Approaches For Effective Reportage Of Rural Areas By Nigerian Mass Media

Abstract

This paper, on approaches to effective rural reportage by Nigerian mass media sought to proffer the practical strategies available to Nigerian Mass
Media in reporting the rural areas. The paper is predicated on the fact that there is imbalance information flow in terms of rural and urban reportage by Nigerian mass media. Anchored on the development media theory and the need to use the mass media to bring about the development of the rural areas, the paper outlines some practical strategies and comes to the conclusion that Nigerian mass media can cover the rural areas effectively,
and that the adoption of these approaches will go a long way in changing the current level of rural reportage.