THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ON NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA

BY

¹Ojigwo, Uloma Godsheart
Department of Mass Communication
Post Graduate School
Gregory University Uturu

²Uche, Uwaoma Kalu, PhD
Department of Mass Communication
Gregory University Uturu
Email: uwafine2002@yahoo.com, u.uwaoma@gregoryuniversityuturu.edu.ng

³Okorafor, Prince Ikpo
Library Department
Gregory University Uturu

MAY, 2023

ABSTRACT

There is no doubt that Information and Communication Technologies have made a tremendous impact in newspapers and magazine production in Nigeria. Information and Communication Technology has helped in altering the manual production processes as well as provided opportunity in the form of e-publishing which has made newspaper/magazine publication easy and less labourious. This study investigated the impact of information and communication technology in newspaper and magazine production in Nigeria. The study was anchored on Technological Determinism Theory. This study adopted content analysis method which involves a review of existing literatures in information and communication technology and newspaper/magazine. Findings show that information and communication technology has a significant impact on newspaper and magazine production in Nigeria. It therefore, recommends among many others that newspaper and magazine industries in Nigeria should continually follow ICTs trend and government should encourage the adoption of ICTs in every sector in the country by financially empowering those sectors that cannot afford it.