is because some media content violates and poses a harmful influence on their development. The media has been accused of being weak in protecting the rights of Nigerian children from the standpoint of the content it disseminates. This chapter focuses on the power of the media to advocate for the child's rights and shape the childhood process through its content. The study discovered that media outlets are not predisposed to reporting issues regarding child rights but rather place more attention on entertainment programmes that attract big sponsors. The study recommends that media content should focus on promoting child rights issues in Nigeria.
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