Breaking the Spiral of Silence: Suggestions for Children Radio Content Development in Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigates the extent of compliance of selected Nigeria radio stations to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child as it relates to the media. Qualitative analyses of programmes and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) were conducted to find out the relative content of children programmes on the radio stations; and the extent to which children were involved in producing children media contents. Findings reveal that exclusively children-oriented programmes were very rare on the country’s radio stations and the few available children programmes were done for children, not by them. The researchers recommend that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) should form a Children Radio Think Tank to enforce the minimum 10 per cent stipulated for children content on Nigerian broadcast media by the country’s National Broadcasting Code. The  managements of radio stations should creatively explore opportunities that abound in radio programming by children for children.

Key words: Spiral of Silence, Children, Radio Media, Contents

DOI: 10.7176/IKM/13-3-06

Publication date:June 30^th 2023