COVERAGE OF ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADE OF PRESIDENT MOHAMM ADU BUHARI’S ADMINISTRATION BY THE GUARDIAN AND THE NATION NEWSPAPERS

ABSTRACT

This study examines the coverage of Anti-corruption Crusade of Muhammadu's Buhari'sled administration. The study established the benefits of fighting against corruption as it leads to national development and the roles of the media in reducing corruption. This study was anchored on the agenda setting theory. This theory was used to explain the duties and responsibilities of the media towards directing the public's attention towards certain matters of importance. The researcher employed content analysis as the research design, coding sheet as the rese arch instrument and the systematic random sampling as the sampling technique. The rese arch population for this study are The Nation and The Guardian Newspapers. The work discovered that the he print media still practice coverage of corruption cases, But the repo rtage is unimpressive when compared with the challenge of high rate of corruption. In asc ertaining the level of prominence accorded to corruption reporting, it was also discovered that the page positioning of most corruption stories is on the inside pages. However, the degree of prominence of most corruption stories is relatively inadequate. However, The Nigeria mass media have especially been responsible in keeping the public informed abo ut issues affecting the society.