International Politics of Mass Communication Attah Ogwu Chris1,**, Mohammed James Dada2,* 1Associate Professor, Department of Mass communication, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria 2Lecturer, Department of Mass communication, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria *Corresponding author Email id: *mohammed.jd@ksu.edu.ng
**attah.c@ksu.edu.ng
Online Published on 12 June, 2023. Abstract This study examined the politics of mass communication across the globe using secondary data. The published research works of other researchers were extensively reviewed using qualitative research methodology and issues related to the topic of discussion were explained in themes which form sub-themes. The study revealed that the flow of news tends to be imbalanced because news media agencies in industrialized nations dominate the collection and distribution of news, and so these industrialized nations also tend to receive the bulk of news coverage. The study added that the low technological know-how of developing countries has worsened the situation. To bridge this gap, the study recommended that developing countries, especially Africa, need to do all it requires to upgrade their technology to be able to compete favorably with the developed nations in terms of information flow. Top Keywords Communication, Politics, Information flow, NWICO debate, Industrialization. Top |