Radio Messages And Newspaper Coverage Of Family Planning: A Gender Perspective

Journal of Media Studies, Vol 36, No 2 (2021)

Radio Messages And Newspaper Coverage Of Family Planning: A Gender Perspective

Alex Eloho Umuerri

Abstract

The study investigated radio messages and newspaper coverage of family planning with particular reference to women. A radio script is used, while two Nigerian newspapers are purposively selected and analyzed. The study applied content analysis as research method. Findings revealed that radio messages for the feminine gender had five family planning methods, and also, there were more methods for drugs/pills and material implantation than for injection. The newspaper aspect indicated that coverage was low. The study recommends that content developers of radio messages should make deliberate efforts to beef up the contents of the radio scripts in order to provide enough information for women concerning family planning and also that there should be a variety of programs. On the low coverage given by the two newspapers, it is recommended that a family planning desk be established in each newspaper house, while there should be beat reporters on family planning to ensure adequate coverage.

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