Singaporean And Nigerian Journalists' Perceptions Of New Technologies

This analysis of Singaporean and Nigerian journalists' perceptions of new technologies suggests that new technologies are regarded as useful tools for modern journalism practice but they are also seen as facilitating unethical journalism practice. The study found that journalists believe that new technologies have improved rather than harmed newspaper quality. The resuts also show a great disparity in the diffusion of technology in Singaporean and Nigerian newsrooms. Computer technology is more common in Singaporean newsrooms than in Nigerian newsrooms. Lack of training opportunities for senior editors and lack of access to the new technologies constitute major obstacles to technology diffusion in Nigerian newspaper organisations. But Nigerian journalists were more optimistic than Singaporean journalists about the impact of new technologies on the future of journalism practice