Privatization of the electronic media in Nigeria

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 365-372

  Onwumechili, Chuka ^a  

^a BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communications media control; Direct broadcast satellite; Electronic media; Media privatization; Nigerian media

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993823350     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646179609361738     Document Type: Article

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