期刊名称：Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review
电子版ISSN：2223-5833
出版年度：2014
卷号：3
期号：7
出版社：Sohar University, Oman and American University of Kuwait
摘要：This study investigated the perceptual influence of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on journalism practice in Nigeria using journalists in Anambra State as a case study. The objectives of the study centredon ascertaining the journalists' level of awareness of the provisions of the Act and determining the journalists' perception of the strength and weaknesses of the Act in journalism practice as well as the direction of influence of the Act on journalism practice (whether negative or positive). Thestudyadopted survey method.Asample of 165 was drawn from a population of289 registeredjournalists in Anambra State using the proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Questionnaire was used to obtain data. Findings revealed that the journalists studied had a high level of awareness of the provisions of FOIA. Also, the journalists perceived the Act as having a more positive influence on journalism practice.Conclusion was that the Actportends good for journalism practice in Nigeria.It was recommendedthat journalists should make maximum use of the Act, and aspects of the Actthat contain nebulous and slimy concepts that are open to differing interpretationsshould be reviewed
关键词：Freedom of Information Act; ;i;nfluence; ;journalism practice;s;trength; weakness
