id	sid	tid	token	lemma	pos
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ajac-987	1	2	one	one	NUM
ajac-987	1	3	american	american	ADJ
ajac-987	1	4	journal	journal	PROPN
ajac-987	1	5	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	1	6	arts	art	NOUN
ajac-987	1	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	1	8	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-987	1	9	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-987	1	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	1	11	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	1	12	2	2	NUM
ajac-987	1	13	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	1	14	march	march	PROPN
ajac-987	1	15	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	1	16	april	april	PROPN
ajac-987	1	17	2025	2025	NUM
ajac-987	1	18	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	1	19	issn	issn	PROPN
ajac-987	1	20	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	1	21	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-987	1	22	-	-	SYM
ajac-987	1	23	0540	0540	NUM
ajac-987	1	24	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	1	25	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	1	26	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	1	27	7.94	7.94	NUM
ajac-987	1	28	1252	1252	NUM
ajac-987	1	29	columbia	columbia	PROPN
ajac-987	1	30	rd	rd	PROPN
ajac-987	1	31	nw	nw	PROPN
ajac-987	1	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	1	33	washington	washington	PROPN
ajac-987	1	34	dc	dc	PROPN
ajac-987	1	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	1	36	united	united	PROPN
ajac-987	1	37	states	states	PROPN
ajac-987	1	38	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	PROPN
ajac-987	1	39	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	1	40	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-987	1	41	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	1	42	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
ajac-987	2	1	1	1	NUM
ajac-987	3	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	3	2	a	a	DET
ajac-987	3	3	m	m	NOUN
ajac-987	3	4	e	e	NOUN
ajac-987	3	5	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	4	1	i	i	NOUN
ajac-987	4	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	4	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	4	4	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	5	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-987	5	2	o	o	X
ajac-987	5	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	5	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	5	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	5	6	a	a	DET
ajac-987	5	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-987	5	8	o	o	X
ajac-987	6	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-987	7	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	7	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	7	3	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	7	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-987	7	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	7	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	8	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-987	8	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-987	8	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-987	8	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	8	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	8	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	9	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	10	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	10	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	10	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	10	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	11	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	11	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-987	12	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	12	2	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	12	3	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	NOUN
ajac-987	12	4	communicating	communicate	VERB
ajac-987	12	5	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	12	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	12	7	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	12	8	integrity	integrity	NOUN
ajac-987	12	9	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	10	the	the	DET
ajac-987	12	11	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	12	12	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	12	13	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	12	14	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	12	15	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	12	16	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	12	17	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	12	18	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	12	19	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	12	20	1eke	1eke	NUM
ajac-987	12	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	22	chigozi	chigozi	NOUN
ajac-987	12	23	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	24	phd	phd	PROPN
ajac-987	12	25	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	27	2okure	2okure	NUM
ajac-987	12	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	29	ekemini	ekemini	PROPN
ajac-987	12	30	george	george	PROPN
ajac-987	12	31	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	32	phd	phd	NOUN
ajac-987	12	33	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	34	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	12	35	3ikebude	3ikebude	NUM
ajac-987	12	36	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	37	olufunke	olufunke	NOUN
ajac-987	12	38	dorcas	dorcas	PROPN
ajac-987	12	39	1,2department	1,2department	NUM
ajac-987	12	40	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	12	41	linguistics	linguistic	NOUN
ajac-987	12	42	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	12	43	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-987	12	44	studies	study	NOUN
ajac-987	12	45	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	46	university	university	NOUN
ajac-987	12	47	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	12	48	port	port	NOUN
ajac-987	12	49	harcourt	harcourt	PROPN
ajac-987	12	50	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	51	rivers	river	NOUN
ajac-987	12	52	state	state	PROPN
ajac-987	12	53	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	54	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	12	55	3department	3department	NUM
ajac-987	12	56	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	12	57	broadcasting	broadcasting	NOUN
ajac-987	12	58	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	12	59	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	12	60	studies	study	NOUN
ajac-987	12	61	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	62	university	university	NOUN
ajac-987	12	63	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	12	64	port	port	NOUN
ajac-987	12	65	harcourt	harcourt	PROPN
ajac-987	12	66	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	67	rivers	river	NOUN
ajac-987	12	68	state	state	PROPN
ajac-987	12	69	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	70	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	12	71	email	email	NOUN
ajac-987	12	72	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	73	chigozi_eke@uniport.edu.ng/	chigozi_eke@uniport.edu.ng/	VERB
ajac-987	12	74	ekemini_okure@uniport.edu.ng/	ekemini_okure@uniport.edu.ng/	PROPN
ajac-987	12	75	olufunkeikebude1@gmail.com	olufunkeikebude1@gmail.com	PROPN
ajac-987	12	76	doi	doi	NOUN
ajac-987	12	77	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	78	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15183419	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15183419	X
ajac-987	12	79	abstract	abstract	ADJ
ajac-987	12	80	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	81	this	this	DET
ajac-987	12	82	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	12	83	ascertained	ascertain	VERB
ajac-987	12	84	communicating	communicate	VERB
ajac-987	12	85	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	12	86	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	12	87	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	12	88	integrity	integrity	NOUN
ajac-987	12	89	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	12	90	the	the	DET
ajac-987	12	91	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	12	92	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	12	93	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	12	94	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	12	95	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	12	96	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	12	97	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	12	98	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	12	99	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	12	100	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	13	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	13	2	agenda	agenda	NOUN
ajac-987	13	3	setting	set	VERB
ajac-987	13	4	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-987	13	5	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	13	6	publics	public	NOUN
ajac-987	13	7	was	be	AUX
ajac-987	13	8	anchored	anchor	VERB
ajac-987	13	9	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	13	10	this	this	DET
ajac-987	13	11	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	13	12	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	14	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	14	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	14	3	adopted	adopt	VERB
ajac-987	14	4	a	a	DET
ajac-987	14	5	qualitative	qualitative	ADJ
ajac-987	14	6	research	research	NOUN
ajac-987	14	7	methodology	methodology	NOUN
ajac-987	14	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	14	9	utilizing	utilize	VERB
ajac-987	14	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	14	11	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	14	12	depth	depth	NOUN
ajac-987	14	13	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	14	14	to	to	PART
ajac-987	14	15	explore	explore	VERB
ajac-987	14	16	the	the	DET
ajac-987	14	17	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	14	18	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	14	19	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	14	20	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	14	21	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	14	22	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	14	23	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	14	24	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	14	25	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	14	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	15	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	15	2	population	population	NOUN
ajac-987	15	3	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	15	4	this	this	DET
ajac-987	15	5	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	15	6	consisted	consist	VERB
ajac-987	15	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	15	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	15	9	practitioners	practitioner	NOUN
ajac-987	15	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	15	11	including	include	VERB
ajac-987	15	12	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	15	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	15	14	editors	editor	NOUN
ajac-987	15	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	15	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	15	17	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	15	18	managers	manager	NOUN
ajac-987	15	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	15	20	as	as	ADV
ajac-987	15	21	well	well	ADV
ajac-987	15	22	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	15	23	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	15	24	officials	official	NOUN
ajac-987	15	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	15	26	members	member	NOUN
ajac-987	15	27	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	15	28	civil	civil	ADJ
ajac-987	15	29	society	society	NOUN
ajac-987	15	30	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajac-987	15	31	who	who	PRON
ajac-987	15	32	had	have	VERB
ajac-987	15	33	direct	direct	ADJ
ajac-987	15	34	experience	experience	NOUN
ajac-987	15	35	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	15	36	involvement	involvement	NOUN
ajac-987	15	37	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	15	38	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	15	39	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	15	40	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	15	41	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
ajac-987	15	42	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	16	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	16	2	total	total	ADJ
ajac-987	16	3	population	population	NOUN
ajac-987	16	4	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	16	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	16	6	practitioners	practitioner	NOUN
ajac-987	16	7	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	16	8	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	16	9	was	be	AUX
ajac-987	16	10	approximately	approximately	ADV
ajac-987	16	11	10,000	10,000	NUM
ajac-987	16	12	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	16	13	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	16	14	press	press	PROPN
ajac-987	16	15	council	council	PROPN
ajac-987	16	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	16	17	2023	2023	NUM
ajac-987	16	18	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	16	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	16	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	16	21	from	from	ADP
ajac-987	16	22	this	this	PRON
ajac-987	16	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	16	24	a	a	DET
ajac-987	16	25	sample	sample	NOUN
ajac-987	16	26	size	size	NOUN
ajac-987	16	27	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	16	28	20	20	NUM
ajac-987	16	29	participants	participant	NOUN
ajac-987	16	30	were	be	AUX
ajac-987	16	31	selected	select	VERB
ajac-987	16	32	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	16	33	the	the	DET
ajac-987	16	34	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	16	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	17	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	17	2	purposive	purposive	ADJ
ajac-987	17	3	sampling	sampling	NOUN
ajac-987	17	4	technique	technique	NOUN
ajac-987	17	5	was	be	AUX
ajac-987	17	6	employed	employ	VERB
ajac-987	17	7	to	to	PART
ajac-987	17	8	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajac-987	17	9	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	17	10	participants	participant	NOUN
ajac-987	17	11	have	have	VERB
ajac-987	17	12	relevant	relevant	ADJ
ajac-987	17	13	experience	experience	NOUN
ajac-987	17	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	17	15	expertise	expertise	NOUN
ajac-987	17	16	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	17	17	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	17	18	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	17	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	17	20	anticorruption	anticorruption	NOUN
ajac-987	17	21	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	17	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	18	1	data	datum	NOUN
ajac-987	18	2	were	be	AUX
ajac-987	18	3	collected	collect	VERB
ajac-987	18	4	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	18	5	semi	semi	ADJ
ajac-987	18	6	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	18	7	structured	structured	ADJ
ajac-987	18	8	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	18	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	18	10	allowing	allow	VERB
ajac-987	18	11	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	18	12	flexibility	flexibility	NOUN
ajac-987	18	13	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	18	14	exploring	explore	VERB
ajac-987	18	15	participants	participant	NOUN
ajac-987	18	16	'	'	PART
ajac-987	18	17	views	view	NOUN
ajac-987	18	18	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	18	19	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	18	20	's	's	PART
ajac-987	18	21	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	18	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	18	23	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	18	24	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	18	25	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	18	26	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	18	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	19	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	19	2	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	19	3	were	be	AUX
ajac-987	19	4	audiorecorded	audiorecorde	VERB
ajac-987	19	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	19	6	transcribed	transcribe	VERB
ajac-987	19	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	19	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	19	9	analysed	analyse	VERB
ajac-987	19	10	thematically	thematically	ADV
ajac-987	19	11	using	use	VERB
ajac-987	19	12	nvivo	nvivo	ADJ
ajac-987	19	13	software	software	NOUN
ajac-987	19	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	19	15	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-987	19	16	recurring	recur	VERB
ajac-987	19	17	themes	theme	NOUN
ajac-987	19	18	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	19	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	19	21	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-987	19	23	were	be	AUX
ajac-987	19	24	identified	identify	VERB
ajac-987	19	25	to	to	PART
ajac-987	19	26	offer	offer	VERB
ajac-987	19	27	a	a	DET
ajac-987	19	28	rich	rich	ADJ
ajac-987	19	29	understanding	understanding	NOUN
ajac-987	19	30	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	19	31	the	the	DET
ajac-987	19	32	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajac-987	19	33	between	between	ADP
ajac-987	19	34	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	19	35	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	19	36	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	19	37	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	19	38	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	19	39	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	19	40	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	19	41	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	19	42	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	19	43	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	20	1	findings	finding	NOUN
ajac-987	20	2	revealed	reveal	VERB
ajac-987	20	3	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	20	4	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	20	5	media	media	NOUN
ajac-987	20	6	plays	play	VERB
ajac-987	20	7	a	a	DET
ajac-987	20	8	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajac-987	20	9	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	20	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	20	11	raising	raise	VERB
ajac-987	20	12	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	20	13	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	20	14	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	20	15	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	20	16	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	20	17	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	20	18	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	20	19	exposing	expose	VERB
ajac-987	20	20	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	20	21	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	20	22	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	20	24	citizens	citizen	NOUN
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ajac-987	20	26	the	the	DET
ajac-987	20	27	consequences	consequence	NOUN
ajac-987	20	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	20	29	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-987	20	31	informed	informed	ADJ
ajac-987	20	32	discussions	discussion	NOUN
ajac-987	20	33	about	about	ADP
ajac-987	20	34	the	the	DET
ajac-987	20	35	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	20	36	across	across	ADP
ajac-987	20	37	various	various	ADJ
ajac-987	20	38	segments	segment	NOUN
ajac-987	20	39	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	20	40	society	society	NOUN
ajac-987	20	41	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	21	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	21	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	21	3	concludes	conclude	VERB
ajac-987	21	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	21	5	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	21	6	media	media	NOUN
ajac-987	21	7	plays	play	VERB
ajac-987	21	8	a	a	DET
ajac-987	21	9	pivotal	pivotal	ADJ
ajac-987	21	10	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	21	11	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	21	12	raising	raise	VERB
ajac-987	21	13	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	21	14	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	21	15	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	21	16	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	21	17	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	21	18	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	21	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	21	20	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajac-987	21	21	educating	educate	VERB
ajac-987	21	22	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	21	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	21	24	sparking	spark	VERB
ajac-987	21	25	necessary	necessary	ADJ
ajac-987	21	26	discussions	discussion	NOUN
ajac-987	21	27	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	21	28	contribute	contribute	VERB
ajac-987	21	29	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	21	30	the	the	DET
ajac-987	21	31	broader	broad	ADJ
ajac-987	21	32	societal	societal	ADJ
ajac-987	21	33	understanding	understanding	NOUN
ajac-987	21	34	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	21	35	the	the	DET
ajac-987	21	36	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	21	37	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	22	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	22	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	22	3	recommended	recommend	VERB
ajac-987	22	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	22	5	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	22	6	media	media	NOUN
ajac-987	22	7	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	22	8	prioritize	prioritize	VERB
ajac-987	22	9	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	22	10	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	22	11	related	relate	VERB
ajac-987	22	12	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	22	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	22	14	focusing	focus	VERB
ajac-987	22	15	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	22	16	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	22	17	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	22	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	22	19	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	22	20	education	education	NOUN
ajac-987	22	21	to	to	PART
ajac-987	22	22	raise	raise	VERB
ajac-987	22	23	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	22	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	22	25	engage	engage	VERB
ajac-987	22	26	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	22	27	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	22	28	the	the	DET
ajac-987	22	29	fight	fight	NOUN
ajac-987	22	30	against	against	ADP
ajac-987	22	31	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	22	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	23	1	keywords	keyword	NOUN
ajac-987	23	2	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	23	3	communicating	communicate	VERB
ajac-987	23	4	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	23	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	23	6	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	23	7	integrity	integrity	NOUN
ajac-987	23	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	23	9	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	23	10	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	23	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	23	12	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	23	13	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	23	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	23	15	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	23	16	introduction	introduction	NOUN
ajac-987	23	17	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	23	18	remains	remain	VERB
ajac-987	23	19	one	one	NUM
ajac-987	23	20	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	23	21	the	the	DET
ajac-987	23	22	most	most	ADV
ajac-987	23	23	formidable	formidable	ADJ
ajac-987	23	24	obstacles	obstacle	NOUN
ajac-987	23	25	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	23	26	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	23	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	23	28	development	development	NOUN
ajac-987	23	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	23	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	23	31	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	23	32	integrity	integrity	NOUN
ajac-987	23	33	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	23	34	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	23	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	24	1	over	over	ADP
ajac-987	24	2	the	the	DET
ajac-987	24	3	years	year	NOUN
ajac-987	24	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	24	5	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	24	6	has	have	AUX
ajac-987	24	7	undermined	undermine	VERB
ajac-987	24	8	the	the	DET
ajac-987	24	9	nation	nation	NOUN
ajac-987	24	10	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	24	11	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	24	12	stability	stability	NOUN
ajac-987	24	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	24	14	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	24	15	progress	progress	NOUN
ajac-987	24	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	24	17	societal	societal	ADJ
ajac-987	24	18	trust	trust	NOUN
ajac-987	24	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	24	20	creating	create	VERB
ajac-987	24	21	an	an	DET
ajac-987	24	22	environment	environment	NOUN
ajac-987	24	23	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	24	24	inefficiency	inefficiency	NOUN
ajac-987	24	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	24	26	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-987	24	27	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	24	28	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	24	29	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	24	30	akanbi	akanbi	NOUN
ajac-987	24	31	&	&	CCONJ
ajac-987	24	32	agboola	agboola	PROPN
ajac-987	24	33	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	24	34	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-987	24	35	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	24	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	25	1	scholars	scholar	NOUN
ajac-987	25	2	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	25	3	argued	argue	VERB
ajac-987	25	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	25	5	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	25	6	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	25	7	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	25	8	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	25	9	not	not	PART
ajac-987	25	10	merely	merely	ADV
ajac-987	25	11	a	a	DET
ajac-987	25	12	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	25	13	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	25	14	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	25	15	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	25	16	but	but	CCONJ
ajac-987	25	17	a	a	DET
ajac-987	25	18	deeply	deeply	ADV
ajac-987	25	19	entrenched	entrench	VERB
ajac-987	25	20	societal	societal	ADJ
ajac-987	25	21	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
ajac-987	25	22	american	american	PROPN
ajac-987	25	23	journal	journal	PROPN
ajac-987	25	24	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	25	25	arts	art	NOUN
ajac-987	25	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	25	27	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-987	25	28	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-987	25	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	25	30	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	25	31	2	2	NUM
ajac-987	25	32	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	25	33	march	march	PROPN
ajac-987	25	34	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	25	35	april	april	PROPN
ajac-987	25	36	2025	2025	NUM
ajac-987	25	37	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	25	38	issn	issn	PROPN
ajac-987	25	39	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	25	40	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-987	25	41	-	-	SYM
ajac-987	25	42	0540	0540	NUM
ajac-987	25	43	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	25	44	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	25	45	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	25	46	7.94	7.94	NUM
ajac-987	25	47	1252	1252	NUM
ajac-987	25	48	columbia	columbia	PROPN
ajac-987	25	49	rd	rd	PROPN
ajac-987	25	50	nw	nw	PROPN
ajac-987	25	51	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	25	52	washington	washington	PROPN
ajac-987	25	53	dc	dc	PROPN
ajac-987	25	54	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	25	55	united	united	PROPN
ajac-987	25	56	states	states	PROPN
ajac-987	25	57	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	PROPN
ajac-987	25	58	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	26	1	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-987	26	2	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	26	3	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
ajac-987	26	4	2	2	NUM
ajac-987	27	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	27	2	a	a	DET
ajac-987	27	3	m	m	NOUN
ajac-987	27	4	e	e	NOUN
ajac-987	27	5	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	27	6	i	i	NOUN
ajac-987	27	7	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	27	8	a	a	DET
ajac-987	27	9	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	28	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-987	28	2	o	o	X
ajac-987	28	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	28	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	28	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	28	6	a	a	DET
ajac-987	28	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-987	28	8	o	o	X
ajac-987	29	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-987	30	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	30	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	30	3	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	30	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-987	30	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	30	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	31	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-987	31	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-987	31	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-987	31	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	31	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	31	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	32	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	33	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	33	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	33	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	33	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	34	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	34	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-987	35	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	35	2	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	35	3	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	ADJ
ajac-987	35	4	problem	problem	NOUN
ajac-987	35	5	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	35	6	requires	require	VERB
ajac-987	35	7	a	a	DET
ajac-987	35	8	multifaceted	multifaceted	ADJ
ajac-987	35	9	approach	approach	NOUN
ajac-987	35	10	to	to	PART
ajac-987	35	11	address	address	NOUN
ajac-987	35	12	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	35	13	olu	olu	NOUN
ajac-987	35	14	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	35	15	adeyemi	adeyemi	ADV
ajac-987	35	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	35	17	2022	2022	NUM
ajac-987	35	18	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	35	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	36	1	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	36	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	36	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	36	4	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	36	5	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	36	6	vast	vast	ADJ
ajac-987	36	7	reach	reach	NOUN
ajac-987	36	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	36	9	ability	ability	NOUN
ajac-987	36	10	to	to	PART
ajac-987	36	11	shape	shape	VERB
ajac-987	36	12	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	36	13	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-987	36	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	36	15	stands	stand	VERB
ajac-987	36	16	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	36	17	a	a	DET
ajac-987	36	18	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajac-987	36	19	tool	tool	NOUN
ajac-987	36	20	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	36	21	the	the	DET
ajac-987	36	22	fight	fight	NOUN
ajac-987	36	23	against	against	ADP
ajac-987	36	24	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	36	25	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	36	26	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	36	27	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	36	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	36	29	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	36	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	36	31	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	36	32	ethical	ethical	ADJ
ajac-987	36	33	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	36	34	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	36	35	okon	okon	PROPN
ajac-987	36	36	&	&	CCONJ
ajac-987	36	37	udoh	udoh	PROPN
ajac-987	36	38	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	36	39	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-987	36	40	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	36	41	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	37	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	37	2	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	37	3	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	37	4	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	37	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	37	6	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	37	7	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	37	8	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	37	9	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	37	10	largely	largely	ADV
ajac-987	37	11	anchored	anchor	VERB
ajac-987	37	12	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	37	13	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	37	14	ability	ability	NOUN
ajac-987	37	15	to	to	PART
ajac-987	37	16	disseminate	disseminate	VERB
ajac-987	37	17	timely	timely	ADJ
ajac-987	37	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	37	19	factual	factual	ADJ
ajac-987	37	20	information	information	NOUN
ajac-987	37	21	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	37	22	holds	hold	VERB
ajac-987	37	23	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	37	24	officials	official	NOUN
ajac-987	37	25	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-987	37	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	38	1	according	accord	VERB
ajac-987	38	2	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	38	3	mcquail	mcquail	PROPN
ajac-987	38	4	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	38	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	38	6	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-987	38	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	38	8	the	the	DET
ajac-987	38	9	media	media	NOUN
ajac-987	38	10	functions	function	NOUN
ajac-987	38	11	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	38	12	a	a	DET
ajac-987	38	13	watchdog	watchdog	NOUN
ajac-987	38	14	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	38	15	exposes	expose	VERB
ajac-987	38	16	irregularities	irregularity	NOUN
ajac-987	38	17	within	within	ADP
ajac-987	38	18	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	38	19	systems	system	NOUN
ajac-987	38	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	38	21	thereby	thereby	ADV
ajac-987	38	22	fostering	foster	VERB
ajac-987	38	23	a	a	DET
ajac-987	38	24	culture	culture	NOUN
ajac-987	38	25	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	38	26	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	38	27	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	38	28	mcquail	mcquail	NOUN
ajac-987	38	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	38	30	2010	2010	NUM
ajac-987	38	31	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	38	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	39	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	39	2	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	39	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	39	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	39	5	radio	radio	NOUN
ajac-987	39	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	39	7	television	television	NOUN
ajac-987	39	8	sectors	sector	NOUN
ajac-987	39	9	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	39	10	played	play	VERB
ajac-987	39	11	key	key	ADJ
ajac-987	39	12	roles	role	NOUN
ajac-987	39	13	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	39	14	exposing	expose	VERB
ajac-987	39	15	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	39	16	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	39	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	39	18	facilitating	facilitate	VERB
ajac-987	39	19	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	39	20	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	39	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	39	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	39	23	mobilizing	mobilize	VERB
ajac-987	39	24	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	39	25	to	to	PART
ajac-987	39	26	demand	demand	VERB
ajac-987	39	27	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	39	28	from	from	ADP
ajac-987	39	29	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	39	30	leaders	leader	NOUN
ajac-987	39	31	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	39	32	adesoji	adesoji	NOUN
ajac-987	39	33	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	39	34	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-987	39	35	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	39	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	40	1	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	40	2	programs	program	NOUN
ajac-987	40	3	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	40	4	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	40	5	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	40	6	reports	report	NOUN
ajac-987	40	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	40	8	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	40	9	debates	debate	NOUN
ajac-987	40	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	40	11	the	the	DET
ajac-987	40	12	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	40	13	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	40	14	continually	continually	ADV
ajac-987	40	15	placed	place	VERB
ajac-987	40	16	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	40	17	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	40	18	related	relate	VERB
ajac-987	40	19	discussions	discussion	NOUN
ajac-987	40	20	at	at	ADP
ajac-987	40	21	the	the	DET
ajac-987	40	22	centre	centre	NOUN
ajac-987	40	23	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	40	24	national	national	ADJ
ajac-987	40	25	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-987	40	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	41	1	despite	despite	SCONJ
ajac-987	41	2	these	these	DET
ajac-987	41	3	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	41	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	41	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	41	6	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-987	41	7	remains	remain	VERB
ajac-987	41	8	a	a	DET
ajac-987	41	9	significant	significant	ADJ
ajac-987	41	10	challenge	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	41	11	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	41	12	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	41	13	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	41	14	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	41	15	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	41	16	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	41	17	crusade	crusade	NOUN
ajac-987	41	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	42	1	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	42	2	control	control	NOUN
ajac-987	42	3	over	over	ADP
ajac-987	42	4	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	42	5	stations	station	NOUN
ajac-987	42	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	42	7	restrictive	restrictive	ADJ
ajac-987	42	8	policies	policy	NOUN
ajac-987	42	9	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	42	10	limit	limit	VERB
ajac-987	42	11	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	42	12	’	'	PUNCT
ajac-987	42	13	ability	ability	NOUN
ajac-987	42	14	to	to	PART
ajac-987	42	15	report	report	VERB
ajac-987	42	16	freely	freely	ADV
ajac-987	42	17	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	42	18	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	42	19	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	42	20	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	42	21	ojebode	ojebode	NOUN
ajac-987	42	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	42	23	2019	2019	NUM
ajac-987	42	24	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	42	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	43	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-987	43	2	has	have	AUX
ajac-987	43	3	led	lead	VERB
ajac-987	43	4	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	43	5	instances	instance	NOUN
ajac-987	43	6	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	43	7	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	43	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	43	9	harassment	harassment	NOUN
ajac-987	43	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	43	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	43	12	intimidation	intimidation	NOUN
ajac-987	43	13	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	43	14	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	43	15	who	who	PRON
ajac-987	43	16	attempt	attempt	VERB
ajac-987	43	17	to	to	PART
ajac-987	43	18	expose	expose	VERB
ajac-987	43	19	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	43	20	among	among	ADP
ajac-987	43	21	powerful	powerful	ADJ
ajac-987	43	22	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	43	23	elites	elite	NOUN
ajac-987	43	24	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	43	25	olawale	olawale	ADJ
ajac-987	43	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	43	27	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-987	43	28	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	43	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	44	1	consequently	consequently	ADV
ajac-987	44	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	44	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	44	4	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	44	5	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	44	6	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	44	7	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	44	8	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	44	9	fostering	foster	VERB
ajac-987	44	10	good	good	ADJ
ajac-987	44	11	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	44	12	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	44	13	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	44	14	hindered	hinder	VERB
ajac-987	44	15	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	44	16	external	external	ADJ
ajac-987	44	17	pressures	pressure	NOUN
ajac-987	44	18	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	44	19	compromise	compromise	VERB
ajac-987	44	20	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	44	21	freedom	freedom	NOUN
ajac-987	44	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	44	23	professionalism	professionalism	NOUN
ajac-987	44	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	45	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	45	2	ethical	ethical	ADJ
ajac-987	45	3	dilemmas	dilemma	NOUN
ajac-987	45	4	facing	face	VERB
ajac-987	45	5	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	45	6	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	45	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	45	8	including	include	VERB
ajac-987	45	9	self	self	NOUN
ajac-987	45	10	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	45	11	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	45	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	45	13	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	45	14	constraints	constraint	NOUN
ajac-987	45	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	45	16	further	far	ADV
ajac-987	45	17	weaken	weaken	VERB
ajac-987	45	18	the	the	DET
ajac-987	45	19	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	45	20	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	45	21	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	45	22	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	45	23	driven	drive	VERB
ajac-987	45	24	anticorruption	anticorruption	NOUN
ajac-987	45	25	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-987	45	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	46	1	additionally	additionally	ADV
ajac-987	46	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	46	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	46	4	intersection	intersection	NOUN
ajac-987	46	5	between	between	ADP
ajac-987	46	6	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	46	7	values	value	NOUN
ajac-987	46	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	46	9	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	46	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	46	11	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	46	12	presents	present	VERB
ajac-987	46	13	a	a	DET
ajac-987	46	14	unique	unique	ADJ
ajac-987	46	15	challenge	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	46	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	47	1	scholars	scholar	NOUN
ajac-987	47	2	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	47	3	observed	observe	VERB
ajac-987	47	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	47	5	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	47	6	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	47	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	47	8	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	47	9	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	47	10	patronage	patronage	NOUN
ajac-987	47	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	47	12	nepotism	nepotism	NOUN
ajac-987	47	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	47	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	47	15	traditional	traditional	ADJ
ajac-987	47	16	loyalties	loyalty	NOUN
ajac-987	47	17	contribute	contribute	VERB
ajac-987	47	18	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	47	19	the	the	DET
ajac-987	47	20	persistence	persistence	NOUN
ajac-987	47	21	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	47	22	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	47	23	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	47	24	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	47	25	achebe	achebe	PROPN
ajac-987	47	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	47	27	2012	2012	NUM
ajac-987	47	28	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	47	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	48	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	48	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	48	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	48	4	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	48	5	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	48	6	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	48	7	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	48	8	a	a	DET
ajac-987	48	9	tool	tool	NOUN
ajac-987	48	10	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	48	11	social	social	ADJ
ajac-987	48	12	change	change	NOUN
ajac-987	48	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	48	14	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	48	15	expected	expect	VERB
ajac-987	48	16	to	to	PART
ajac-987	48	17	counter	counter	VERB
ajac-987	48	18	these	these	DET
ajac-987	48	19	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	48	20	influences	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	48	21	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	48	22	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	48	23	ethical	ethical	ADJ
ajac-987	48	24	leadership	leadership	NOUN
ajac-987	48	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	48	26	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-987	48	27	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN
ajac-987	48	28	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	48	29	nwoke	nwoke	ADV
ajac-987	48	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	48	31	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-987	48	32	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	48	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	49	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-987	49	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	49	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	49	4	challenge	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	49	5	lies	lie	VERB
ajac-987	49	6	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	49	7	reconciling	reconcile	VERB
ajac-987	49	8	modern	modern	ADJ
ajac-987	49	9	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	49	10	ideals	ideal	NOUN
ajac-987	49	11	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	49	12	deeply	deeply	ADV
ajac-987	49	13	rooted	root	VERB
ajac-987	49	14	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	49	15	norms	norm	NOUN
ajac-987	49	16	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	49	17	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	49	18	prioritize	prioritize	VERB
ajac-987	49	19	personal	personal	ADJ
ajac-987	49	20	relationships	relationship	NOUN
ajac-987	49	21	over	over	ADP
ajac-987	49	22	merit	merit	NOUN
ajac-987	49	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	49	24	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	49	25	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	49	26	dike	dike	NOUN
ajac-987	49	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	49	28	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-987	49	29	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	49	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	50	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	50	2	addressing	address	VERB
ajac-987	50	3	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	50	4	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	50	5	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	50	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	50	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	50	8	the	the	DET
ajac-987	50	9	application	application	NOUN
ajac-987	50	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	50	11	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	50	12	agenda	agenda	NOUN
ajac-987	50	13	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	50	14	setting	set	VERB
ajac-987	50	15	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-987	50	16	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	50	17	particularly	particularly	ADV
ajac-987	50	18	relevant	relevant	ADJ
ajac-987	50	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	51	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	51	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	51	3	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	51	4	power	power	NOUN
ajac-987	51	5	to	to	PART
ajac-987	51	6	shape	shape	VERB
ajac-987	51	7	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	51	8	perception	perception	NOUN
ajac-987	51	9	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	51	10	persistent	persistent	ADJ
ajac-987	51	11	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	51	12	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	51	13	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	51	14	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	51	15	related	relate	VERB
ajac-987	51	16	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	51	17	influences	influence	VERB
ajac-987	51	18	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-987	51	19	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	51	20	engage	engage	VERB
ajac-987	51	21	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	51	22	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	51	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	51	24	demand	demand	VERB
ajac-987	51	25	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	51	26	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	51	27	mccombs	mccombs	PROPN
ajac-987	51	28	&	&	CCONJ
ajac-987	51	29	shaw	shaw	PROPN
ajac-987	51	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	51	31	1972	1972	NUM
ajac-987	51	32	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	51	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	52	1	studies	study	NOUN
ajac-987	52	2	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	52	3	shown	show	VERB
ajac-987	52	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	52	5	increased	increase	VERB
ajac-987	52	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	52	7	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	52	8	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	52	9	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	52	10	cases	case	NOUN
ajac-987	52	11	correlates	correlate	VERB
ajac-987	52	12	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	52	13	heightened	heightened	ADJ
ajac-987	52	14	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	52	15	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	52	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	52	17	civil	civil	ADJ
ajac-987	52	18	action	action	NOUN
ajac-987	52	19	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	52	20	uche	uche	PROPN
ajac-987	52	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	52	22	2022	2022	NUM
ajac-987	52	23	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	52	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	53	1	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	53	2	placing	place	VERB
ajac-987	53	3	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	53	4	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	53	5	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	53	6	narratives	narrative	NOUN
ajac-987	53	7	at	at	ADP
ajac-987	53	8	the	the	DET
ajac-987	53	9	forefront	forefront	NOUN
ajac-987	53	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	53	11	national	national	ADJ
ajac-987	53	12	discussions	discussion	NOUN
ajac-987	53	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	53	14	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	53	15	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	53	16	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	53	17	stimulate	stimulate	VERB
ajac-987	53	18	policy	policy	NOUN
ajac-987	53	19	reforms	reform	NOUN
ajac-987	53	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	53	21	behavioural	behavioural	ADJ
ajac-987	53	22	changes	change	NOUN
ajac-987	53	23	among	among	ADP
ajac-987	53	24	both	both	DET
ajac-987	53	25	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	53	26	elites	elite	NOUN
ajac-987	53	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	53	28	the	the	DET
ajac-987	53	29	general	general	ADJ
ajac-987	53	30	populace	populace	NOUN
ajac-987	53	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	54	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-987	54	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	54	3	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	54	4	ownership	ownership	NOUN
ajac-987	54	5	patterns	pattern	NOUN
ajac-987	54	6	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	54	7	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	54	8	raise	raise	VERB
ajac-987	54	9	concerns	concern	NOUN
ajac-987	54	10	about	about	ADP
ajac-987	54	11	the	the	DET
ajac-987	54	12	objectivity	objectivity	NOUN
ajac-987	54	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	54	14	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	54	15	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	54	16	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	54	17	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	54	18	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	54	19	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	54	20	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	54	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	55	1	many	many	ADJ
ajac-987	55	2	television	television	NOUN
ajac-987	55	3	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	55	4	radio	radio	NOUN
ajac-987	55	5	stations	station	NOUN
ajac-987	55	6	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	55	7	owned	own	VERB
ajac-987	55	8	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	55	9	politicians	politician	NOUN
ajac-987	55	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	55	11	business	business	NOUN
ajac-987	55	12	elites	elite	NOUN
ajac-987	55	13	who	who	PRON
ajac-987	55	14	have	have	VERB
ajac-987	55	15	vested	vest	VERB
ajac-987	55	16	interests	interest	NOUN
ajac-987	55	17	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	55	18	maintaining	maintain	VERB
ajac-987	55	19	the	the	DET
ajac-987	55	20	status	status	NOUN
ajac-987	55	21	quo	quo	NOUN
ajac-987	55	22	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	55	23	oso	oso	PROPN
ajac-987	55	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	55	25	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-987	55	26	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	55	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	56	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-987	56	2	has	have	AUX
ajac-987	56	3	led	lead	VERB
ajac-987	56	4	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	56	5	biased	biased	ADJ
ajac-987	56	6	reporting	reporting	NOUN
ajac-987	56	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	56	8	selective	selective	ADJ
ajac-987	56	9	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	56	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	56	11	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	56	12	cases	case	NOUN
ajac-987	56	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	56	14	the	the	DET
ajac-987	56	15	suppression	suppression	NOUN
ajac-987	56	16	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	56	17	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-987	56	18	voices	voice	NOUN
ajac-987	56	19	within	within	ADP
ajac-987	56	20	the	the	DET
ajac-987	56	21	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	56	22	space	space	NOUN
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ajac-987	56	28	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-987	56	30	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-987	56	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	56	32	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	56	33	2	2	NUM
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ajac-987	56	37	april	april	PROPN
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ajac-987	56	39	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	56	40	issn	issn	PROPN
ajac-987	56	41	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	56	42	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-987	56	43	-	-	SYM
ajac-987	56	44	0540	0540	NUM
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ajac-987	56	46	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	56	47	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-987	56	53	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	56	56	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	56	60	;	;	PUNCT
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ajac-987	56	62	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-987	58	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	58	2	a	a	DET
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ajac-987	58	4	e	e	NOUN
ajac-987	58	5	r	r	NOUN
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ajac-987	59	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	59	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	59	4	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	60	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-987	60	2	o	o	X
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ajac-987	60	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	60	5	n	n	NOUN
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ajac-987	60	8	o	o	X
ajac-987	61	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-987	62	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	62	2	r	r	NOUN
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ajac-987	62	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	62	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	63	1	d	d	NOUN
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ajac-987	63	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-987	63	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	63	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	63	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	64	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	65	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	65	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	65	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	65	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	66	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	66	2	o	o	VERB
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ajac-987	66	4	|	|	ADV
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ajac-987	66	8	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	67	12	an	an	DET
ajac-987	67	13	environment	environment	NOUN
ajac-987	67	14	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-987	67	15	financial	financial	ADJ
ajac-987	67	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	67	17	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	67	18	pressures	pressure	NOUN
ajac-987	67	19	dictate	dictate	VERB
ajac-987	67	20	editorial	editorial	ADJ
ajac-987	67	21	decisions	decision	NOUN
ajac-987	67	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	68	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	68	2	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	68	3	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	68	4	international	international	ADJ
ajac-987	68	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	68	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	68	7	digital	digital	ADJ
ajac-987	68	8	broadcasting	broadcasting	NOUN
ajac-987	68	9	has	have	AUX
ajac-987	68	10	introduced	introduce	VERB
ajac-987	68	11	new	new	ADJ
ajac-987	68	12	dynamics	dynamic	NOUN
ajac-987	68	13	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	68	14	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	68	15	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	68	16	fight	fight	VERB
ajac-987	68	17	against	against	ADP
ajac-987	68	18	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	68	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	69	1	global	global	ADJ
ajac-987	69	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	69	3	networks	network	NOUN
ajac-987	69	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	69	5	foreign	foreign	ADJ
ajac-987	69	6	correspondents	correspondent	NOUN
ajac-987	69	7	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	69	8	exposed	expose	VERB
ajac-987	69	9	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	69	10	cases	case	NOUN
ajac-987	69	11	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	69	12	local	local	ADJ
ajac-987	69	13	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	69	14	may	may	AUX
ajac-987	69	15	not	not	PART
ajac-987	69	16	be	be	AUX
ajac-987	69	17	able	able	ADJ
ajac-987	69	18	to	to	PART
ajac-987	69	19	report	report	VERB
ajac-987	69	20	due	due	ADP
ajac-987	69	21	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	69	22	internal	internal	ADJ
ajac-987	69	23	pressures	pressure	NOUN
ajac-987	69	24	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	69	25	bbc	bbc	PROPN
ajac-987	69	26	africa	africa	PROPN
ajac-987	69	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	69	28	2023	2023	NUM
ajac-987	69	29	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	69	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	70	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	70	2	rise	rise	NOUN
ajac-987	70	3	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	70	4	digital	digital	ADJ
ajac-987	70	5	platforms	platform	NOUN
ajac-987	70	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	70	7	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	70	8	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	70	9	has	have	AUX
ajac-987	70	10	also	also	ADV
ajac-987	70	11	expanded	expand	VERB
ajac-987	70	12	the	the	DET
ajac-987	70	13	scope	scope	NOUN
ajac-987	70	14	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	70	15	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	70	16	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	70	17	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	70	18	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-987	70	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	70	20	enabling	enable	VERB
ajac-987	70	21	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ
ajac-987	70	22	nigerians	nigerian	NOUN
ajac-987	70	23	to	to	PART
ajac-987	70	24	participate	participate	VERB
ajac-987	70	25	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	70	26	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	70	27	reporting	reporting	NOUN
ajac-987	70	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	70	29	social	social	ADJ
ajac-987	70	30	activism	activism	NOUN
ajac-987	70	31	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	70	32	egbunike	egbunike	ADJ
ajac-987	70	33	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	70	34	2022	2022	NUM
ajac-987	70	35	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	70	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	71	1	these	these	DET
ajac-987	71	2	developments	development	NOUN
ajac-987	71	3	demonstrate	demonstrate	VERB
ajac-987	71	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	71	5	the	the	DET
ajac-987	71	6	future	future	NOUN
ajac-987	71	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	71	8	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	71	9	reporting	report	VERB
ajac-987	71	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	71	11	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	71	12	may	may	AUX
ajac-987	71	13	depend	depend	VERB
ajac-987	71	14	significantly	significantly	ADV
ajac-987	71	15	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	71	16	a	a	DET
ajac-987	71	17	hybrid	hybrid	ADJ
ajac-987	71	18	model	model	NOUN
ajac-987	71	19	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	71	20	integrates	integrate	VERB
ajac-987	71	21	traditional	traditional	ADJ
ajac-987	71	22	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	71	23	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	71	24	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	71	25	digital	digital	ADJ
ajac-987	71	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	71	27	global	global	ADJ
ajac-987	71	28	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	71	29	networks	network	NOUN
ajac-987	71	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	72	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajac-987	72	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	72	3	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-987	72	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	72	5	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
ajac-987	72	6	frameworks	framework	NOUN
ajac-987	72	7	play	play	VERB
ajac-987	72	8	a	a	DET
ajac-987	72	9	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajac-987	72	10	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	72	11	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	72	12	determining	determine	VERB
ajac-987	72	13	the	the	DET
ajac-987	72	14	extent	extent	NOUN
ajac-987	72	15	to	to	PART
ajac-987	72	16	which	which	PRON
ajac-987	72	17	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	72	18	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	72	19	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	72	20	engage	engage	VERB
ajac-987	72	21	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	72	22	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	72	23	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	72	24	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	72	25	advocacy	advocacy	NOUN
ajac-987	72	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	73	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	73	2	nigerian	nigerian	PROPN
ajac-987	73	3	broadcasting	broadcasting	PROPN
ajac-987	73	4	commission	commission	PROPN
ajac-987	73	5	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	73	6	nbc	nbc	PROPN
ajac-987	73	7	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	73	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	73	9	other	other	ADJ
ajac-987	73	10	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
ajac-987	73	11	bodies	body	NOUN
ajac-987	73	12	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	73	13	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	73	14	been	be	AUX
ajac-987	73	15	accused	accuse	VERB
ajac-987	73	16	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	73	17	wielding	wield	VERB
ajac-987	73	18	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	73	19	powers	power	NOUN
ajac-987	73	20	to	to	PART
ajac-987	73	21	silence	silence	VERB
ajac-987	73	22	dissenting	dissent	VERB
ajac-987	73	23	voices	voice	NOUN
ajac-987	73	24	rather	rather	ADV
ajac-987	73	25	than	than	ADP
ajac-987	73	26	protecting	protect	VERB
ajac-987	73	27	press	press	NOUN
ajac-987	73	28	freedom	freedom	NOUN
ajac-987	73	29	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	73	30	arogundade	arogundade	NOUN
ajac-987	73	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	73	32	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-987	73	33	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	73	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	74	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-987	74	2	has	have	AUX
ajac-987	74	3	created	create	VERB
ajac-987	74	4	an	an	DET
ajac-987	74	5	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN
ajac-987	74	6	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-987	74	7	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	74	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	74	9	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	74	10	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajac-987	74	11	must	must	AUX
ajac-987	74	12	navigate	navigate	VERB
ajac-987	74	13	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-987	74	14	uncertainties	uncertainty	NOUN
ajac-987	74	15	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-987	74	16	attempting	attempt	VERB
ajac-987	74	17	to	to	PART
ajac-987	74	18	expose	expose	VERB
ajac-987	74	19	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	74	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	75	1	strengthening	strengthen	VERB
ajac-987	75	2	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-987	75	3	protections	protection	NOUN
ajac-987	75	4	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	75	5	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	75	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	75	7	reforming	reform	VERB
ajac-987	75	8	restrictive	restrictive	ADJ
ajac-987	75	9	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	75	10	policies	policy	NOUN
ajac-987	75	11	would	would	AUX
ajac-987	75	12	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajac-987	75	13	the	the	DET
ajac-987	75	14	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	75	15	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	75	16	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	75	17	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	75	18	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	75	19	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	75	20	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	75	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	75	22	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	75	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	76	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	76	2	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	76	3	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	76	4	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	76	5	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	76	6	driven	drive	VERB
ajac-987	76	7	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	76	8	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	76	9	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	76	10	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-987	76	11	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	76	12	also	also	ADV
ajac-987	76	13	contingent	contingent	ADJ
ajac-987	76	14	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	76	15	audience	audience	NOUN
ajac-987	76	16	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	76	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	76	18	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	76	19	response	response	NOUN
ajac-987	76	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	77	1	studies	study	NOUN
ajac-987	77	2	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	77	3	shown	show	VERB
ajac-987	77	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	77	5	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	77	6	who	who	PRON
ajac-987	77	7	actively	actively	ADV
ajac-987	77	8	consume	consume	VERB
ajac-987	77	9	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	77	10	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	77	11	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	77	12	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	77	13	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	77	14	related	relate	VERB
ajac-987	77	15	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	77	16	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	77	17	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	77	18	likely	likely	ADJ
ajac-987	77	19	to	to	PART
ajac-987	77	20	participate	participate	VERB
ajac-987	77	21	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	77	22	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-987	77	23	actions	action	NOUN
ajac-987	77	24	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	77	25	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	77	26	protests	protest	NOUN
ajac-987	77	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	77	28	petitions	petition	NOUN
ajac-987	77	29	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	77	30	whistleblowing	whistleblowe	VERB
ajac-987	77	31	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	77	32	dunu	dunu	PROPN
ajac-987	77	33	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	77	34	2022	2022	NUM
ajac-987	77	35	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	77	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	78	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-987	78	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	78	3	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	78	4	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	78	5	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	78	6	not	not	PART
ajac-987	78	7	always	always	ADV
ajac-987	78	8	uniform	uniform	ADJ
ajac-987	78	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	78	10	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-987	78	11	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	78	12	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	78	13	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	78	14	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	78	15	affiliation	affiliation	NOUN
ajac-987	78	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	78	17	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	78	18	literacy	literacy	NOUN
ajac-987	78	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	78	20	socioeconomic	socioeconomic	ADJ
ajac-987	78	21	status	status	NOUN
ajac-987	78	22	affect	affect	VERB
ajac-987	78	23	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-987	78	24	individuals	individual	NOUN
ajac-987	78	25	interpret	interpret	VERB
ajac-987	78	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	78	27	respond	respond	VERB
ajac-987	78	28	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	78	29	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	78	30	reports	report	NOUN
ajac-987	78	31	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	78	32	ojo	ojo	NOUN
ajac-987	78	33	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	78	34	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-987	78	35	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	78	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	79	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	79	2	highlights	highlight	VERB
ajac-987	79	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	79	4	need	need	NOUN
ajac-987	79	5	for	for	SCONJ
ajac-987	79	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	79	7	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajac-987	79	8	to	to	PART
ajac-987	79	9	adopt	adopt	VERB
ajac-987	79	10	audience	audience	NOUN
ajac-987	79	11	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	79	12	tailored	tailor	VERB
ajac-987	79	13	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-987	79	14	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajac-987	79	15	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	79	16	resonate	resonate	VERB
ajac-987	79	17	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	79	18	diverse	diverse	ADJ
ajac-987	79	19	demographic	demographic	ADJ
ajac-987	79	20	groups	group	NOUN
ajac-987	79	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	80	1	furthermore	furthermore	ADV
ajac-987	80	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	80	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	80	4	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	80	5	implications	implication	NOUN
ajac-987	80	6	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	80	7	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	80	8	underscore	underscore	VERB
ajac-987	80	9	the	the	DET
ajac-987	80	10	urgency	urgency	NOUN
ajac-987	80	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	80	12	sustained	sustained	ADJ
ajac-987	80	13	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	80	14	intervention	intervention	NOUN
ajac-987	80	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	81	1	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	81	2	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	81	3	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	81	4	has	have	AUX
ajac-987	81	5	been	be	AUX
ajac-987	81	6	linked	link	VERB
ajac-987	81	7	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	81	8	capital	capital	NOUN
ajac-987	81	9	flight	flight	NOUN
ajac-987	81	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	81	11	unemployment	unemployment	NOUN
ajac-987	81	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	81	13	poor	poor	ADJ
ajac-987	81	14	infrastructure	infrastructure	NOUN
ajac-987	81	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	81	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	81	17	declining	decline	VERB
ajac-987	81	18	foreign	foreign	ADJ
ajac-987	81	19	investments	investment	NOUN
ajac-987	81	20	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	81	21	world	world	PROPN
ajac-987	81	22	bank	bank	NOUN
ajac-987	81	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	81	24	2022	2022	NUM
ajac-987	81	25	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	81	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	82	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	82	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	82	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	82	4	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	82	5	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	82	6	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	82	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	82	8	policy	policy	NOUN
ajac-987	82	9	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajac-987	82	10	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	82	11	educate	educate	VERB
ajac-987	82	12	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	82	13	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	82	14	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-987	82	15	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	82	16	directly	directly	ADV
ajac-987	82	17	affects	affect	VERB
ajac-987	82	18	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	82	19	growth	growth	NOUN
ajac-987	82	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	82	21	social	social	ADJ
ajac-987	82	22	development	development	NOUN
ajac-987	82	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	83	1	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	83	2	framing	frame	VERB
ajac-987	83	3	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	83	4	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	83	5	not	not	PART
ajac-987	83	6	only	only	ADV
ajac-987	83	7	a	a	DET
ajac-987	83	8	moral	moral	ADJ
ajac-987	83	9	failure	failure	NOUN
ajac-987	83	10	but	but	CCONJ
ajac-987	83	11	also	also	ADV
ajac-987	83	12	an	an	DET
ajac-987	83	13	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	83	14	threat	threat	NOUN
ajac-987	83	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	83	16	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	83	17	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	83	18	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	83	19	galvanize	galvanize	VERB
ajac-987	83	20	greater	great	ADJ
ajac-987	83	21	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	83	22	support	support	NOUN
ajac-987	83	23	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	83	24	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	83	25	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	83	26	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	83	27	measures	measure	NOUN
ajac-987	83	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	84	1	collaboration	collaboration	NOUN
ajac-987	84	2	between	between	ADP
ajac-987	84	3	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	84	4	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	84	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	84	6	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	84	7	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	84	8	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	84	9	agencies	agency	NOUN
ajac-987	84	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	84	11	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	84	12	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	84	13	the	the	DET
ajac-987	84	14	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	84	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	84	16	financial	financial	ADJ
ajac-987	84	17	crimes	crime	NOUN
ajac-987	84	18	commission	commission	PROPN
ajac-987	84	19	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	84	20	efcc	efcc	PROPN
ajac-987	84	21	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	84	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	84	23	the	the	DET
ajac-987	84	24	independent	independent	ADJ
ajac-987	84	25	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	84	26	practices	practice	NOUN
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ajac-987	84	32	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-987	84	34	)	)	PUNCT
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ajac-987	84	38	critical	critical	ADJ
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ajac-987	84	40	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	85	1	joint	joint	ADJ
ajac-987	85	2	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
ajac-987	85	3	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	85	4	integrate	integrate	VERB
ajac-987	85	5	media	medium	NOUN
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ajac-987	85	9	enforcement	enforcement	NOUN
ajac-987	85	10	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	85	11	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	85	12	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajac-987	85	13	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	85	14	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
ajac-987	85	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	85	16	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	85	17	trust	trust	NOUN
ajac-987	85	18	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	85	19	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	85	20	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	85	21	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	85	22	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-987	85	23	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	85	24	okafor	okafor	PROPN
ajac-987	85	25	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	85	27	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	85	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	86	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-987	86	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	86	3	concerns	concern	NOUN
ajac-987	86	4	about	about	ADP
ajac-987	86	5	the	the	DET
ajac-987	86	6	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	86	7	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	86	8	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	86	9	these	these	DET
ajac-987	86	10	agencies	agency	NOUN
ajac-987	86	11	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	86	12	undermine	undermine	VERB
ajac-987	86	13	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	86	14	credibility	credibility	NOUN
ajac-987	86	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	86	16	necessitating	necessitate	VERB
ajac-987	86	17	a	a	DET
ajac-987	86	18	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	86	19	independent	independent	ADJ
ajac-987	86	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	86	21	transparent	transparent	ADJ
ajac-987	86	22	operational	operational	ADJ
ajac-987	86	23	framework	framework	NOUN
ajac-987	86	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	87	1	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	87	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	87	3	remain	remain	VERB
ajac-987	87	4	a	a	DET
ajac-987	87	5	powerful	powerful	ADJ
ajac-987	87	6	instrument	instrument	NOUN
ajac-987	87	7	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	87	8	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	87	9	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	87	10	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
ajac-987	87	11	american	american	PROPN
ajac-987	87	12	journal	journal	PROPN
ajac-987	87	13	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	87	14	arts	art	NOUN
ajac-987	87	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	87	16	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-987	87	17	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-987	87	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	87	19	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	87	20	2	2	NUM
ajac-987	87	21	;	;	PUNCT
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ajac-987	87	23	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	87	24	april	april	PROPN
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ajac-987	87	26	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	87	27	issn	issn	PROPN
ajac-987	87	28	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	87	29	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-987	87	30	-	-	SYM
ajac-987	87	31	0540	0540	NUM
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ajac-987	87	33	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	87	34	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-987	87	36	1252	1252	NUM
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ajac-987	87	38	rd	rd	PROPN
ajac-987	87	39	nw	nw	PROPN
ajac-987	87	40	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	87	41	washington	washington	PROPN
ajac-987	87	42	dc	dc	PROPN
ajac-987	87	43	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	87	44	united	united	PROPN
ajac-987	87	45	states	states	PROPN
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ajac-987	87	47	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	87	48	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-987	87	49	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	87	50	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
ajac-987	88	1	4	4	NUM
ajac-987	88	2	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	88	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	88	4	m	m	NOUN
ajac-987	88	5	e	e	NOUN
ajac-987	88	6	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	89	1	i	i	NOUN
ajac-987	89	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	89	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	89	4	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	90	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-987	90	2	o	o	X
ajac-987	90	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	90	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	90	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	90	6	a	a	DET
ajac-987	90	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-987	90	8	o	o	X
ajac-987	91	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-987	92	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	92	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	92	3	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	92	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-987	92	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	92	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	93	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-987	93	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-987	93	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-987	93	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	93	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	93	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	94	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	95	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	95	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	95	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	95	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	96	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	96	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-987	96	3	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	96	4	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	96	5	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	NOUN
ajac-987	96	6	fight	fight	NOUN
ajac-987	96	7	against	against	ADP
ajac-987	96	8	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	96	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	96	10	despite	despite	SCONJ
ajac-987	96	11	the	the	DET
ajac-987	96	12	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	96	13	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	96	14	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	96	15	ownership	ownership	NOUN
ajac-987	96	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	96	17	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	96	18	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	96	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	96	20	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	96	21	influences	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	96	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	96	23	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-987	96	24	constraints	constraint	NOUN
ajac-987	96	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	97	1	strengthening	strengthen	VERB
ajac-987	97	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	97	3	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-987	97	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	97	5	enhancing	enhance	VERB
ajac-987	97	6	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	97	7	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	97	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	97	9	leveraging	leverage	VERB
ajac-987	97	10	digital	digital	ADJ
ajac-987	97	11	platforms	platform	NOUN
ajac-987	97	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	97	13	fostering	foster	VERB
ajac-987	97	14	collaborations	collaboration	NOUN
ajac-987	97	15	between	between	ADP
ajac-987	97	16	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	97	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	97	18	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	97	19	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	97	20	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	97	21	agencies	agency	NOUN
ajac-987	97	22	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	97	23	essential	essential	ADJ
ajac-987	97	24	steps	step	NOUN
ajac-987	97	25	toward	toward	ADP
ajac-987	97	26	a	a	DET
ajac-987	97	27	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	97	28	transparent	transparent	ADJ
ajac-987	97	29	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	97	30	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-987	97	31	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	97	32	system	system	NOUN
ajac-987	97	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	98	1	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-987	98	2	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
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ajac-987	98	4	to	to	PART
ajac-987	98	5	grapple	grapple	VERB
ajac-987	98	6	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	98	7	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	98	8	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	98	9	related	relate	VERB
ajac-987	98	10	crises	crisis	NOUN
ajac-987	98	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	98	12	the	the	DET
ajac-987	98	13	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	98	14	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	98	15	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	98	16	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	98	17	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	98	18	shaping	shape	VERB
ajac-987	98	19	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	98	20	opinion	opinion	NOUN
ajac-987	98	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	98	22	influencing	influence	VERB
ajac-987	98	23	policy	policy	NOUN
ajac-987	98	24	decisions	decision	NOUN
ajac-987	98	25	will	will	AUX
ajac-987	98	26	be	be	AUX
ajac-987	98	27	increasingly	increasingly	ADV
ajac-987	98	28	significant	significant	ADJ
ajac-987	98	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	99	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	99	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	99	3	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	99	4	significant	significant	ADJ
ajac-987	99	5	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-987	99	6	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	99	7	provides	provide	VERB
ajac-987	99	8	a	a	DET
ajac-987	99	9	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-987	99	10	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajac-987	99	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	99	12	the	the	DET
ajac-987	99	13	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	99	14	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	99	15	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	99	16	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	99	17	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	99	18	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	99	19	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	99	20	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	99	21	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	99	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	99	23	offering	offer	VERB
ajac-987	99	24	insights	insight	NOUN
ajac-987	99	25	into	into	ADP
ajac-987	99	26	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	99	27	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	99	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	99	29	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	99	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	99	31	potential	potential	ADJ
ajac-987	99	32	improvements	improvement	NOUN
ajac-987	99	33	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	99	34	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	99	35	contributes	contribute	VERB
ajac-987	99	36	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	99	37	academic	academic	ADJ
ajac-987	99	38	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-987	99	39	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	99	40	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	99	41	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	99	42	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	99	43	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	99	44	informs	inform	VERB
ajac-987	99	45	policymakers	policymaker	NOUN
ajac-987	99	46	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	99	47	the	the	DET
ajac-987	99	48	need	need	NOUN
ajac-987	99	49	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	99	50	media	media	NOUN
ajac-987	99	51	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	99	52	friendly	friendly	ADJ
ajac-987	99	53	regulations	regulation	NOUN
ajac-987	99	54	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	99	55	equips	equip	VERB
ajac-987	99	56	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	99	57	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	99	58	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajac-987	99	59	to	to	PART
ajac-987	99	60	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajac-987	99	61	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	99	62	reporting	reporting	NOUN
ajac-987	99	63	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	99	64	educates	educate	VERB
ajac-987	99	65	the	the	DET
ajac-987	99	66	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	99	67	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	99	68	the	the	DET
ajac-987	99	69	power	power	NOUN
ajac-987	99	70	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	99	71	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	99	72	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	99	73	fostering	foster	VERB
ajac-987	99	74	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	99	75	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	99	76	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	99	77	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	99	78	ultimately	ultimately	ADV
ajac-987	99	79	strengthening	strengthen	VERB
ajac-987	99	80	the	the	DET
ajac-987	99	81	fight	fight	NOUN
ajac-987	99	82	against	against	ADP
ajac-987	99	83	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	99	84	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	99	85	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	99	86	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	99	87	integrity	integrity	NOUN
ajac-987	99	88	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	99	89	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	99	90	society	society	NOUN
ajac-987	99	91	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	100	1	statement	statement	NOUN
ajac-987	100	2	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	100	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	100	4	problem	problem	NOUN
ajac-987	100	5	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	100	6	remains	remain	VERB
ajac-987	100	7	a	a	DET
ajac-987	100	8	pervasive	pervasive	ADJ
ajac-987	100	9	challenge	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	100	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	100	11	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	100	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	100	13	undermining	undermine	VERB
ajac-987	100	14	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	100	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	100	16	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	100	17	trust	trust	NOUN
ajac-987	100	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	100	19	national	national	ADJ
ajac-987	100	20	development	development	NOUN
ajac-987	100	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	101	1	despite	despite	SCONJ
ajac-987	101	2	various	various	ADJ
ajac-987	101	3	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	101	4	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	101	5	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	101	6	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
ajac-987	101	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	101	8	including	include	VERB
ajac-987	101	9	the	the	DET
ajac-987	101	10	establishment	establishment	NOUN
ajac-987	101	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	101	12	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-987	101	13	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	101	14	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	101	15	the	the	DET
ajac-987	101	16	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	101	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	101	18	financial	financial	ADJ
ajac-987	101	19	crimes	crime	NOUN
ajac-987	101	20	commission	commission	PROPN
ajac-987	101	21	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-987	101	23	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	101	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	101	25	the	the	DET
ajac-987	101	26	independent	independent	ADJ
ajac-987	101	27	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	101	28	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	101	29	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	101	30	other	other	ADJ
ajac-987	101	31	related	related	ADJ
ajac-987	101	32	offences	offence	NOUN
ajac-987	101	33	commission	commission	NOUN
ajac-987	101	34	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	101	35	icpc	icpc	PROPN
ajac-987	101	36	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	101	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	101	38	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	101	39	continues	continue	VERB
ajac-987	101	40	to	to	PART
ajac-987	101	41	thrive	thrive	VERB
ajac-987	101	42	due	due	ADP
ajac-987	101	43	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	101	44	systemic	systemic	ADJ
ajac-987	101	45	weaknesses	weakness	NOUN
ajac-987	101	46	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	101	47	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	101	48	interference	interference	NOUN
ajac-987	101	49	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	101	50	a	a	DET
ajac-987	101	51	culture	culture	NOUN
ajac-987	101	52	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	101	53	impunity	impunity	NOUN
ajac-987	101	54	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	102	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	102	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	102	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	102	4	particularly	particularly	ADV
ajac-987	102	5	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	102	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	102	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	102	8	play	play	VERB
ajac-987	102	9	a	a	DET
ajac-987	102	10	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajac-987	102	11	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	102	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	102	13	exposing	expose	VERB
ajac-987	102	14	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	102	15	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	102	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	102	17	fostering	foster	VERB
ajac-987	102	18	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	102	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	102	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	102	21	shaping	shape	VERB
ajac-987	102	22	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	102	23	opinion	opinion	NOUN
ajac-987	102	24	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	102	25	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	102	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	103	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-987	103	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	103	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	103	4	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	103	5	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	103	6	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	103	7	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	103	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	103	9	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	103	10	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	103	11	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	103	12	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	103	13	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	103	14	constrained	constrain	VERB
ajac-987	103	15	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	103	16	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	103	17	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	103	18	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	103	19	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	103	20	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	103	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	103	22	political	political	ADJ
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ajac-987	103	24	over	over	ADP
ajac-987	103	25	media	medium	NOUN
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ajac-987	103	27	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	103	34	limited	limit	VERB
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ajac-987	103	37	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-987	104	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	104	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	104	9	patronage	patronage	NOUN
ajac-987	104	10	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-987	104	12	tolerance	tolerance	NOUN
ajac-987	104	13	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	104	14	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
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ajac-987	104	16	further	far	ADV
ajac-987	104	17	complicate	complicate	VERB
ajac-987	104	18	the	the	DET
ajac-987	104	19	fight	fight	NOUN
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ajac-987	104	21	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	104	22	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	104	24	the	the	DET
ajac-987	104	25	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	104	26	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	104	27	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	104	28	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	104	29	driven	drive	VERB
ajac-987	104	30	accountability	accountability	NOUN
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ajac-987	104	32	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-987	105	5	the	the	DET
ajac-987	105	6	potential	potential	NOUN
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ajac-987	105	8	serve	serve	VERB
ajac-987	105	9	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	105	10	a	a	DET
ajac-987	105	11	watchdog	watchdog	NOUN
ajac-987	105	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	105	13	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	105	14	ability	ability	NOUN
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ajac-987	105	16	hold	hold	VERB
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ajac-987	105	19	accountable	accountable	ADJ
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ajac-987	105	22	undermined	undermine	VERB
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ajac-987	105	24	restrictive	restrictive	ADJ
ajac-987	105	25	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
ajac-987	105	26	policies	policy	NOUN
ajac-987	105	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	105	28	economic	economic	ADJ
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ajac-987	105	31	compromise	compromise	VERB
ajac-987	105	32	journalistic	journalistic	ADJ
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ajac-987	105	34	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-987	106	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	106	3	organizations	organization	NOUN
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ajac-987	106	5	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	106	6	financial	financial	ADJ
ajac-987	106	7	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajac-987	106	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	106	9	making	make	VERB
ajac-987	106	10	them	they	PRON
ajac-987	106	11	susceptible	susceptible	ADJ
ajac-987	106	12	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	106	13	external	external	ADJ
ajac-987	106	14	influences	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	106	15	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	106	16	dictate	dictate	VERB
ajac-987	106	17	editorial	editorial	ADJ
ajac-987	106	18	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	106	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	106	20	limit	limit	VERB
ajac-987	106	21	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	106	22	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	106	23	capacities	capacity	NOUN
ajac-987	106	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	107	1	furthermore	furthermore	ADV
ajac-987	107	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	107	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	107	4	extent	extent	NOUN
ajac-987	107	5	to	to	PART
ajac-987	107	6	which	which	PRON
ajac-987	107	7	the	the	DET
ajac-987	107	8	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	107	9	public	public	NOUN
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ajac-987	107	11	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	107	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	107	13	responds	respond	VERB
ajac-987	107	14	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	107	15	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	107	16	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	107	17	related	relate	VERB
ajac-987	107	18	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	107	19	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	107	20	remains	remain	VERB
ajac-987	107	21	uncertain	uncertain	ADJ
ajac-987	107	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	107	23	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-987	107	24	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	107	25	literacy	literacy	NOUN
ajac-987	107	26	levels	level	NOUN
ajac-987	107	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	107	28	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	107	29	affiliations	affiliation	NOUN
ajac-987	107	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	107	31	socio	socio	NOUN
ajac-987	107	32	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	107	33	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	107	34	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	107	35	influence	influence	VERB
ajac-987	107	36	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	107	37	perception	perception	NOUN
ajac-987	107	38	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	107	39	action	action	NOUN
ajac-987	107	40	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	108	1	given	give	VERB
ajac-987	108	2	these	these	DET
ajac-987	108	3	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	108	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	108	5	it	it	PRON
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ajac-987	108	7	imperative	imperative	ADJ
ajac-987	108	8	to	to	PART
ajac-987	108	9	critically	critically	ADV
ajac-987	108	10	examine	examine	VERB
ajac-987	108	11	the	the	DET
ajac-987	108	12	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	108	13	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	108	14	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	108	15	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	108	16	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	108	17	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	108	18	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	108	19	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	108	20	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	108	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	108	22	assess	assess	VERB
ajac-987	108	23	its	its	PRON
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ajac-987	108	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	108	26	identify	identify	VERB
ajac-987	108	27	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajac-987	108	28	to	to	PART
ajac-987	108	29	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajac-987	108	30	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	108	31	contribution	contribution	NOUN
ajac-987	108	32	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	108	33	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	108	34	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	108	35	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	108	36	integrity	integrity	NOUN
ajac-987	108	37	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	109	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	109	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	109	3	seeks	seek	VERB
ajac-987	109	4	to	to	PART
ajac-987	109	5	explore	explore	VERB
ajac-987	109	6	these	these	DET
ajac-987	109	7	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	109	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	109	9	highlighting	highlight	VERB
ajac-987	109	10	the	the	DET
ajac-987	109	11	strengths	strength	NOUN
ajac-987	109	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	109	13	limitations	limitation	NOUN
ajac-987	109	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	109	15	future	future	ADJ
ajac-987	109	16	prospects	prospect	NOUN
ajac-987	109	17	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	109	18	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	109	19	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	109	20	driven	drive	VERB
ajac-987	109	21	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	109	22	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	109	23	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	109	24	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	109	25	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	109	26	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	109	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	110	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	110	2	study	study	NOUN
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ajac-987	110	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	110	5	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	110	6	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	110	7	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	110	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	110	9	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	110	10	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	110	11	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	110	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	110	13	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	110	14	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	110	15	assessing	assess	VERB
ajac-987	110	16	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	110	17	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	110	18	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	110	19	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	110	20	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	110	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	110	22	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	110	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	110	24	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	110	25	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	110	26	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	110	27	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	110	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	111	1	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	111	2	identifies	identify	VERB
ajac-987	111	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	111	4	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	111	5	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
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ajac-987	111	9	arts	art	NOUN
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ajac-987	111	11	communication	communication	NOUN
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ajac-987	111	13	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	111	15	2	2	NUM
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ajac-987	111	19	april	april	PROPN
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ajac-987	111	21	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	111	22	issn	issn	PROPN
ajac-987	111	23	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	111	24	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-987	111	25	-	-	SYM
ajac-987	111	26	0540	0540	NUM
ajac-987	111	27	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	111	28	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	111	29	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-987	111	31	1252	1252	NUM
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ajac-987	111	35	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	111	37	dc	dc	PROPN
ajac-987	111	38	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	111	39	united	united	PROPN
ajac-987	111	40	states	states	PROPN
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ajac-987	111	42	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	111	43	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-987	111	44	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	111	45	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
ajac-987	112	1	5	5	NUM
ajac-987	113	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	113	2	a	a	DET
ajac-987	113	3	m	m	NOUN
ajac-987	113	4	e	e	NOUN
ajac-987	113	5	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	113	6	i	i	NOUN
ajac-987	113	7	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	113	8	a	a	DET
ajac-987	113	9	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	114	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-987	114	2	o	o	X
ajac-987	114	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	114	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	114	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	114	6	a	a	DET
ajac-987	114	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-987	114	8	o	o	X
ajac-987	115	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-987	116	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	116	2	r	r	NOUN
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ajac-987	116	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-987	116	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	116	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	117	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-987	117	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-987	117	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-987	117	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	117	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	117	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	118	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	119	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	119	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	119	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	119	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	120	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	120	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-987	121	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	121	2	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	121	3	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	ADJ
ajac-987	121	4	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	121	5	hinder	hinder	VERB
ajac-987	121	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	121	7	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	121	8	driven	drive	VERB
ajac-987	121	9	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	121	10	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	121	11	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	121	12	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	121	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	121	14	including	include	VERB
ajac-987	121	15	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	121	16	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	121	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	121	18	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	121	19	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	121	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	121	21	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	121	22	constraints	constraint	NOUN
ajac-987	121	23	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	121	24	journalistic	journalistic	ADJ
ajac-987	121	25	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-987	121	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	122	1	furthermore	furthermore	ADV
ajac-987	122	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	122	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	122	4	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	122	5	explores	explore	VERB
ajac-987	122	6	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajac-987	122	7	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	122	8	enhancing	enhance	VERB
ajac-987	122	9	the	the	DET
ajac-987	122	10	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	122	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	122	12	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	122	13	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	122	14	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	122	15	fostering	foster	VERB
ajac-987	122	16	good	good	ADJ
ajac-987	122	17	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	122	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	122	19	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	122	20	integrity	integrity	NOUN
ajac-987	122	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	122	22	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	122	23	a	a	DET
ajac-987	122	24	focus	focus	NOUN
ajac-987	122	25	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	122	26	strengthening	strengthen	VERB
ajac-987	122	27	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	122	28	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	122	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	122	30	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
ajac-987	122	31	frameworks	framework	NOUN
ajac-987	122	32	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	122	33	audience	audience	NOUN
ajac-987	122	34	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	122	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	123	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	123	2	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	123	3	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	123	4	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	123	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	123	6	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	123	7	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	123	8	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	123	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	123	10	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	123	11	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	123	12	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	123	13	play	play	VERB
ajac-987	123	14	a	a	DET
ajac-987	123	15	pivotal	pivotal	ADJ
ajac-987	123	16	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	123	17	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	123	18	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	123	19	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	123	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	123	21	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	123	22	within	within	ADP
ajac-987	123	23	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	123	24	structures	structure	NOUN
ajac-987	123	25	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	123	26	serving	serve	VERB
ajac-987	123	27	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	123	28	a	a	DET
ajac-987	123	29	watchdog	watchdog	NOUN
ajac-987	123	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	123	31	exposing	expose	VERB
ajac-987	123	32	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	123	33	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	123	34	holding	hold	VERB
ajac-987	123	35	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	123	36	officials	official	NOUN
ajac-987	123	37	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-987	123	38	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	123	39	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	123	40	actions	action	NOUN
ajac-987	123	41	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	124	1	according	accord	VERB
ajac-987	124	2	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	124	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	124	4	watchdog	watchdog	NOUN
ajac-987	124	5	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-987	124	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	124	7	the	the	DET
ajac-987	124	8	media	media	NOUN
ajac-987	124	9	acts	act	VERB
ajac-987	124	10	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	124	11	a	a	DET
ajac-987	124	12	guardian	guardian	NOUN
ajac-987	124	13	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	124	14	the	the	DET
ajac-987	124	15	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	124	16	interest	interest	NOUN
ajac-987	124	17	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	124	18	investigating	investigate	VERB
ajac-987	124	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	124	20	revealing	reveal	VERB
ajac-987	124	21	wrongdoings	wrongdoing	NOUN
ajac-987	124	22	within	within	ADP
ajac-987	124	23	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	124	24	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-987	124	25	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	124	26	mcquail	mcquail	NOUN
ajac-987	124	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	124	28	2010	2010	NUM
ajac-987	124	29	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	124	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	125	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	125	2	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	125	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	125	4	broadcast	broadcast	VERB
ajac-987	125	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	125	6	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	125	7	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	125	8	radio	radio	NOUN
ajac-987	125	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	125	10	television	television	NOUN
ajac-987	125	11	stations	station	NOUN
ajac-987	125	12	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	125	13	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-987	125	14	tools	tool	NOUN
ajac-987	125	15	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	125	16	disseminating	disseminate	VERB
ajac-987	125	17	information	information	NOUN
ajac-987	125	18	about	about	ADP
ajac-987	125	19	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	125	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	125	21	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	125	22	mismanagement	mismanagement	NOUN
ajac-987	125	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	125	24	societal	societal	ADJ
ajac-987	125	25	injustice	injustice	NOUN
ajac-987	125	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	125	27	thereby	thereby	ADV
ajac-987	125	28	empowering	empower	VERB
ajac-987	125	29	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	125	30	to	to	PART
ajac-987	125	31	demand	demand	VERB
ajac-987	125	32	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	125	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	126	1	research	research	NOUN
ajac-987	126	2	shows	show	VERB
ajac-987	126	3	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	126	4	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	126	5	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	126	6	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	126	7	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	126	8	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	126	9	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	126	10	has	have	AUX
ajac-987	126	11	been	be	AUX
ajac-987	126	12	instrumental	instrumental	ADJ
ajac-987	126	13	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	126	14	uncovering	uncover	VERB
ajac-987	126	15	high	high	ADJ
ajac-987	126	16	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	126	17	profile	profile	NOUN
ajac-987	126	18	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	126	19	cases	case	NOUN
ajac-987	126	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	126	21	fostering	foster	VERB
ajac-987	126	22	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	126	23	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-987	126	24	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	126	25	ethical	ethical	ADJ
ajac-987	126	26	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	126	27	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	126	28	uche	uche	PROPN
ajac-987	126	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	126	30	2022	2022	NUM
ajac-987	126	31	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	126	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	127	1	furthermore	furthermore	ADV
ajac-987	127	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	127	3	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	127	4	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	127	5	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	127	6	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	127	7	help	help	VERB
ajac-987	127	8	bridge	bridge	VERB
ajac-987	127	9	the	the	DET
ajac-987	127	10	information	information	NOUN
ajac-987	127	11	gap	gap	NOUN
ajac-987	127	12	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	127	13	educating	educate	VERB
ajac-987	127	14	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	127	15	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	127	16	the	the	DET
ajac-987	127	17	implications	implication	NOUN
ajac-987	127	18	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	127	19	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	127	20	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	127	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	127	22	the	the	DET
ajac-987	127	23	importance	importance	NOUN
ajac-987	127	24	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	127	25	good	good	ADJ
ajac-987	127	26	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	127	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	128	1	studies	study	NOUN
ajac-987	128	2	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	128	3	demonstrated	demonstrate	VERB
ajac-987	128	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	128	5	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	128	6	who	who	PRON
ajac-987	128	7	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	128	8	exposed	expose	VERB
ajac-987	128	9	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	128	10	corruptionrelated	corruptionrelate	VERB
ajac-987	128	11	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	128	12	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	128	13	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	128	14	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	128	15	likely	likely	ADJ
ajac-987	128	16	to	to	PART
ajac-987	128	17	become	become	VERB
ajac-987	128	18	involved	involved	ADJ
ajac-987	128	19	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	128	20	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-987	128	21	activities	activity	NOUN
ajac-987	128	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	128	23	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	128	24	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	128	25	voting	voting	NOUN
ajac-987	128	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	128	27	participating	participate	VERB
ajac-987	128	28	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	128	29	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	128	30	debates	debate	NOUN
ajac-987	128	31	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	128	32	engaging	engage	VERB
ajac-987	128	33	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	128	34	social	social	ADJ
ajac-987	128	35	advocacy	advocacy	NOUN
ajac-987	128	36	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	128	37	dunu	dunu	PROPN
ajac-987	128	38	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	128	39	2022	2022	NUM
ajac-987	128	40	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	128	41	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	129	1	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	129	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	129	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	129	4	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	129	5	news	news	NOUN
ajac-987	129	6	programs	program	NOUN
ajac-987	129	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	129	8	talk	talk	NOUN
ajac-987	129	9	shows	show	NOUN
ajac-987	129	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	129	11	documentaries	documentary	NOUN
ajac-987	129	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	129	13	provide	provide	VERB
ajac-987	129	14	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	129	15	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	129	16	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-987	129	17	insights	insight	NOUN
ajac-987	129	18	into	into	ADP
ajac-987	129	19	the	the	DET
ajac-987	129	20	functioning	functioning	NOUN
ajac-987	129	21	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	129	22	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	129	23	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-987	129	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	129	25	the	the	DET
ajac-987	129	26	need	need	NOUN
ajac-987	129	27	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	129	28	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	129	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	130	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	130	2	democratization	democratization	NOUN
ajac-987	130	3	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	130	4	information	information	NOUN
ajac-987	130	5	fosters	foster	VERB
ajac-987	130	6	a	a	DET
ajac-987	130	7	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	130	8	informed	informed	ADJ
ajac-987	130	9	electorate	electorate	NOUN
ajac-987	130	10	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	130	11	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	130	12	hold	hold	VERB
ajac-987	130	13	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	130	14	officials	official	NOUN
ajac-987	130	15	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-987	130	16	during	during	ADP
ajac-987	130	17	elections	election	NOUN
ajac-987	130	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	130	19	beyond	beyond	ADP
ajac-987	130	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	131	1	despite	despite	SCONJ
ajac-987	131	2	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	131	3	potential	potential	NOUN
ajac-987	131	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	131	5	the	the	DET
ajac-987	131	6	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	131	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	131	8	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	131	9	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	131	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	131	11	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	131	12	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	131	13	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	131	14	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	131	15	limited	limit	VERB
ajac-987	131	16	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	131	17	external	external	ADJ
ajac-987	131	18	constraints	constraint	NOUN
ajac-987	131	19	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	131	20	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	131	21	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	131	22	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	131	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	131	24	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	131	25	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	131	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	131	27	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	131	28	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	131	29	faced	face	VERB
ajac-987	131	30	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	131	31	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	131	32	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajac-987	131	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	132	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	132	2	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	132	3	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	132	4	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	132	5	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	132	6	over	over	ADP
ajac-987	132	7	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	132	8	ownership	ownership	NOUN
ajac-987	132	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	132	10	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	132	11	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	132	12	restrict	restrict	VERB
ajac-987	132	13	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	132	14	’	'	PUNCT
ajac-987	132	15	ability	ability	NOUN
ajac-987	132	16	to	to	PART
ajac-987	132	17	report	report	VERB
ajac-987	132	18	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	132	19	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	132	20	freely	freely	ADV
ajac-987	132	21	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	132	22	olawale	olawale	ADJ
ajac-987	132	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	132	24	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-987	132	25	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	132	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	133	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	133	2	some	some	DET
ajac-987	133	3	cases	case	NOUN
ajac-987	133	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	133	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	133	6	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	133	7	may	may	AUX
ajac-987	133	8	practice	practice	VERB
ajac-987	133	9	self	self	NOUN
ajac-987	133	10	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	133	11	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	133	12	out	out	ADP
ajac-987	133	13	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	133	14	fear	fear	NOUN
ajac-987	133	15	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	133	16	losing	lose	VERB
ajac-987	133	17	advertising	advertising	NOUN
ajac-987	133	18	revenue	revenue	NOUN
ajac-987	133	19	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	133	20	facing	face	VERB
ajac-987	133	21	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-987	133	22	repercussions	repercussion	NOUN
ajac-987	133	23	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	133	24	ojebode	ojebode	NOUN
ajac-987	133	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	133	26	2019	2019	NUM
ajac-987	133	27	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	133	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	134	1	these	these	DET
ajac-987	134	2	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	134	3	undermine	undermine	VERB
ajac-987	134	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	134	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	134	6	's	's	PART
ajac-987	134	7	ability	ability	NOUN
ajac-987	134	8	to	to	PART
ajac-987	134	9	act	act	VERB
ajac-987	134	10	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	134	11	an	an	DET
ajac-987	134	12	effective	effective	ADJ
ajac-987	134	13	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	134	14	tool	tool	NOUN
ajac-987	134	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	134	16	allow	allow	VERB
ajac-987	134	17	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	134	18	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	134	19	to	to	PART
ajac-987	134	20	persist	persist	VERB
ajac-987	134	21	without	without	ADP
ajac-987	134	22	scrutiny	scrutiny	NOUN
ajac-987	134	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	135	1	to	to	PART
ajac-987	135	2	overcome	overcome	VERB
ajac-987	135	3	these	these	DET
ajac-987	135	4	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	135	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	135	6	scholars	scholar	NOUN
ajac-987	135	7	argue	argue	VERB
ajac-987	135	8	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	135	9	greater	great	ADJ
ajac-987	135	10	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	135	11	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-987	135	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	135	13	support	support	NOUN
ajac-987	135	14	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	135	15	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	135	16	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	135	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	136	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	136	2	robust	robust	ADJ
ajac-987	136	3	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	136	4	environment	environment	NOUN
ajac-987	136	5	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-987	136	6	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	136	7	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	136	8	work	work	VERB
ajac-987	136	9	freely	freely	ADV
ajac-987	136	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	136	11	without	without	ADP
ajac-987	136	12	fear	fear	NOUN
ajac-987	136	13	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	136	14	retribution	retribution	NOUN
ajac-987	136	15	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	136	16	essential	essential	ADJ
ajac-987	136	17	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	136	18	fostering	foster	VERB
ajac-987	136	19	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	136	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	136	21	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	136	22	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	136	23	arogundade	arogundade	NOUN
ajac-987	136	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	136	25	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-987	136	26	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	136	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	137	1	policymakers	policymaker	NOUN
ajac-987	137	2	must	must	AUX
ajac-987	137	3	therefore	therefore	ADV
ajac-987	137	4	focus	focus	VERB
ajac-987	137	5	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	137	6	creating	create	VERB
ajac-987	137	7	a	a	DET
ajac-987	137	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	137	9	landscape	landscape	NOUN
ajac-987	137	10	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	137	11	supports	support	VERB
ajac-987	137	12	press	press	NOUN
ajac-987	137	13	freedom	freedom	NOUN
ajac-987	137	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	137	15	strengthens	strengthen	VERB
ajac-987	137	16	the	the	DET
ajac-987	137	17	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	137	18	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	137	19	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	137	20	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	137	21	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	137	22	exposing	expose	VERB
ajac-987	137	23	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	137	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	137	25	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	137	26	good	good	ADJ
ajac-987	137	27	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	137	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	138	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-987	138	2	requires	require	VERB
ajac-987	138	3	not	not	PART
ajac-987	138	4	only	only	ADV
ajac-987	138	5	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-987	138	6	reforms	reform	NOUN
ajac-987	138	7	but	but	CCONJ
ajac-987	138	8	also	also	ADV
ajac-987	138	9	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	138	10	to	to	PART
ajac-987	138	11	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajac-987	138	12	the	the	DET
ajac-987	138	13	capacity	capacity	NOUN
ajac-987	138	14	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	138	15	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	138	16	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajac-987	138	17	to	to	PART
ajac-987	138	18	carry	carry	VERB
ajac-987	138	19	out	out	ADP
ajac-987	138	20	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	138	21	reporting	reporting	NOUN
ajac-987	138	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	138	23	provide	provide	VERB
ajac-987	138	24	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	138	25	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	138	26	accurate	accurate	ADJ
ajac-987	138	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	138	28	timely	timely	ADJ
ajac-987	138	29	information	information	NOUN
ajac-987	138	30	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	138	31	governmental	governmental	ADJ
ajac-987	138	32	activities	activity	NOUN
ajac-987	138	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	139	1	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	139	2	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	139	3	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	139	4	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	139	5	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	139	6	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	139	7	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	139	8	over	over	ADP
ajac-987	139	9	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	139	10	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	139	11	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	139	12	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	139	13	has	have	AUX
ajac-987	139	14	long	long	ADV
ajac-987	139	15	been	be	AUX
ajac-987	139	16	a	a	DET
ajac-987	139	17	barrier	barrier	NOUN
ajac-987	139	18	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	139	19	the	the	DET
ajac-987	139	20	free	free	ADJ
ajac-987	139	21	flow	flow	NOUN
ajac-987	139	22	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	139	23	information	information	NOUN
ajac-987	139	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	139	25	the	the	DET
ajac-987	139	26	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	139	27	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	139	28	capacity	capacity	NOUN
ajac-987	139	29	to	to	PART
ajac-987	139	30	serve	serve	VERB
ajac-987	139	31	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	139	32	an	an	DET
ajac-987	139	33	independent	independent	ADJ
ajac-987	139	34	watchdog	watchdog	NOUN
ajac-987	139	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	140	1	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	140	2	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	140	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	140	4	both	both	PRON
ajac-987	140	5	formal	formal	ADJ
ajac-987	140	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	140	7	informal	informal	ADJ
ajac-987	140	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	140	9	remains	remain	VERB
ajac-987	140	10	a	a	DET
ajac-987	140	11	significant	significant	ADJ
ajac-987	140	12	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	140	13	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	140	14	hinders	hinder	VERB
ajac-987	140	15	the	the	DET
ajac-987	140	16	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	140	17	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	140	18	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	140	19	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	140	20	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	140	21	exposing	expose	VERB
ajac-987	140	22	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	140	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	140	24	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
ajac-987	140	25	american	american	PROPN
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ajac-987	140	63	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-987	141	1	6	6	NUM
ajac-987	142	1	|	|	ADV
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ajac-987	142	8	a	a	DET
ajac-987	142	9	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	143	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-987	143	2	o	o	X
ajac-987	143	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	143	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	143	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	143	6	a	a	DET
ajac-987	143	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-987	143	8	o	o	X
ajac-987	144	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-987	145	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	145	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	145	3	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	145	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-987	145	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	145	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	146	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-987	146	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-987	146	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-987	146	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	146	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	146	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	147	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	148	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	148	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	148	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	148	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	149	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	149	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-987	150	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	150	2	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	150	3	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	ADV
ajac-987	150	4	advocating	advocate	VERB
ajac-987	150	5	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	150	6	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	150	7	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	150	8	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	150	9	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	150	10	olawale	olawale	ADJ
ajac-987	150	11	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	150	13	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	150	14	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	151	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	151	2	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	151	3	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	151	4	has	have	AUX
ajac-987	151	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	151	6	at	at	ADP
ajac-987	151	7	various	various	ADJ
ajac-987	151	8	points	point	NOUN
ajac-987	151	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	151	10	utilized	utilize	VERB
ajac-987	151	11	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	151	12	control	control	NOUN
ajac-987	151	13	over	over	ADP
ajac-987	151	14	state	state	NOUN
ajac-987	151	15	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	151	16	owned	own	VERB
ajac-987	151	17	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	151	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	151	19	applied	apply	VERB
ajac-987	151	20	pressure	pressure	NOUN
ajac-987	151	21	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	151	22	private	private	ADJ
ajac-987	151	23	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	151	24	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	151	25	to	to	PART
ajac-987	151	26	avoid	avoid	VERB
ajac-987	151	27	reporting	report	VERB
ajac-987	151	28	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	151	29	sensitive	sensitive	ADJ
ajac-987	151	30	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	151	31	matters	matter	NOUN
ajac-987	151	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	151	33	including	include	VERB
ajac-987	151	34	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	151	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	152	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	152	2	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	152	3	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	152	4	undermines	undermine	VERB
ajac-987	152	5	the	the	DET
ajac-987	152	6	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	152	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	152	8	the	the	DET
ajac-987	152	9	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	152	10	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	152	11	a	a	DET
ajac-987	152	12	check	check	NOUN
ajac-987	152	13	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	152	14	power	power	NOUN
ajac-987	152	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	152	16	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	152	17	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	152	18	the	the	DET
ajac-987	152	19	country	country	NOUN
ajac-987	152	20	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	152	21	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	152	22	system	system	NOUN
ajac-987	152	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	153	1	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	153	2	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	153	3	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	153	4	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	153	5	manifests	manifest	NOUN
ajac-987	153	6	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	153	7	several	several	ADJ
ajac-987	153	8	forms	form	NOUN
ajac-987	153	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	153	10	including	include	VERB
ajac-987	153	11	editorial	editorial	ADJ
ajac-987	153	12	interference	interference	NOUN
ajac-987	153	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	153	14	the	the	DET
ajac-987	153	15	suppression	suppression	NOUN
ajac-987	153	16	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	153	17	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-987	153	18	reports	report	NOUN
ajac-987	153	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	153	20	direct	direct	ADJ
ajac-987	153	21	attacks	attack	NOUN
ajac-987	153	22	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	153	23	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	153	24	who	who	PRON
ajac-987	153	25	challenge	challenge	VERB
ajac-987	153	26	the	the	DET
ajac-987	153	27	status	status	NOUN
ajac-987	153	28	quo	quo	NOUN
ajac-987	153	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	154	1	according	accord	VERB
ajac-987	154	2	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	154	3	ojebode	ojebode	PROPN
ajac-987	154	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	154	5	2019	2019	NUM
ajac-987	154	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	154	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	154	8	the	the	DET
ajac-987	154	9	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	154	10	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	154	11	has	have	AUX
ajac-987	154	12	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	154	13	employed	employ	VERB
ajac-987	154	14	the	the	DET
ajac-987	154	15	use	use	NOUN
ajac-987	154	16	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	154	17	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	154	18	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
ajac-987	154	19	bodies	body	NOUN
ajac-987	154	20	like	like	ADP
ajac-987	154	21	the	the	DET
ajac-987	154	22	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	154	23	broadcasting	broadcasting	PROPN
ajac-987	154	24	commission	commission	PROPN
ajac-987	154	25	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	154	26	nbc	nbc	PROPN
ajac-987	154	27	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	154	28	to	to	PART
ajac-987	154	29	curtail	curtail	VERB
ajac-987	154	30	dissenting	dissent	VERB
ajac-987	154	31	views	view	NOUN
ajac-987	154	32	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-987	154	34	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	154	35	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	154	36	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	154	37	scandals	scandal	NOUN
ajac-987	154	38	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	155	1	these	these	DET
ajac-987	155	2	actions	action	NOUN
ajac-987	155	3	not	not	PART
ajac-987	155	4	only	only	ADV
ajac-987	155	5	limit	limit	VERB
ajac-987	155	6	the	the	DET
ajac-987	155	7	scope	scope	NOUN
ajac-987	155	8	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	155	9	journalistic	journalistic	ADJ
ajac-987	155	10	freedom	freedom	NOUN
ajac-987	155	11	but	but	CCONJ
ajac-987	155	12	also	also	ADV
ajac-987	155	13	create	create	VERB
ajac-987	155	14	an	an	DET
ajac-987	155	15	environment	environment	NOUN
ajac-987	155	16	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-987	155	17	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	155	18	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	155	19	may	may	AUX
ajac-987	155	20	refrain	refrain	VERB
ajac-987	155	21	from	from	ADP
ajac-987	155	22	publishing	publish	VERB
ajac-987	155	23	stories	story	NOUN
ajac-987	155	24	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	155	25	could	could	AUX
ajac-987	155	26	undermine	undermine	VERB
ajac-987	155	27	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	155	28	officials	official	NOUN
ajac-987	155	29	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	155	30	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-987	155	31	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	155	33	when	when	SCONJ
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ajac-987	155	35	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	155	36	involved	involve	VERB
ajac-987	155	37	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	155	38	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	155	39	activities	activity	NOUN
ajac-987	155	40	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	156	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	156	2	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	156	3	economy	economy	NOUN
ajac-987	156	4	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	156	5	the	the	DET
ajac-987	156	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	156	7	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	156	8	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	156	9	further	far	ADV
ajac-987	156	10	complicates	complicate	VERB
ajac-987	156	11	this	this	DET
ajac-987	156	12	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	156	13	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	157	1	many	many	ADJ
ajac-987	157	2	privately	privately	ADV
ajac-987	157	3	owned	own	VERB
ajac-987	157	4	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	157	5	stations	station	NOUN
ajac-987	157	6	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	157	7	dependent	dependent	ADJ
ajac-987	157	8	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	157	9	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	157	10	contracts	contract	NOUN
ajac-987	157	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	157	12	advertisements	advertisement	NOUN
ajac-987	157	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	157	14	creating	create	VERB
ajac-987	157	15	an	an	DET
ajac-987	157	16	incentive	incentive	NOUN
ajac-987	157	17	for	for	SCONJ
ajac-987	157	18	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	157	19	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajac-987	157	20	to	to	PART
ajac-987	157	21	align	align	VERB
ajac-987	157	22	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	157	23	editorial	editorial	ADJ
ajac-987	157	24	policies	policy	NOUN
ajac-987	157	25	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	157	26	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	157	27	interests	interest	NOUN
ajac-987	157	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	158	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	158	2	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	158	3	dependency	dependency	NOUN
ajac-987	158	4	fosters	foster	VERB
ajac-987	158	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	158	6	culture	culture	NOUN
ajac-987	158	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	158	8	self	self	NOUN
ajac-987	158	9	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	158	10	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	158	11	among	among	ADP
ajac-987	158	12	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	158	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	158	14	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-987	158	15	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-987	158	16	reporting	reporting	NOUN
ajac-987	158	17	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	158	18	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	158	19	risks	risk	NOUN
ajac-987	158	20	alienating	alienate	VERB
ajac-987	158	21	influential	influential	ADJ
ajac-987	158	22	advertisers	advertiser	NOUN
ajac-987	158	23	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	158	24	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	158	25	elites	elite	NOUN
ajac-987	158	26	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	158	27	akanji	akanji	PROPN
ajac-987	158	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	158	29	2019	2019	NUM
ajac-987	158	30	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	158	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	159	1	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	159	2	a	a	DET
ajac-987	159	3	result	result	NOUN
ajac-987	159	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	159	5	the	the	DET
ajac-987	159	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	159	7	may	may	AUX
ajac-987	159	8	prioritize	prioritize	VERB
ajac-987	159	9	sensational	sensational	ADJ
ajac-987	159	10	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	159	11	governmentfriendly	governmentfriendly	ADJ
ajac-987	159	12	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	159	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	159	14	neglecting	neglect	VERB
ajac-987	159	15	to	to	PART
ajac-987	159	16	highlight	highlight	VERB
ajac-987	159	17	the	the	DET
ajac-987	159	18	severity	severity	NOUN
ajac-987	159	19	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	159	20	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	159	21	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	159	22	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	159	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	160	1	addressing	address	VERB
ajac-987	160	2	the	the	DET
ajac-987	160	3	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	160	4	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	160	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	160	6	censorship	censorship	NOUN
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ajac-987	160	8	reforms	reform	NOUN
ajac-987	160	9	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	160	10	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajac-987	160	11	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	160	12	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-987	160	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	160	14	protection	protection	NOUN
ajac-987	160	15	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	160	16	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	160	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	161	1	strengthening	strengthen	VERB
ajac-987	161	2	the	the	DET
ajac-987	161	3	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-987	161	4	framework	framework	NOUN
ajac-987	161	5	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	161	6	press	press	NOUN
ajac-987	161	7	freedom	freedom	NOUN
ajac-987	161	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	161	9	providing	provide	VERB
ajac-987	161	10	support	support	NOUN
ajac-987	161	11	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	161	12	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	161	13	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	161	14	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	161	15	help	help	VERB
ajac-987	161	16	mitigate	mitigate	VERB
ajac-987	161	17	the	the	DET
ajac-987	161	18	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	161	19	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	161	20	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	161	21	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	161	22	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	161	23	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	161	24	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	161	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	162	1	additionally	additionally	ADV
ajac-987	162	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	162	3	there	there	PRON
ajac-987	162	4	is	be	VERB
ajac-987	162	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	162	6	need	need	NOUN
ajac-987	162	7	for	for	ADP
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ajac-987	162	9	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	162	10	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	162	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	162	12	the	the	DET
ajac-987	162	13	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-987	162	14	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	162	15	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	162	16	an	an	DET
ajac-987	162	17	independent	independent	ADJ
ajac-987	162	18	media	media	NOUN
ajac-987	162	19	plays	play	VERB
ajac-987	162	20	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	162	21	holding	hold	VERB
ajac-987	162	22	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	162	23	officials	official	NOUN
ajac-987	162	24	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-987	162	25	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	162	26	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	162	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	162	28	mismanagement	mismanagement	NOUN
ajac-987	162	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	163	1	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	163	2	creating	create	VERB
ajac-987	163	3	an	an	DET
ajac-987	163	4	environment	environment	NOUN
ajac-987	163	5	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-987	163	6	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	163	7	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	163	8	operate	operate	VERB
ajac-987	163	9	freely	freely	ADV
ajac-987	163	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	163	11	the	the	DET
ajac-987	163	12	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	163	13	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	163	14	better	well	ADV
ajac-987	163	15	contribute	contribute	VERB
ajac-987	163	16	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	163	17	the	the	DET
ajac-987	163	18	fight	fight	NOUN
ajac-987	163	19	against	against	ADP
ajac-987	163	20	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	163	21	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	163	22	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	163	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	164	1	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	164	2	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	164	3	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	164	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	164	5	persistence	persistence	NOUN
ajac-987	164	6	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	164	7	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	164	8	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	164	9	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	164	10	play	play	VERB
ajac-987	164	11	a	a	DET
ajac-987	164	12	significant	significant	ADJ
ajac-987	164	13	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	164	14	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	164	15	the	the	DET
ajac-987	164	16	persistence	persistence	NOUN
ajac-987	164	17	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	164	18	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	164	19	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	164	20	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
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ajac-987	165	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	165	2	many	many	ADJ
ajac-987	165	3	african	african	ADJ
ajac-987	165	4	societies	society	NOUN
ajac-987	165	5	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	165	7	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	165	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	165	9	there	there	PRON
ajac-987	165	10	exists	exist	VERB
ajac-987	165	11	a	a	DET
ajac-987	165	12	complex	complex	ADJ
ajac-987	165	13	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajac-987	165	14	between	between	ADP
ajac-987	165	15	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	165	16	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	165	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	165	18	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	165	19	values	value	NOUN
ajac-987	165	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	165	21	which	which	PRON
ajac-987	165	22	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	165	23	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	165	24	perpetuate	perpetuate	VERB
ajac-987	165	25	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	165	26	behaviours	behaviour	NOUN
ajac-987	165	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	166	1	traditional	traditional	ADJ
ajac-987	166	2	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	166	3	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	166	4	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	166	5	patronage	patronage	NOUN
ajac-987	166	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	166	7	nepotism	nepotism	NOUN
ajac-987	166	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	166	9	the	the	DET
ajac-987	166	10	expectation	expectation	NOUN
ajac-987	166	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	166	12	personal	personal	ADJ
ajac-987	166	13	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN
ajac-987	166	14	over	over	ADP
ajac-987	166	15	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-987	166	16	integrity	integrity	NOUN
ajac-987	166	17	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	166	18	contributed	contribute	VERB
ajac-987	166	19	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	166	20	the	the	DET
ajac-987	166	21	normalization	normalization	NOUN
ajac-987	166	22	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	166	23	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	166	24	within	within	ADP
ajac-987	166	25	both	both	CCONJ
ajac-987	166	26	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	166	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	166	28	private	private	ADJ
ajac-987	166	29	sectors	sector	NOUN
ajac-987	166	30	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	166	31	achebe	achebe	PROPN
ajac-987	166	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	166	33	2012	2012	NUM
ajac-987	166	34	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	166	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	167	1	these	these	DET
ajac-987	167	2	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	167	3	norms	norm	NOUN
ajac-987	167	4	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	167	5	shape	shape	VERB
ajac-987	167	6	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-987	167	7	individuals	individual	NOUN
ajac-987	167	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	167	9	communities	community	NOUN
ajac-987	167	10	view	view	VERB
ajac-987	167	11	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	167	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	167	13	influencing	influence	VERB
ajac-987	167	14	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	167	15	response	response	NOUN
ajac-987	167	16	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	167	17	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	167	18	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	167	19	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	167	20	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
ajac-987	167	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	167	22	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	167	23	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	167	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	168	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	168	2	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	168	3	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	168	4	kinship	kinship	NOUN
ajac-987	168	5	networks	network	NOUN
ajac-987	168	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	168	7	ethnic	ethnic	ADJ
ajac-987	168	8	affiliations	affiliation	NOUN
ajac-987	168	9	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	168	10	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	168	11	society	society	NOUN
ajac-987	168	12	further	far	ADV
ajac-987	168	13	complicates	complicate	VERB
ajac-987	168	14	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	168	15	to	to	PART
ajac-987	168	16	combat	combat	VERB
ajac-987	168	17	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	168	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	169	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	169	2	many	many	ADJ
ajac-987	169	3	cases	case	NOUN
ajac-987	169	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	169	5	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	169	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	169	7	business	business	NOUN
ajac-987	169	8	leaders	leader	NOUN
ajac-987	169	9	rely	rely	VERB
ajac-987	169	10	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	169	11	these	these	DET
ajac-987	169	12	networks	network	NOUN
ajac-987	169	13	to	to	PART
ajac-987	169	14	maintain	maintain	VERB
ajac-987	169	15	power	power	NOUN
ajac-987	169	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	169	17	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	169	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	169	19	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	169	20	at	at	ADP
ajac-987	169	21	the	the	DET
ajac-987	169	22	expense	expense	NOUN
ajac-987	169	23	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	169	24	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-987	169	25	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	169	26	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	169	27	dike	dike	NOUN
ajac-987	169	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	169	29	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-987	169	30	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	169	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	170	1	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	170	2	a	a	DET
ajac-987	170	3	result	result	NOUN
ajac-987	170	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	170	5	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	170	6	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	170	7	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	170	8	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	170	9	excused	excuse	VERB
ajac-987	170	10	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	170	11	overlooked	overlook	VERB
ajac-987	170	12	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	170	13	part	part	NOUN
ajac-987	170	14	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	170	15	the	the	DET
ajac-987	170	16	social	social	ADJ
ajac-987	170	17	fabric	fabric	NOUN
ajac-987	170	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	170	19	making	make	VERB
ajac-987	170	20	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	170	21	challenging	challenge	VERB
ajac-987	170	22	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	170	23	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	170	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	170	25	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	170	26	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	170	27	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	170	28	agencies	agency	NOUN
ajac-987	170	29	to	to	PART
ajac-987	170	30	create	create	VERB
ajac-987	170	31	lasting	last	VERB
ajac-987	170	32	change	change	NOUN
ajac-987	170	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	171	1	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	171	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	171	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	171	4	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	171	5	this	this	DET
ajac-987	171	6	context	context	NOUN
ajac-987	171	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	171	8	face	face	VERB
ajac-987	171	9	the	the	DET
ajac-987	171	10	dual	dual	ADJ
ajac-987	171	11	challenge	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	171	12	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	171	13	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	171	14	deeply	deeply	ADV
ajac-987	171	15	ingrained	ingrain	VERB
ajac-987	171	16	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	171	17	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	171	18	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-987	171	19	simultaneously	simultaneously	ADV
ajac-987	171	20	educating	educate	VERB
ajac-987	171	21	the	the	DET
ajac-987	171	22	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	171	23	about	about	ADP
ajac-987	171	24	the	the	DET
ajac-987	171	25	ethical	ethical	ADJ
ajac-987	171	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	171	27	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-987	171	28	implications	implication	NOUN
ajac-987	171	29	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	171	30	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	171	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	172	1	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
ajac-987	172	2	american	american	PROPN
ajac-987	172	3	journal	journal	PROPN
ajac-987	172	4	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	172	5	arts	art	NOUN
ajac-987	172	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	172	7	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-987	172	8	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-987	172	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	172	10	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	172	11	2	2	NUM
ajac-987	172	12	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	172	13	march	march	PROPN
ajac-987	172	14	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	172	15	april	april	PROPN
ajac-987	172	16	2025	2025	NUM
ajac-987	172	17	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	172	18	issn	issn	PROPN
ajac-987	172	19	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	172	20	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-987	172	21	-	-	SYM
ajac-987	172	22	0540	0540	NUM
ajac-987	172	23	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	172	24	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	172	25	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	172	26	7.94	7.94	NUM
ajac-987	172	27	1252	1252	NUM
ajac-987	172	28	columbia	columbia	PROPN
ajac-987	172	29	rd	rd	PROPN
ajac-987	172	30	nw	nw	PROPN
ajac-987	172	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	172	32	washington	washington	PROPN
ajac-987	172	33	dc	dc	PROPN
ajac-987	172	34	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	172	35	united	united	PROPN
ajac-987	172	36	states	states	PROPN
ajac-987	172	37	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	PROPN
ajac-987	172	38	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	172	39	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-987	172	40	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	172	41	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
ajac-987	173	1	7	7	NUM
ajac-987	174	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	174	2	a	a	DET
ajac-987	174	3	m	m	NOUN
ajac-987	174	4	e	e	NOUN
ajac-987	174	5	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	174	6	i	i	NOUN
ajac-987	174	7	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	174	8	a	a	DET
ajac-987	174	9	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	175	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-987	175	2	o	o	X
ajac-987	175	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	175	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	175	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	175	6	a	a	DET
ajac-987	175	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-987	175	8	o	o	X
ajac-987	176	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-987	177	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	177	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	177	3	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	177	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-987	177	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	177	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	178	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-987	178	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-987	178	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-987	178	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	178	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	178	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	179	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	180	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	180	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	180	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	180	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	181	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	181	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-987	181	3	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	181	4	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	181	5	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	ADJ
ajac-987	181	6	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	181	7	response	response	NOUN
ajac-987	181	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	181	9	nwoke	nwoke	NOUN
ajac-987	181	10	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	181	11	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-987	181	12	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	181	13	argues	argue	VERB
ajac-987	181	14	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	181	15	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	181	16	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	181	17	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	181	18	play	play	VERB
ajac-987	181	19	a	a	DET
ajac-987	181	20	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-987	181	21	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	181	22	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	181	23	shifting	shift	VERB
ajac-987	181	24	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	181	25	attitudes	attitude	NOUN
ajac-987	181	26	toward	toward	ADP
ajac-987	181	27	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	181	28	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	181	29	reframing	reframe	VERB
ajac-987	181	30	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	181	31	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	181	32	a	a	DET
ajac-987	181	33	societal	societal	ADJ
ajac-987	181	34	ill	ill	NOUN
ajac-987	181	35	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	181	36	undermines	undermine	VERB
ajac-987	181	37	collective	collective	ADJ
ajac-987	181	38	wellbeing	wellbeing	NOUN
ajac-987	181	39	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	182	1	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	182	2	educational	educational	ADJ
ajac-987	182	3	programs	program	NOUN
ajac-987	182	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	182	5	documentaries	documentary	NOUN
ajac-987	182	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	182	7	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	182	8	service	service	NOUN
ajac-987	182	9	announcements	announcement	NOUN
ajac-987	182	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	182	11	the	the	DET
ajac-987	182	12	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	182	13	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	182	14	challenge	challenge	VERB
ajac-987	182	15	the	the	DET
ajac-987	182	16	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	182	17	acceptance	acceptance	NOUN
ajac-987	182	18	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	182	19	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	182	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	182	21	promote	promote	VERB
ajac-987	182	22	values	value	NOUN
ajac-987	182	23	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	182	24	honesty	honesty	NOUN
ajac-987	182	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	182	26	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	182	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	182	28	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	182	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	183	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	183	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	183	3	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-987	183	4	focused	focus	VERB
ajac-987	183	5	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	183	6	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	183	7	change	change	NOUN
ajac-987	183	8	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	183	9	lead	lead	VERB
ajac-987	183	10	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	183	11	shifts	shift	NOUN
ajac-987	183	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	183	13	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	183	14	attitudes	attitude	NOUN
ajac-987	183	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	183	16	behaviours	behaviour	NOUN
ajac-987	183	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	184	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-987	184	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	184	3	these	these	DET
ajac-987	184	4	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	184	5	must	must	AUX
ajac-987	184	6	be	be	AUX
ajac-987	184	7	long	long	ADJ
ajac-987	184	8	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	184	9	term	term	NOUN
ajac-987	184	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	184	11	supported	support	VERB
ajac-987	184	12	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	184	13	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	184	14	policies	policy	NOUN
ajac-987	184	15	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	184	16	reinforce	reinforce	VERB
ajac-987	184	17	ethical	ethical	ADJ
ajac-987	184	18	leadership	leadership	NOUN
ajac-987	184	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	184	20	the	the	DET
ajac-987	184	21	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-987	184	22	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	184	23	law	law	NOUN
ajac-987	184	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	185	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajac-987	185	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	185	3	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	185	4	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	185	5	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	185	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	185	7	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	185	8	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	185	9	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	185	10	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	185	11	shaped	shape	VERB
ajac-987	185	12	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	185	13	social	social	ADJ
ajac-987	185	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	185	15	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	185	16	dynamics	dynamic	NOUN
ajac-987	185	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	186	1	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	186	2	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	186	3	must	must	AUX
ajac-987	186	4	tailor	tailor	VERB
ajac-987	186	5	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	186	6	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-987	186	7	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajac-987	186	8	to	to	PART
ajac-987	186	9	address	address	VERB
ajac-987	186	10	the	the	DET
ajac-987	186	11	specific	specific	ADJ
ajac-987	186	12	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	186	13	contexts	context	NOUN
ajac-987	186	14	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	186	15	which	which	PRON
ajac-987	186	16	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	186	17	occurs	occur	VERB
ajac-987	186	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	186	19	ensuring	ensure	VERB
ajac-987	186	20	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	186	21	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	186	22	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	186	23	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	186	24	messages	message	NOUN
ajac-987	186	25	resonate	resonate	VERB
ajac-987	186	26	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	186	27	diverse	diverse	ADJ
ajac-987	186	28	audiences	audience	NOUN
ajac-987	186	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	187	1	effective	effective	ADJ
ajac-987	187	2	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-987	187	3	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajac-987	187	4	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	187	5	combine	combine	VERB
ajac-987	187	6	traditional	traditional	ADJ
ajac-987	187	7	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	187	8	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	187	9	grassroots	grassroot	NOUN
ajac-987	187	10	outreach	outreach	NOUN
ajac-987	187	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	187	12	community	community	NOUN
ajac-987	187	13	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	187	14	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	187	15	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajac-987	187	16	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	187	17	fostering	foster	VERB
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ajac-987	188	18	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	188	19	perceptions	perception	NOUN
ajac-987	188	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	188	21	behaviours	behaviour	NOUN
ajac-987	188	22	that	that	PRON
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ajac-987	188	25	challenge	challenge	VERB
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ajac-987	188	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	189	1	agenda	agenda	NOUN
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ajac-987	189	17	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	189	18	1972	1972	NUM
ajac-987	189	19	)	)	PUNCT
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ajac-987	190	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	190	2	agenda	agenda	NOUN
ajac-987	190	3	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	190	4	setting	set	VERB
ajac-987	190	5	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-987	190	6	posits	posit	NOUN
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ajac-987	190	8	the	the	DET
ajac-987	190	9	media	medium	NOUN
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ajac-987	190	11	the	the	DET
ajac-987	190	12	ability	ability	NOUN
ajac-987	190	13	to	to	PART
ajac-987	190	14	influence	influence	VERB
ajac-987	190	15	the	the	DET
ajac-987	190	16	salience	salience	NOUN
ajac-987	190	17	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	190	18	topics	topic	NOUN
ajac-987	190	19	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	190	20	the	the	DET
ajac-987	190	21	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	190	22	agenda	agenda	NOUN
ajac-987	190	23	by	by	ADP
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ajac-987	190	25	certain	certain	ADJ
ajac-987	190	26	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	190	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	190	28	thus	thus	ADV
ajac-987	190	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	190	30	shaping	shape	VERB
ajac-987	190	31	the	the	DET
ajac-987	190	32	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	190	33	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	190	34	perception	perception	NOUN
ajac-987	190	35	of	of	ADP
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ajac-987	190	37	is	be	AUX
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ajac-987	190	39	in	in	ADP
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ajac-987	190	41	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	191	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	191	2	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-987	191	3	assumes	assume	VERB
ajac-987	191	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	191	5	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-987	191	6	the	the	DET
ajac-987	191	7	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	191	8	may	may	AUX
ajac-987	191	9	not	not	PART
ajac-987	191	10	tell	tell	VERB
ajac-987	191	11	the	the	DET
ajac-987	191	12	audience	audience	NOUN
ajac-987	191	13	what	what	PRON
ajac-987	191	14	to	to	PART
ajac-987	191	15	think	think	VERB
ajac-987	191	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	191	17	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	191	18	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	191	19	tell	tell	VERB
ajac-987	191	20	them	they	PRON
ajac-987	191	21	what	what	PRON
ajac-987	191	22	to	to	PART
ajac-987	191	23	think	think	VERB
ajac-987	191	24	about	about	ADP
ajac-987	191	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	191	26	influencing	influence	VERB
ajac-987	191	27	the	the	DET
ajac-987	191	28	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	191	29	discourse	discourse	NOUN
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ajac-987	191	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	192	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	192	2	common	common	ADJ
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ajac-987	192	4	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	192	5	the	the	DET
ajac-987	192	6	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-987	192	7	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	192	8	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	192	9	it	it	PRON
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ajac-987	192	11	the	the	DET
ajac-987	192	12	power	power	NOUN
ajac-987	192	13	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	192	14	the	the	DET
ajac-987	192	15	audience	audience	NOUN
ajac-987	192	16	in	in	ADP
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ajac-987	192	18	selecting	select	VERB
ajac-987	192	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	192	20	interpreting	interpret	VERB
ajac-987	192	21	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	192	22	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	192	23	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	192	25	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	192	26	the	the	DET
ajac-987	192	27	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	192	28	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	192	29	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	192	30	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	192	31	passive	passive	ADJ
ajac-987	192	32	than	than	SCONJ
ajac-987	192	33	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	192	34	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	192	35	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	192	36	portrayed	portray	VERB
ajac-987	192	37	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	193	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	193	2	agenda	agenda	NOUN
ajac-987	193	3	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-987	193	5	theory	theory	NOUN
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ajac-987	193	9	the	the	DET
ajac-987	193	10	current	current	ADJ
ajac-987	193	11	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	193	12	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-987	193	13	it	it	PRON
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ajac-987	193	15	the	the	DET
ajac-987	193	16	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	193	17	of	of	ADP
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ajac-987	193	19	media	medium	NOUN
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ajac-987	193	26	in	in	ADP
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ajac-987	193	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	194	1	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	194	2	focusing	focus	VERB
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ajac-987	194	4	attention	attention	NOUN
ajac-987	194	5	on	on	ADP
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ajac-987	194	7	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-987	194	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	194	11	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	194	12	media	medium	NOUN
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ajac-987	194	15	the	the	DET
ajac-987	194	16	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	194	17	's	's	PART
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ajac-987	194	19	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	194	20	the	the	DET
ajac-987	194	21	issue	issue	NOUN
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ajac-987	194	23	set	set	VERB
ajac-987	194	24	the	the	DET
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ajac-987	194	28	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-987	194	30	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	194	31	corruption	corruption	ADJ
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ajac-987	194	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	195	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-987	195	2	aligns	align	VERB
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ajac-987	195	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	195	5	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	195	6	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	195	7	exploration	exploration	NOUN
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ajac-987	195	9	media	medium	NOUN
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ajac-987	195	11	impact	impact	NOUN
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ajac-987	195	16	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	195	17	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-987	196	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	196	5	2022	2022	NUM
ajac-987	196	6	)	)	PUNCT
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ajac-987	196	8	out	out	ADP
ajac-987	196	9	a	a	DET
ajac-987	196	10	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	196	11	on	on	ADP
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ajac-987	196	13	the	the	DET
ajac-987	196	14	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	196	15	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	196	16	media	medium	NOUN
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ajac-987	196	18	on	on	ADP
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ajac-987	197	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	197	2	study	study	NOUN
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ajac-987	197	4	the	the	DET
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ajac-987	197	6	of	of	ADP
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ajac-987	197	8	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	197	9	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	197	10	public	public	ADJ
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ajac-987	197	13	actions	action	NOUN
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ajac-987	197	16	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	197	17	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	197	18	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-987	198	4	a	a	DET
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ajac-987	199	1	the	the	DET
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ajac-987	200	11	the	the	DET
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ajac-987	201	2	this	this	DET
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ajac-987	201	18	in	in	ADP
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ajac-987	201	23	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-987	206	8	o	o	X
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ajac-987	210	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	211	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	211	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	211	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	211	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	212	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	212	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-987	212	3	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	212	4	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	212	5	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	ADJ
ajac-987	212	6	olawale	olawale	NOUN
ajac-987	212	7	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	212	8	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-987	212	9	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	212	10	conducted	conduct	VERB
ajac-987	212	11	a	a	DET
ajac-987	212	12	research	research	NOUN
ajac-987	212	13	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	212	14	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	212	15	control	control	NOUN
ajac-987	212	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	212	17	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	212	18	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	212	19	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	212	20	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	212	21	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	212	22	implications	implication	NOUN
ajac-987	212	23	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	212	24	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	212	25	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	212	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	213	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	213	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	213	3	explored	explore	VERB
ajac-987	213	4	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-987	213	5	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	213	6	control	control	NOUN
ajac-987	213	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	213	8	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	213	9	affect	affect	VERB
ajac-987	213	10	the	the	DET
ajac-987	213	11	quality	quality	NOUN
ajac-987	213	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	213	13	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-987	213	14	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	213	15	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	213	16	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	213	17	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	213	18	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	213	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	214	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	214	2	qualitative	qualitative	ADJ
ajac-987	214	3	approach	approach	NOUN
ajac-987	214	4	was	be	AUX
ajac-987	214	5	employed	employ	VERB
ajac-987	214	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	214	7	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	214	8	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	214	9	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	214	10	depth	depth	NOUN
ajac-987	214	11	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	214	12	conducted	conduct	VERB
ajac-987	214	13	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	214	14	20	20	NUM
ajac-987	214	15	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	214	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	214	17	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	214	18	experts	expert	NOUN
ajac-987	214	19	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	214	20	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	214	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	215	1	finding	find	VERB
ajac-987	215	2	discovered	discover	VERB
ajac-987	215	3	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	215	4	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	215	5	control	control	NOUN
ajac-987	215	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	215	7	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	215	8	significantly	significantly	ADV
ajac-987	215	9	limit	limit	VERB
ajac-987	215	10	the	the	DET
ajac-987	215	11	scope	scope	NOUN
ajac-987	215	12	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	215	13	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	215	14	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	215	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	215	16	leading	lead	VERB
ajac-987	215	17	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	215	18	a	a	DET
ajac-987	215	19	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-987	215	20	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	215	21	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	215	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	215	23	reduced	reduced	ADJ
ajac-987	215	24	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	215	25	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-987	215	26	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	215	27	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	215	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	216	1	both	both	DET
ajac-987	216	2	studies	study	NOUN
ajac-987	216	3	address	address	VERB
ajac-987	216	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	216	5	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	216	6	faced	face	VERB
ajac-987	216	7	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	216	8	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	216	9	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	216	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	216	11	specifically	specifically	ADV
ajac-987	216	12	focusing	focus	VERB
ajac-987	216	13	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	216	14	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-987	216	15	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	216	16	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	216	17	impacts	impact	VERB
ajac-987	216	18	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	216	19	freedom	freedom	NOUN
ajac-987	216	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	216	21	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	216	22	reporting	reporting	NOUN
ajac-987	216	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	217	1	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-987	217	2	the	the	DET
ajac-987	217	3	reviewed	review	VERB
ajac-987	217	4	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	217	5	focuses	focus	VERB
ajac-987	217	6	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	217	7	the	the	DET
ajac-987	217	8	limitations	limitation	NOUN
ajac-987	217	9	faced	face	VERB
ajac-987	217	10	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	217	11	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	217	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	217	13	the	the	DET
ajac-987	217	14	current	current	ADJ
ajac-987	217	15	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	217	16	examines	examine	VERB
ajac-987	217	17	the	the	DET
ajac-987	217	18	broader	broad	ADJ
ajac-987	217	19	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	217	20	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	217	21	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	217	22	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	217	23	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	217	24	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	217	25	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	217	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	218	1	arogundade	arogundade	NOUN
ajac-987	218	2	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	218	3	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-987	218	4	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	218	5	did	do	VERB
ajac-987	218	6	a	a	DET
ajac-987	218	7	research	research	NOUN
ajac-987	218	8	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	218	9	the	the	DET
ajac-987	218	10	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	218	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	218	12	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	218	13	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	218	14	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	218	15	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	218	16	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	218	17	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	218	18	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	218	19	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-987	218	20	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	218	21	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	218	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	219	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	219	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	219	3	evaluated	evaluate	VERB
ajac-987	219	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	219	5	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	219	6	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	219	7	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	219	8	media	media	NOUN
ajac-987	219	9	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-987	219	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	219	11	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	219	12	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	219	13	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	219	14	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	219	15	messages	message	NOUN
ajac-987	219	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	219	17	raising	raise	VERB
ajac-987	219	18	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	219	19	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	219	20	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	219	21	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	219	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	220	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	220	2	mixed	mix	VERB
ajac-987	220	3	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	220	4	methods	method	NOUN
ajac-987	220	5	approach	approach	NOUN
ajac-987	220	6	was	be	AUX
ajac-987	220	7	used	use	VERB
ajac-987	220	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	220	9	incorporating	incorporate	VERB
ajac-987	220	10	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	220	11	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajac-987	220	12	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	220	13	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	220	14	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	220	15	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-987	220	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	220	17	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	220	18	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	220	19	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	220	20	practitioners	practitioner	NOUN
ajac-987	220	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	221	1	finding	find	VERB
ajac-987	221	2	revealed	reveal	VERB
ajac-987	221	3	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	221	4	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-987	221	5	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	221	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	221	7	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-987	221	8	had	have	AUX
ajac-987	221	9	raised	raise	VERB
ajac-987	221	10	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	221	11	about	about	ADP
ajac-987	221	12	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	221	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	221	14	the	the	DET
ajac-987	221	15	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-987	221	16	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	221	17	follow	follow	VERB
ajac-987	221	18	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	221	19	up	up	ADP
ajac-987	221	20	actions	action	NOUN
ajac-987	221	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	221	22	the	the	DET
ajac-987	221	23	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	221	24	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	221	25	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	221	26	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	221	27	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	221	28	hindered	hinder	VERB
ajac-987	221	29	long	long	ADJ
ajac-987	221	30	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	221	31	term	term	NOUN
ajac-987	221	32	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	221	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	222	1	like	like	ADP
ajac-987	222	2	the	the	DET
ajac-987	222	3	current	current	ADJ
ajac-987	222	4	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	222	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	222	6	the	the	DET
ajac-987	222	7	reviewed	review	VERB
ajac-987	222	8	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	222	9	focused	focus	VERB
ajac-987	222	10	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	222	11	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	222	12	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	222	13	's	's	PART
ajac-987	222	14	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	222	15	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	222	16	addressing	address	VERB
ajac-987	222	17	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	222	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	222	19	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	222	20	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	222	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	223	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	223	2	current	current	ADJ
ajac-987	223	3	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	223	4	delves	delve	VERB
ajac-987	223	5	deeper	deeply	ADV
ajac-987	223	6	into	into	ADP
ajac-987	223	7	the	the	DET
ajac-987	223	8	broader	broad	ADJ
ajac-987	223	9	societal	societal	ADJ
ajac-987	223	10	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	223	11	influencing	influence	VERB
ajac-987	223	12	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	223	13	's	's	PART
ajac-987	223	14	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	223	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	223	16	whereas	whereas	SCONJ
ajac-987	223	17	the	the	DET
ajac-987	223	18	reviewed	review	VERB
ajac-987	223	19	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	223	20	specifically	specifically	ADV
ajac-987	223	21	focuses	focus	VERB
ajac-987	223	22	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	223	23	the	the	DET
ajac-987	223	24	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-987	223	25	themselves	themselves	PRON
ajac-987	223	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	224	1	gap	gap	NOUN
ajac-987	224	2	identification	identification	NOUN
ajac-987	224	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	224	4	literature	literature	NOUN
ajac-987	224	5	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	224	6	the	the	DET
ajac-987	224	7	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	224	8	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	224	9	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	224	10	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	224	11	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	224	12	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	224	13	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	224	14	emphasizes	emphasize	VERB
ajac-987	224	15	the	the	DET
ajac-987	224	16	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-987	224	17	function	function	NOUN
ajac-987	224	18	media	media	NOUN
ajac-987	224	19	plays	play	VERB
ajac-987	224	20	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	224	21	shaping	shape	VERB
ajac-987	224	22	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	224	23	perceptions	perception	NOUN
ajac-987	224	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	224	25	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	224	26	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	224	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	224	28	holding	hold	VERB
ajac-987	224	29	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	224	30	officials	official	NOUN
ajac-987	224	31	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-987	224	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	225	1	studies	study	NOUN
ajac-987	225	2	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	225	3	shown	show	VERB
ajac-987	225	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	225	5	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	225	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	225	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	225	8	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	225	9	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	225	10	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	225	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	225	12	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	225	13	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	225	14	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	225	15	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-987	225	16	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	225	17	expose	expose	VERB
ajac-987	225	18	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	225	19	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	225	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	225	21	influence	influence	VERB
ajac-987	225	22	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	225	23	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-987	225	24	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	225	25	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	225	26	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	225	27	dunu	dunu	PROPN
ajac-987	225	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	225	29	2022	2022	NUM
ajac-987	225	30	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	225	31	arogundade	arogundade	NOUN
ajac-987	225	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	225	33	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-987	225	34	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	225	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	226	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-987	226	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	226	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	226	4	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	226	5	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	226	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	226	7	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	226	8	this	this	DET
ajac-987	226	9	regard	regard	NOUN
ajac-987	226	10	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	226	11	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	226	12	hindered	hinder	VERB
ajac-987	226	13	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	226	14	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	226	15	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	226	16	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	226	17	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	226	18	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	226	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	226	20	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	226	21	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	226	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	226	23	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	226	24	ownership	ownership	NOUN
ajac-987	226	25	structures	structure	NOUN
ajac-987	226	26	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	226	27	olawale	olawale	ADJ
ajac-987	226	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	226	29	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-987	226	30	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	226	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	227	1	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-987	227	2	many	many	ADJ
ajac-987	227	3	studies	study	NOUN
ajac-987	227	4	focus	focus	VERB
ajac-987	227	5	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	227	6	the	the	DET
ajac-987	227	7	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	227	8	faced	face	VERB
ajac-987	227	9	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	227	10	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	227	11	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	227	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	227	13	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	227	14	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	227	15	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	227	16	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	227	17	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	227	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	227	19	fewer	few	ADJ
ajac-987	227	20	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	227	21	examined	examine	VERB
ajac-987	227	22	the	the	DET
ajac-987	227	23	broader	broad	ADJ
ajac-987	227	24	societal	societal	ADJ
ajac-987	227	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	227	26	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	227	27	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	227	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	227	29	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	227	30	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	227	31	the	the	DET
ajac-987	227	32	normalization	normalization	NOUN
ajac-987	227	33	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	227	34	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	227	35	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	227	36	limit	limit	VERB
ajac-987	227	37	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	227	38	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	227	39	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	227	40	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	227	41	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	228	1	additionally	additionally	ADV
ajac-987	228	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	228	3	there	there	PRON
ajac-987	228	4	is	be	VERB
ajac-987	228	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	228	6	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-987	228	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	228	8	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ
ajac-987	228	9	research	research	NOUN
ajac-987	228	10	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	228	11	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-987	228	12	different	different	ADJ
ajac-987	228	13	segments	segment	NOUN
ajac-987	228	14	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	228	15	the	the	DET
ajac-987	228	16	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	228	17	population	population	NOUN
ajac-987	228	18	respond	respond	VERB
ajac-987	228	19	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	228	20	corruptionrelated	corruptionrelate	VERB
ajac-987	228	21	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	228	22	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	228	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	229	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	229	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	229	3	fills	fill	VERB
ajac-987	229	4	these	these	DET
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ajac-987	229	8	the	the	DET
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ajac-987	229	10	between	between	ADP
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ajac-987	229	12	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	229	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	229	14	cultural	cultural	ADJ
ajac-987	229	15	attitudes	attitude	NOUN
ajac-987	229	16	toward	toward	ADP
ajac-987	229	17	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	229	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	229	19	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	229	20	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	229	21	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	229	22	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	229	23	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	229	24	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	229	25	messages	message	NOUN
ajac-987	229	26	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	229	28	insights	insight	NOUN
ajac-987	229	29	into	into	ADP
ajac-987	229	30	ways	way	NOUN
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ajac-987	229	33	the	the	DET
ajac-987	229	34	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	229	35	's	's	PART
ajac-987	229	36	role	role	NOUN
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ajac-987	229	38	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	229	39	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	229	40	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	229	41	cultural	cultural	ADJ
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ajac-987	229	43	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	229	44	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	229	45	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	230	1	methodology	methodology	NOUN
ajac-987	230	2	this	this	DET
ajac-987	230	3	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	230	4	adopted	adopt	VERB
ajac-987	230	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	230	6	qualitative	qualitative	ADJ
ajac-987	230	7	research	research	NOUN
ajac-987	230	8	methodology	methodology	NOUN
ajac-987	230	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	230	10	utilizing	utilize	VERB
ajac-987	230	11	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	230	12	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	230	13	depth	depth	NOUN
ajac-987	230	14	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	230	15	to	to	PART
ajac-987	230	16	explore	explore	VERB
ajac-987	230	17	the	the	DET
ajac-987	230	18	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	230	19	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	230	20	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	230	21	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	230	22	in	in	ADP
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ajac-987	230	24	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	230	25	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	230	26	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	230	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	231	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	231	2	population	population	NOUN
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ajac-987	231	4	this	this	DET
ajac-987	231	5	study	study	NOUN
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ajac-987	231	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	231	9	practitioners	practitioner	NOUN
ajac-987	231	10	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	231	12	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-987	231	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	231	14	editors	editor	NOUN
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ajac-987	231	16	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	231	17	managers	manager	NOUN
ajac-987	231	18	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	231	20	well	well	ADV
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ajac-987	231	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	231	25	members	member	NOUN
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ajac-987	231	34	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	231	36	2	2	NUM
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ajac-987	231	42	;	;	PUNCT
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ajac-987	231	44	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	231	45	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-987	231	46	-	-	SYM
ajac-987	231	47	0540	0540	NUM
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ajac-987	231	49	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	231	50	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-987	231	52	1252	1252	NUM
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ajac-987	231	59	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	231	63	;	;	PUNCT
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ajac-987	231	65	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-987	232	1	9	9	NUM
ajac-987	233	1	|	|	ADV
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ajac-987	234	1	i	i	NOUN
ajac-987	234	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	234	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	234	4	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	235	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-987	235	2	o	o	X
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ajac-987	235	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	235	5	n	n	NOUN
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ajac-987	235	8	o	o	X
ajac-987	236	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-987	237	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	237	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	237	3	t	t	NOUN
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ajac-987	237	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	237	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	238	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-987	238	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-987	238	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-987	238	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	238	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	238	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	239	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	240	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	240	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	240	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	240	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	241	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	241	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-987	242	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	242	2	|	|	ADV
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ajac-987	242	6	society	society	NOUN
ajac-987	242	7	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajac-987	242	8	who	who	PRON
ajac-987	242	9	have	have	VERB
ajac-987	242	10	direct	direct	ADJ
ajac-987	242	11	experience	experience	NOUN
ajac-987	242	12	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	242	13	involvement	involvement	NOUN
ajac-987	242	14	in	in	ADP
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ajac-987	242	16	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	242	17	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	242	18	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
ajac-987	242	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	243	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	243	2	total	total	ADJ
ajac-987	243	3	population	population	NOUN
ajac-987	243	4	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	243	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	243	6	practitioners	practitioner	NOUN
ajac-987	243	7	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	243	8	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
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ajac-987	243	11	10,000	10,000	NUM
ajac-987	243	12	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	243	13	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	243	14	press	press	PROPN
ajac-987	243	15	council	council	PROPN
ajac-987	243	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	243	17	2023	2023	NUM
ajac-987	243	18	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	243	19	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	243	21	from	from	ADP
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ajac-987	243	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	243	24	a	a	DET
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ajac-987	243	26	size	size	NOUN
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ajac-987	243	28	20	20	NUM
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ajac-987	243	30	was	be	AUX
ajac-987	243	31	selected	select	VERB
ajac-987	243	32	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	243	33	the	the	DET
ajac-987	243	34	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	243	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	244	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	244	2	purposive	purposive	ADJ
ajac-987	244	3	sampling	sampling	NOUN
ajac-987	244	4	technique	technique	NOUN
ajac-987	244	5	was	be	AUX
ajac-987	244	6	employed	employ	VERB
ajac-987	244	7	to	to	PART
ajac-987	244	8	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajac-987	244	9	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	244	10	participants	participant	NOUN
ajac-987	244	11	have	have	VERB
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ajac-987	244	13	experience	experience	NOUN
ajac-987	244	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	244	15	expertise	expertise	NOUN
ajac-987	244	16	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	244	17	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	244	18	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	244	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	244	20	anticorruption	anticorruption	NOUN
ajac-987	244	21	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	244	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	245	1	data	datum	NOUN
ajac-987	245	2	were	be	AUX
ajac-987	245	3	collected	collect	VERB
ajac-987	245	4	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	245	5	semi	semi	ADJ
ajac-987	245	6	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	245	7	structured	structured	ADJ
ajac-987	245	8	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	245	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	245	10	allowing	allow	VERB
ajac-987	245	11	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	245	12	flexibility	flexibility	NOUN
ajac-987	245	13	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	245	14	exploring	explore	VERB
ajac-987	245	15	participants	participant	NOUN
ajac-987	245	16	'	'	PART
ajac-987	245	17	views	view	NOUN
ajac-987	245	18	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	245	19	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	245	20	's	's	PART
ajac-987	245	21	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	245	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	245	23	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	245	24	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	245	25	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	245	26	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	245	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	246	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	246	2	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	246	3	were	be	AUX
ajac-987	246	4	audiorecorded	audiorecorde	VERB
ajac-987	246	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	246	6	transcribed	transcribe	VERB
ajac-987	246	7	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	246	9	analysed	analyse	VERB
ajac-987	246	10	thematically	thematically	ADV
ajac-987	246	11	using	use	VERB
ajac-987	246	12	nvivo	nvivo	ADJ
ajac-987	246	13	software	software	NOUN
ajac-987	246	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	246	15	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-987	246	16	recurring	recur	VERB
ajac-987	246	17	themes	theme	NOUN
ajac-987	246	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	246	19	patterns	pattern	NOUN
ajac-987	246	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	246	21	categories	category	NOUN
ajac-987	246	22	were	be	AUX
ajac-987	246	23	identified	identify	VERB
ajac-987	246	24	to	to	PART
ajac-987	246	25	offer	offer	VERB
ajac-987	246	26	a	a	DET
ajac-987	246	27	rich	rich	ADJ
ajac-987	246	28	understanding	understanding	NOUN
ajac-987	246	29	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	246	30	the	the	DET
ajac-987	246	31	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajac-987	246	32	between	between	ADP
ajac-987	246	33	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	246	34	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	246	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	246	36	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	246	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	246	38	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	246	39	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	246	40	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	246	41	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	246	42	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	247	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	247	2	approach	approach	NOUN
ajac-987	247	3	provided	provide	VERB
ajac-987	247	4	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	247	5	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	247	6	depth	depth	NOUN
ajac-987	247	7	insights	insight	NOUN
ajac-987	247	8	into	into	ADP
ajac-987	247	9	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-987	247	10	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	247	11	professionals	professional	NOUN
ajac-987	247	12	perceive	perceive	VERB
ajac-987	247	13	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	247	14	roles	role	NOUN
ajac-987	247	15	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	247	16	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-987	247	17	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	247	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	247	19	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	247	20	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	247	21	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	247	22	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	247	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	248	1	data	datum	NOUN
ajac-987	248	2	presentation	presentation	NOUN
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ajac-987	248	5	themes	theme	NOUN
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ajac-987	248	10	the	the	DET
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ajac-987	248	12	objectives	objective	NOUN
ajac-987	248	13	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	249	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	249	2	following	follow	VERB
ajac-987	249	3	themes	theme	NOUN
ajac-987	249	4	were	be	AUX
ajac-987	249	5	deduced	deduce	VERB
ajac-987	249	6	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	249	7	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	249	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	249	9	's	's	PART
ajac-987	249	10	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	249	11	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	249	12	shaping	shape	VERB
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ajac-987	249	15	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	249	16	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	249	17	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	249	18	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	249	19	facing	face	VERB
ajac-987	249	20	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	249	21	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	249	22	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	249	23	combatting	combat	VERB
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ajac-987	249	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	249	26	the	the	DET
ajac-987	249	27	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajac-987	249	28	between	between	ADP
ajac-987	249	29	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	249	30	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	249	31	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	249	32	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	249	33	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	249	34	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	249	35	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	249	36	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	249	37	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	249	38	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	249	39	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	250	1	these	these	PRON
ajac-987	250	2	were	be	AUX
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ajac-987	250	4	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-987	250	6	below	below	ADV
ajac-987	250	7	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	250	8	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	250	9	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	250	10	's	's	PART
ajac-987	250	11	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	250	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	250	13	shaping	shape	VERB
ajac-987	250	14	public	public	ADJ
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ajac-987	250	16	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	250	17	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	250	18	this	this	DET
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ajac-987	250	21	how	how	SCONJ
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ajac-987	250	23	media	media	NOUN
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ajac-987	250	25	the	the	DET
ajac-987	250	26	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	250	27	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	250	28	understanding	understanding	NOUN
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ajac-987	250	30	corruption	corruption	NOUN
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ajac-987	250	41	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	250	42	advocating	advocate	VERB
ajac-987	250	43	for	for	ADP
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ajac-987	250	45	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	250	46	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	250	47	within	within	ADP
ajac-987	250	48	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	250	49	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	251	1	from	from	ADP
ajac-987	251	2	the	the	DET
ajac-987	251	3	interview	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	251	4	extraction	extraction	NOUN
ajac-987	251	5	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-987	251	7	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	251	8	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	251	9	played	play	VERB
ajac-987	251	10	a	a	DET
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ajac-987	251	12	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	251	13	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	251	14	shaping	shape	VERB
ajac-987	251	15	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	251	16	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	251	17	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	251	18	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	251	19	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	251	20	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	251	21	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	251	22	acting	act	VERB
ajac-987	251	23	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	251	24	a	a	DET
ajac-987	251	25	primary	primary	ADJ
ajac-987	251	26	source	source	NOUN
ajac-987	251	27	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	251	28	information	information	NOUN
ajac-987	251	29	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	251	30	the	the	DET
ajac-987	251	31	general	general	ADJ
ajac-987	251	32	population	population	NOUN
ajac-987	251	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	252	1	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	252	2	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	252	3	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	252	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	252	5	news	news	NOUN
ajac-987	252	6	reports	report	NOUN
ajac-987	252	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	252	8	documentaries	documentary	NOUN
ajac-987	252	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	252	10	special	special	ADJ
ajac-987	252	11	features	feature	NOUN
ajac-987	252	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	252	13	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	252	14	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	252	15	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	252	16	exposed	expose	VERB
ajac-987	252	17	numerous	numerous	ADJ
ajac-987	252	18	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	252	19	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	252	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	252	21	making	make	VERB
ajac-987	252	22	the	the	DET
ajac-987	252	23	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	252	24	aware	aware	ADJ
ajac-987	252	25	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	252	26	the	the	DET
ajac-987	252	27	widespread	widespread	ADJ
ajac-987	252	28	nature	nature	NOUN
ajac-987	252	29	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	252	30	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	252	31	across	across	ADP
ajac-987	252	32	different	different	ADJ
ajac-987	252	33	sectors	sector	NOUN
ajac-987	252	34	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	252	35	society	society	NOUN
ajac-987	252	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	253	1	programs	program	NOUN
ajac-987	253	2	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	253	3	focus	focus	VERB
ajac-987	253	4	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	253	5	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	253	6	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	253	7	related	relate	VERB
ajac-987	253	8	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	253	9	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	253	10	break	break	VERB
ajac-987	253	11	down	down	ADP
ajac-987	253	12	complex	complex	ADJ
ajac-987	253	13	situations	situation	NOUN
ajac-987	253	14	into	into	ADP
ajac-987	253	15	digestible	digestible	ADJ
ajac-987	253	16	formats	format	NOUN
ajac-987	253	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	253	18	allowing	allow	VERB
ajac-987	253	19	the	the	DET
ajac-987	253	20	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	253	21	to	to	PART
ajac-987	253	22	better	well	ADV
ajac-987	253	23	understand	understand	VERB
ajac-987	253	24	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-987	253	25	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	253	26	affects	affect	VERB
ajac-987	253	27	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	253	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	253	29	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	253	30	services	service	NOUN
ajac-987	253	31	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	253	32	national	national	ADJ
ajac-987	253	33	development	development	NOUN
ajac-987	253	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	254	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	254	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	254	3	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	254	4	ability	ability	NOUN
ajac-987	254	5	to	to	PART
ajac-987	254	6	bring	bring	VERB
ajac-987	254	7	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	254	8	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	254	9	light	light	NOUN
ajac-987	254	10	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	254	11	vivid	vivid	ADJ
ajac-987	254	12	reporting	reporting	NOUN
ajac-987	254	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	254	14	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	254	15	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	254	16	key	key	ADJ
ajac-987	254	17	figures	figure	NOUN
ajac-987	254	18	helps	helps	AUX
ajac-987	254	19	foster	foster	VERB
ajac-987	254	20	a	a	DET
ajac-987	254	21	greater	great	ADJ
ajac-987	254	22	understanding	understanding	NOUN
ajac-987	254	23	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	254	24	the	the	DET
ajac-987	254	25	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	254	26	among	among	ADP
ajac-987	254	27	nigerians	nigerians	PROPN
ajac-987	254	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	255	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	255	2	addition	addition	NOUN
ajac-987	255	3	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	255	4	exposing	expose	VERB
ajac-987	255	5	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	255	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	255	7	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	255	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	255	9	also	also	ADV
ajac-987	255	10	raise	raise	VERB
ajac-987	255	11	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	255	12	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	255	13	actively	actively	ADV
ajac-987	255	14	engaging	engage	VERB
ajac-987	255	15	the	the	DET
ajac-987	255	16	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	255	17	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	255	18	conversations	conversation	NOUN
ajac-987	255	19	about	about	ADP
ajac-987	255	20	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	255	21	consequences	consequence	NOUN
ajac-987	255	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	256	1	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	256	2	service	service	NOUN
ajac-987	256	3	announcements	announcement	NOUN
ajac-987	256	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	256	5	talk	talk	NOUN
ajac-987	256	6	shows	show	NOUN
ajac-987	256	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	256	8	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	256	9	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	256	10	experts	expert	NOUN
ajac-987	256	11	play	play	VERB
ajac-987	256	12	a	a	DET
ajac-987	256	13	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	256	14	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	256	15	educating	educate	VERB
ajac-987	256	16	the	the	DET
ajac-987	256	17	population	population	NOUN
ajac-987	256	18	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	256	19	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-987	256	20	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	256	21	harms	harm	VERB
ajac-987	256	22	the	the	DET
ajac-987	256	23	country	country	NOUN
ajac-987	256	24	's	's	PART
ajac-987	256	25	social	social	ADJ
ajac-987	256	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	256	27	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	256	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	256	29	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	256	30	systems	system	NOUN
ajac-987	256	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	257	1	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	257	2	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	257	3	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	257	4	designed	design	VERB
ajac-987	257	5	to	to	PART
ajac-987	257	6	appeal	appeal	VERB
ajac-987	257	7	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	257	8	various	various	ADJ
ajac-987	257	9	segments	segment	NOUN
ajac-987	257	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	257	11	the	the	DET
ajac-987	257	12	population	population	NOUN
ajac-987	257	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	257	14	using	use	VERB
ajac-987	257	15	language	language	NOUN
ajac-987	257	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	257	17	formats	format	NOUN
ajac-987	257	18	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	257	19	resonate	resonate	VERB
ajac-987	257	20	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	257	21	both	both	CCONJ
ajac-987	257	22	urban	urban	ADJ
ajac-987	257	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	257	24	rural	rural	ADJ
ajac-987	257	25	communities	community	NOUN
ajac-987	257	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	258	1	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	258	2	example	example	NOUN
ajac-987	258	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	258	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	258	5	use	use	NOUN
ajac-987	258	6	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	258	7	indigenous	indigenous	ADJ
ajac-987	258	8	languages	language	NOUN
ajac-987	258	9	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	258	10	broadcasts	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	258	11	ensures	ensure	VERB
ajac-987	258	12	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	258	13	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	258	14	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	258	15	related	relate	VERB
ajac-987	258	16	messages	message	NOUN
ajac-987	258	17	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	258	18	accessible	accessible	ADJ
ajac-987	258	19	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	258	20	a	a	DET
ajac-987	258	21	wider	wide	ADJ
ajac-987	258	22	audience	audience	NOUN
ajac-987	258	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	258	24	bridging	bridge	VERB
ajac-987	258	25	gaps	gap	NOUN
ajac-987	258	26	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	258	27	education	education	NOUN
ajac-987	258	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	258	29	language	language	NOUN
ajac-987	258	30	barriers	barrier	NOUN
ajac-987	258	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	259	1	despite	despite	SCONJ
ajac-987	259	2	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	259	3	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	259	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	259	5	the	the	DET
ajac-987	259	6	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	259	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	259	8	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	259	9	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	259	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	259	11	shaping	shape	VERB
ajac-987	259	12	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	259	13	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	259	14	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	259	15	sometimes	sometimes	ADV
ajac-987	259	16	be	be	AUX
ajac-987	259	17	undermined	undermine	VERB
ajac-987	259	18	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	259	19	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	259	20	like	like	ADP
ajac-987	259	21	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	259	22	ownership	ownership	NOUN
ajac-987	259	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	259	24	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	259	25	bias	bias	NOUN
ajac-987	259	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	259	27	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	259	28	constraints	constraint	NOUN
ajac-987	259	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	260	1	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	260	2	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	260	3	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	260	4	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	260	5	owned	own	VERB
ajac-987	260	6	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	260	7	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
ajac-987	260	8	american	american	PROPN
ajac-987	260	9	journal	journal	PROPN
ajac-987	260	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	260	11	arts	art	NOUN
ajac-987	260	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	260	13	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-987	260	14	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-987	260	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	260	16	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	260	17	2	2	NUM
ajac-987	260	18	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	260	19	march	march	PROPN
ajac-987	260	20	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	260	21	april	april	PROPN
ajac-987	260	22	2025	2025	NUM
ajac-987	260	23	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	260	24	issn	issn	PROPN
ajac-987	260	25	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	260	26	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-987	260	27	-	-	SYM
ajac-987	260	28	0540	0540	NUM
ajac-987	260	29	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	260	30	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	260	31	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	260	32	7.94	7.94	NUM
ajac-987	260	33	1252	1252	NUM
ajac-987	260	34	columbia	columbia	PROPN
ajac-987	260	35	rd	rd	PROPN
ajac-987	260	36	nw	nw	PROPN
ajac-987	260	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	260	38	washington	washington	PROPN
ajac-987	260	39	dc	dc	PROPN
ajac-987	260	40	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	260	41	united	united	PROPN
ajac-987	260	42	states	states	PROPN
ajac-987	260	43	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	PROPN
ajac-987	260	44	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	260	45	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-987	260	46	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	260	47	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
ajac-987	261	1	10	10	NUM
ajac-987	262	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	262	2	a	a	DET
ajac-987	262	3	m	m	NOUN
ajac-987	262	4	e	e	NOUN
ajac-987	262	5	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	263	1	i	i	NOUN
ajac-987	263	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	263	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	263	4	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	264	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-987	264	2	o	o	X
ajac-987	264	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	264	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	264	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	264	6	a	a	DET
ajac-987	264	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-987	264	8	o	o	X
ajac-987	265	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-987	266	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	266	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	266	3	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	266	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-987	266	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	266	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	267	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-987	267	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-987	267	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-987	267	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	267	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	267	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	268	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	269	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	269	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	269	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	269	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	270	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	270	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-987	270	3	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	270	4	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	270	5	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	ADJ
ajac-987	270	6	influential	influential	ADJ
ajac-987	270	7	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	270	8	figures	figure	NOUN
ajac-987	270	9	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	270	10	corporate	corporate	ADJ
ajac-987	270	11	interests	interest	NOUN
ajac-987	270	12	may	may	AUX
ajac-987	270	13	have	have	VERB
ajac-987	270	14	a	a	DET
ajac-987	270	15	vested	vested	ADJ
ajac-987	270	16	interest	interest	NOUN
ajac-987	270	17	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	270	18	downplaying	downplay	VERB
ajac-987	270	19	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	270	20	censoring	censor	VERB
ajac-987	270	21	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	270	22	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	270	23	related	relate	VERB
ajac-987	270	24	stories	story	NOUN
ajac-987	270	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	271	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-987	271	2	poses	pose	VERB
ajac-987	271	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	271	4	challenge	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	271	5	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	271	6	ensuring	ensure	VERB
ajac-987	271	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	271	8	the	the	DET
ajac-987	271	9	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	271	10	receives	receive	VERB
ajac-987	271	11	an	an	DET
ajac-987	271	12	unbiased	unbiased	ADJ
ajac-987	271	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	271	14	thorough	thorough	ADJ
ajac-987	271	15	view	view	NOUN
ajac-987	271	16	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	271	17	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	271	18	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	271	19	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	271	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	272	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajac-987	272	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	272	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	272	4	financial	financial	ADJ
ajac-987	272	5	difficulties	difficulty	NOUN
ajac-987	272	6	faced	face	VERB
ajac-987	272	7	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	272	8	many	many	ADJ
ajac-987	272	9	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	272	10	houses	house	NOUN
ajac-987	272	11	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	272	12	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	272	13	mean	mean	VERB
ajac-987	272	14	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	272	15	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	272	16	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	272	17	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	272	18	takes	take	VERB
ajac-987	272	19	a	a	DET
ajac-987	272	20	back	back	ADJ
ajac-987	272	21	seat	seat	NOUN
ajac-987	272	22	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	272	23	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	272	24	commercially	commercially	ADV
ajac-987	272	25	viable	viable	ADJ
ajac-987	272	26	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	272	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	272	28	potentially	potentially	ADV
ajac-987	272	29	limiting	limit	VERB
ajac-987	272	30	the	the	DET
ajac-987	272	31	depth	depth	NOUN
ajac-987	272	32	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	272	33	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	272	34	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	272	35	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	272	36	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	272	37	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	273	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-987	273	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	273	3	when	when	SCONJ
ajac-987	273	4	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	273	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	273	6	address	address	NOUN
ajac-987	273	7	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	273	8	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	273	9	credibility	credibility	NOUN
ajac-987	273	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	273	11	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	273	12	rigor	rigor	NOUN
ajac-987	273	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	273	14	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	273	15	not	not	PART
ajac-987	273	16	only	only	ADV
ajac-987	273	17	informs	inform	VERB
ajac-987	273	18	the	the	DET
ajac-987	273	19	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	273	20	but	but	CCONJ
ajac-987	273	21	also	also	ADV
ajac-987	273	22	motivates	motivate	VERB
ajac-987	273	23	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	273	24	to	to	PART
ajac-987	273	25	demand	demand	VERB
ajac-987	273	26	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	273	27	from	from	ADP
ajac-987	273	28	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	273	29	leaders	leader	NOUN
ajac-987	273	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	274	1	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	274	2	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	274	3	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	274	4	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	274	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	274	6	generated	generate	VERB
ajac-987	274	7	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	274	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	274	9	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	274	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	274	11	prompts	prompt	VERB
ajac-987	274	12	individuals	individual	NOUN
ajac-987	274	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	274	14	groups	group	NOUN
ajac-987	274	15	to	to	PART
ajac-987	274	16	become	become	VERB
ajac-987	274	17	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	274	18	active	active	ADJ
ajac-987	274	19	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	274	20	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	274	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	274	22	social	social	ADJ
ajac-987	274	23	movements	movement	NOUN
ajac-987	274	24	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	274	25	aim	aim	VERB
ajac-987	274	26	to	to	PART
ajac-987	274	27	combat	combat	NOUN
ajac-987	274	28	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	274	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	275	1	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-987	275	2	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	275	3	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	275	4	may	may	AUX
ajac-987	275	5	not	not	PART
ajac-987	275	6	always	always	ADV
ajac-987	275	7	offer	offer	VERB
ajac-987	275	8	immediate	immediate	ADJ
ajac-987	275	9	solutions	solution	NOUN
ajac-987	275	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	275	11	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	275	12	serves	serve	VERB
ajac-987	275	13	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	275	14	a	a	DET
ajac-987	275	15	catalyst	catalyst	NOUN
ajac-987	275	16	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	275	17	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	275	18	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-987	275	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	275	20	increasing	increase	VERB
ajac-987	275	21	scrutiny	scrutiny	NOUN
ajac-987	275	22	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	275	23	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	275	24	actions	action	NOUN
ajac-987	275	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	275	26	ultimately	ultimately	ADV
ajac-987	275	27	contributing	contribute	VERB
ajac-987	275	28	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	275	29	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	275	30	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	275	31	greater	great	ADJ
ajac-987	275	32	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	275	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	276	1	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	276	2	facing	face	VERB
ajac-987	276	3	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	276	4	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	276	5	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	276	6	combatting	combat	VERB
ajac-987	276	7	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	276	8	this	this	DET
ajac-987	276	9	theme	theme	NOUN
ajac-987	276	10	addresses	address	VERB
ajac-987	276	11	the	the	DET
ajac-987	276	12	external	external	ADJ
ajac-987	276	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	276	14	internal	internal	ADJ
ajac-987	276	15	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	276	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	276	17	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	276	18	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	276	19	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	276	20	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	276	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	276	22	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	276	23	pressure	pressure	NOUN
ajac-987	276	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	276	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	276	26	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	276	27	constraints	constraint	NOUN
ajac-987	276	28	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	276	29	hinder	hinder	VERB
ajac-987	276	30	the	the	DET
ajac-987	276	31	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	276	32	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	276	33	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	276	34	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	276	35	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	276	36	investigating	investigate	VERB
ajac-987	276	37	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	276	38	exposing	expose	VERB
ajac-987	276	39	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	276	40	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	277	1	from	from	ADP
ajac-987	277	2	the	the	DET
ajac-987	277	3	interview	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	277	4	extract	extract	NOUN
ajac-987	277	5	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	277	6	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	277	7	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	277	8	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	277	9	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	277	10	face	face	VERB
ajac-987	277	11	numerous	numerous	ADJ
ajac-987	277	12	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	277	13	when	when	SCONJ
ajac-987	277	14	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	277	15	comes	come	VERB
ajac-987	277	16	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	277	17	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	277	18	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	277	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	277	20	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	277	21	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	277	22	interference	interference	NOUN
ajac-987	277	23	being	be	AUX
ajac-987	277	24	one	one	NUM
ajac-987	277	25	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	277	26	the	the	DET
ajac-987	277	27	most	most	ADV
ajac-987	277	28	significant	significant	ADJ
ajac-987	277	29	hurdles	hurdle	NOUN
ajac-987	277	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	278	1	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	278	2	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	278	3	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	278	4	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	278	5	subjected	subject	VERB
ajac-987	278	6	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	278	7	pressure	pressure	NOUN
ajac-987	278	8	from	from	ADP
ajac-987	278	9	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	278	10	officials	official	NOUN
ajac-987	278	11	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	278	12	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	278	13	figures	figure	NOUN
ajac-987	278	14	who	who	PRON
ajac-987	278	15	may	may	AUX
ajac-987	278	16	either	either	CCONJ
ajac-987	278	17	directly	directly	ADV
ajac-987	278	18	influence	influence	VERB
ajac-987	278	19	editorial	editorial	ADJ
ajac-987	278	20	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	278	21	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	278	22	indirectly	indirectly	ADV
ajac-987	278	23	shape	shape	VERB
ajac-987	278	24	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	278	25	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	278	26	subtle	subtle	ADJ
ajac-987	278	27	means	mean	NOUN
ajac-987	278	28	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	278	29	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	278	30	advertising	advertising	NOUN
ajac-987	278	31	withdrawal	withdrawal	NOUN
ajac-987	278	32	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	278	33	intimidation	intimidation	NOUN
ajac-987	278	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	279	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	279	2	some	some	DET
ajac-987	279	3	cases	case	NOUN
ajac-987	279	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	279	5	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	279	6	policies	policy	NOUN
ajac-987	279	7	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	279	8	laws	law	NOUN
ajac-987	279	9	restrict	restrict	VERB
ajac-987	279	10	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	279	11	freedom	freedom	NOUN
ajac-987	279	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	279	13	making	make	VERB
ajac-987	279	14	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	279	15	difficult	difficult	ADJ
ajac-987	279	16	for	for	SCONJ
ajac-987	279	17	broadcasters	broadcaster	NOUN
ajac-987	279	18	to	to	PART
ajac-987	279	19	report	report	VERB
ajac-987	279	20	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	279	21	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	279	22	without	without	ADP
ajac-987	279	23	facing	face	VERB
ajac-987	279	24	repercussions	repercussion	NOUN
ajac-987	279	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	280	1	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	280	2	a	a	DET
ajac-987	280	3	result	result	NOUN
ajac-987	280	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	280	5	media	media	NOUN
ajac-987	280	6	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	280	7	may	may	AUX
ajac-987	280	8	practice	practice	VERB
ajac-987	280	9	self	self	NOUN
ajac-987	280	10	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	280	11	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	280	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	280	13	limiting	limit	VERB
ajac-987	280	14	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	280	15	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	280	16	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	280	17	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	280	18	to	to	PART
ajac-987	280	19	avoid	avoid	VERB
ajac-987	280	20	possible	possible	ADJ
ajac-987	280	21	retaliation	retaliation	NOUN
ajac-987	280	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	281	1	another	another	DET
ajac-987	281	2	challenge	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	281	3	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	281	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	281	5	financial	financial	ADJ
ajac-987	281	6	pressure	pressure	NOUN
ajac-987	281	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	281	8	many	many	ADJ
ajac-987	281	9	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	281	10	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	281	11	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	281	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	281	13	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	281	14	face	face	NOUN
ajac-987	281	15	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	282	1	many	many	ADJ
ajac-987	282	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	282	3	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajac-987	282	4	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	282	5	not	not	PART
ajac-987	282	6	adequately	adequately	ADV
ajac-987	282	7	funded	fund	VERB
ajac-987	282	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	282	9	which	which	PRON
ajac-987	282	10	affects	affect	VERB
ajac-987	282	11	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	282	12	ability	ability	NOUN
ajac-987	282	13	to	to	PART
ajac-987	282	14	conduct	conduct	VERB
ajac-987	282	15	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	282	16	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	282	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	283	1	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	283	2	reporting	reporting	NOUN
ajac-987	283	3	requires	require	VERB
ajac-987	283	4	substantial	substantial	ADJ
ajac-987	283	5	resources	resource	NOUN
ajac-987	283	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	283	7	including	include	VERB
ajac-987	283	8	time	time	NOUN
ajac-987	283	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	283	10	money	money	NOUN
ajac-987	283	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	283	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	283	13	access	access	NOUN
ajac-987	283	14	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	283	15	expert	expert	NOUN
ajac-987	283	16	sources	source	NOUN
ajac-987	283	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	284	1	due	due	ADP
ajac-987	284	2	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	284	3	limited	limited	ADJ
ajac-987	284	4	resources	resource	NOUN
ajac-987	284	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	284	6	many	many	ADJ
ajac-987	284	7	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	284	8	houses	house	NOUN
ajac-987	284	9	focus	focus	VERB
ajac-987	284	10	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	284	11	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	284	12	sensational	sensational	ADJ
ajac-987	284	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	284	14	entertainment	entertainment	NOUN
ajac-987	284	15	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	284	16	based	base	VERB
ajac-987	284	17	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	284	18	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	284	19	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	284	20	generate	generate	VERB
ajac-987	284	21	higher	high	ADJ
ajac-987	284	22	viewership	viewership	NOUN
ajac-987	284	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	284	24	advertising	advertising	NOUN
ajac-987	284	25	revenue	revenue	NOUN
ajac-987	284	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	285	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	285	2	focus	focus	NOUN
ajac-987	285	3	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	285	4	profit	profit	NOUN
ajac-987	285	5	over	over	ADP
ajac-987	285	6	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	285	7	work	work	NOUN
ajac-987	285	8	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	285	9	means	mean	VERB
ajac-987	285	10	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	285	11	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	285	12	like	like	ADP
ajac-987	285	13	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	285	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	285	15	which	which	PRON
ajac-987	285	16	require	require	VERB
ajac-987	285	17	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	285	18	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	285	19	depth	depth	NOUN
ajac-987	285	20	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajac-987	285	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	285	22	long	long	ADJ
ajac-987	285	23	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	285	24	term	term	NOUN
ajac-987	285	25	investigation	investigation	NOUN
ajac-987	285	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	285	27	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	285	28	not	not	PART
ajac-987	285	29	prioritized	prioritize	VERB
ajac-987	285	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	286	1	further	far	ADV
ajac-987	286	2	complicating	complicate	VERB
ajac-987	286	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	286	4	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	286	5	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	286	6	the	the	DET
ajac-987	286	7	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-987	286	8	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	286	9	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	286	10	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-987	286	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	286	12	particularly	particularly	ADV
ajac-987	286	13	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	286	14	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	286	15	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	286	16	owned	own	VERB
ajac-987	286	17	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	286	18	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	286	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	287	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	287	2	these	these	DET
ajac-987	287	3	cases	case	NOUN
ajac-987	287	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	287	5	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	287	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	287	7	may	may	AUX
ajac-987	287	8	not	not	PART
ajac-987	287	9	be	be	AUX
ajac-987	287	10	able	able	ADJ
ajac-987	287	11	to	to	PART
ajac-987	287	12	fully	fully	ADV
ajac-987	287	13	report	report	VERB
ajac-987	287	14	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	287	15	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	287	16	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	287	17	hold	hold	VERB
ajac-987	287	18	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	287	19	officials	official	NOUN
ajac-987	287	20	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-987	287	21	due	due	ADP
ajac-987	287	22	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	287	23	the	the	DET
ajac-987	287	24	direct	direct	ADJ
ajac-987	287	25	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	287	26	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	287	27	the	the	DET
ajac-987	287	28	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	287	29	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	287	30	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	287	31	operations	operation	NOUN
ajac-987	287	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	288	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	288	2	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	288	3	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	288	4	control	control	NOUN
ajac-987	288	5	over	over	ADP
ajac-987	288	6	funding	funding	NOUN
ajac-987	288	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	288	8	programming	programming	NOUN
ajac-987	288	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	288	10	staffing	staffing	NOUN
ajac-987	288	11	decisions	decision	NOUN
ajac-987	288	12	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	288	13	lead	lead	VERB
ajac-987	288	14	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	288	15	biased	biased	ADJ
ajac-987	288	16	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	288	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	288	18	especially	especially	ADV
ajac-987	288	19	when	when	SCONJ
ajac-987	288	20	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	288	21	comes	come	VERB
ajac-987	288	22	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	288	23	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	288	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	289	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-987	289	2	limits	limit	VERB
ajac-987	289	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	289	4	ability	ability	NOUN
ajac-987	289	5	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	289	6	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	289	7	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	289	8	to	to	PART
ajac-987	289	9	present	present	VERB
ajac-987	289	10	an	an	DET
ajac-987	289	11	objective	objective	NOUN
ajac-987	289	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	289	13	unfiltered	unfiltered	ADJ
ajac-987	289	14	portrayal	portrayal	NOUN
ajac-987	289	15	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	289	16	corruptionrelated	corruptionrelate	VERB
ajac-987	289	17	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	289	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	290	1	despite	despite	SCONJ
ajac-987	290	2	these	these	DET
ajac-987	290	3	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	290	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	290	5	some	some	DET
ajac-987	290	6	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	290	7	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	290	8	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	290	9	continue	continue	VERB
ajac-987	290	10	to	to	PART
ajac-987	290	11	play	play	VERB
ajac-987	290	12	an	an	DET
ajac-987	290	13	important	important	ADJ
ajac-987	290	14	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	290	15	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	290	16	exposing	expose	VERB
ajac-987	290	17	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	290	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	290	19	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	290	20	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	290	21	creative	creative	ADJ
ajac-987	290	22	means	mean	NOUN
ajac-987	290	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	291	1	some	some	DET
ajac-987	291	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	291	3	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajac-987	291	4	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	291	5	adopted	adopt	VERB
ajac-987	291	6	digital	digital	ADJ
ajac-987	291	7	platforms	platform	NOUN
ajac-987	291	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	291	9	social	social	ADJ
ajac-987	291	10	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
ajac-987	291	11	american	american	PROPN
ajac-987	291	12	journal	journal	PROPN
ajac-987	291	13	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	291	14	arts	art	NOUN
ajac-987	291	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	291	16	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-987	291	17	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-987	291	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	291	19	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	291	20	2	2	NUM
ajac-987	291	21	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	291	22	march	march	PROPN
ajac-987	291	23	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	291	24	april	april	PROPN
ajac-987	291	25	2025	2025	NUM
ajac-987	291	26	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	291	27	issn	issn	PROPN
ajac-987	291	28	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	291	29	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-987	291	30	-	-	SYM
ajac-987	291	31	0540	0540	NUM
ajac-987	291	32	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	291	33	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	291	34	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-987	291	42	dc	dc	PROPN
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ajac-987	291	49	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-987	293	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	293	2	a	a	DET
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ajac-987	294	1	i	i	NOUN
ajac-987	294	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	294	3	a	a	DET
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ajac-987	295	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-987	295	2	o	o	X
ajac-987	295	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	295	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	295	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	295	6	a	a	DET
ajac-987	295	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-987	295	8	o	o	X
ajac-987	296	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-987	297	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	297	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	297	3	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	297	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-987	297	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	297	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	298	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-987	298	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-987	298	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-987	298	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	298	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	298	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	299	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	300	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	300	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	300	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	300	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	301	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	301	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-987	301	3	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	301	4	|	|	ADV
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ajac-987	301	6	media	medium	NOUN
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ajac-987	301	8	bypass	bypass	VERB
ajac-987	301	9	traditional	traditional	ADJ
ajac-987	301	10	constraints	constraint	NOUN
ajac-987	301	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	301	12	allowing	allow	VERB
ajac-987	301	13	them	they	PRON
ajac-987	301	14	to	to	PART
ajac-987	301	15	reach	reach	VERB
ajac-987	301	16	a	a	DET
ajac-987	301	17	broader	broad	ADJ
ajac-987	301	18	audience	audience	NOUN
ajac-987	301	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	301	20	engage	engage	VERB
ajac-987	301	21	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	301	22	corruptionrelated	corruptionrelate	VERB
ajac-987	301	23	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	301	24	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	301	25	a	a	DET
ajac-987	301	26	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	301	27	independent	independent	ADJ
ajac-987	301	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	301	29	flexible	flexible	ADJ
ajac-987	301	30	manner	manner	NOUN
ajac-987	301	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	302	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-987	302	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	302	3	while	while	SCONJ
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ajac-987	302	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	302	6	presents	present	VERB
ajac-987	302	7	new	new	ADJ
ajac-987	302	8	opportunities	opportunity	NOUN
ajac-987	302	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	302	10	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	302	11	also	also	ADV
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ajac-987	302	14	own	own	ADJ
ajac-987	302	15	set	set	NOUN
ajac-987	302	16	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	302	17	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	302	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	302	19	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	302	20	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	302	21	the	the	DET
ajac-987	302	22	proliferation	proliferation	NOUN
ajac-987	302	23	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	302	24	fake	fake	ADJ
ajac-987	302	25	news	news	NOUN
ajac-987	302	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	302	27	the	the	DET
ajac-987	302	28	digital	digital	ADJ
ajac-987	302	29	divide	divide	NOUN
ajac-987	302	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	302	31	which	which	PRON
ajac-987	302	32	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	302	33	limit	limit	VERB
ajac-987	302	34	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	302	35	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	302	36	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	302	37	reaching	reach	VERB
ajac-987	302	38	certain	certain	ADJ
ajac-987	302	39	segments	segment	NOUN
ajac-987	302	40	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	302	41	the	the	DET
ajac-987	302	42	population	population	NOUN
ajac-987	302	43	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	303	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	303	2	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajac-987	303	3	between	between	ADP
ajac-987	303	4	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	303	5	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	303	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	303	7	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	303	8	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	303	9	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	303	10	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	303	11	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	303	12	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	303	13	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	303	14	this	this	DET
ajac-987	303	15	theme	theme	NOUN
ajac-987	303	16	focuses	focus	VERB
ajac-987	303	17	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	303	18	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-987	303	19	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	303	20	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	303	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	303	22	including	include	VERB
ajac-987	303	23	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	303	24	reports	report	NOUN
ajac-987	303	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	303	26	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	303	27	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	303	28	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	303	29	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-987	303	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	303	31	motivates	motivate	VERB
ajac-987	303	32	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	303	33	discourages	discourage	VERB
ajac-987	303	34	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	303	35	involvement	involvement	NOUN
ajac-987	303	36	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	303	37	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	303	38	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	303	39	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	303	40	activities	activity	NOUN
ajac-987	303	41	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	303	42	shaping	shape	VERB
ajac-987	303	43	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	303	44	'	'	PART
ajac-987	303	45	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-987	303	46	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	303	47	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-987	303	48	processes	process	NOUN
ajac-987	303	49	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	304	1	from	from	ADP
ajac-987	304	2	the	the	DET
ajac-987	304	3	interview	interview	NOUN
ajac-987	304	4	extraction	extraction	NOUN
ajac-987	304	5	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	304	6	the	the	DET
ajac-987	304	7	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajac-987	304	8	between	between	ADP
ajac-987	304	9	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	304	10	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	304	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	304	12	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	304	13	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	304	14	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	304	15	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	304	16	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	304	17	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	304	18	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	304	19	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	304	20	complex	complex	ADJ
ajac-987	304	21	but	but	CCONJ
ajac-987	304	22	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajac-987	304	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	305	1	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	305	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	305	3	have	have	VERB
ajac-987	305	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	305	5	potential	potential	NOUN
ajac-987	305	6	to	to	PART
ajac-987	305	7	ignite	ignite	VERB
ajac-987	305	8	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	305	9	interest	interest	NOUN
ajac-987	305	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	305	11	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	305	12	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	305	13	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	305	14	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
ajac-987	305	15	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	305	16	presenting	present	VERB
ajac-987	305	17	compelling	compelling	ADJ
ajac-987	305	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	305	19	informative	informative	ADJ
ajac-987	305	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	305	21	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	305	22	emotional	emotional	ADJ
ajac-987	305	23	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	305	24	about	about	ADP
ajac-987	305	25	the	the	DET
ajac-987	305	26	effects	effect	NOUN
ajac-987	305	27	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	305	28	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	305	29	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	305	30	society	society	NOUN
ajac-987	305	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	306	1	when	when	SCONJ
ajac-987	306	2	the	the	DET
ajac-987	306	3	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	306	4	highlight	highlight	VERB
ajac-987	306	5	specific	specific	ADJ
ajac-987	306	6	cases	case	NOUN
ajac-987	306	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	306	8	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	306	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	306	10	the	the	DET
ajac-987	306	11	individuals	individual	NOUN
ajac-987	306	12	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	306	13	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajac-987	306	14	responsible	responsible	ADJ
ajac-987	306	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	306	16	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	306	17	serves	serve	VERB
ajac-987	306	18	to	to	PART
ajac-987	306	19	personalize	personalize	VERB
ajac-987	306	20	the	the	DET
ajac-987	306	21	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	306	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	306	23	making	make	VERB
ajac-987	306	24	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	306	25	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	306	26	relatable	relatable	ADJ
ajac-987	306	27	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	306	28	the	the	DET
ajac-987	306	29	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	306	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	307	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-987	307	2	can	can	AUX
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ajac-987	307	4	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	307	5	greater	great	ADJ
ajac-987	307	6	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	307	7	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	307	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	307	9	encourage	encourage	VERB
ajac-987	307	10	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	307	11	to	to	PART
ajac-987	307	12	become	become	VERB
ajac-987	307	13	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	307	14	engaged	engaged	ADJ
ajac-987	307	15	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	307	16	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	307	17	to	to	PART
ajac-987	307	18	address	address	VERB
ajac-987	307	19	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	307	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	307	21	whether	whether	SCONJ
ajac-987	307	22	by	by	ADP
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ajac-987	307	24	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	307	25	protests	protest	NOUN
ajac-987	307	26	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	307	28	advocacy	advocacy	NOUN
ajac-987	307	29	groups	group	NOUN
ajac-987	307	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	307	31	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	307	32	demanding	demand	VERB
ajac-987	307	33	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	307	34	from	from	ADP
ajac-987	307	35	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	307	36	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-987	307	37	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	308	1	additionally	additionally	ADV
ajac-987	308	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	308	3	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	308	4	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	308	5	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	308	6	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-987	308	7	promoted	promote	VERB
ajac-987	308	8	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	308	9	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	308	10	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	308	11	have	have	VERB
ajac-987	308	12	the	the	DET
ajac-987	308	13	power	power	NOUN
ajac-987	308	14	to	to	PART
ajac-987	308	15	mobilize	mobilize	VERB
ajac-987	308	16	people	people	NOUN
ajac-987	308	17	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	308	18	presenting	present	VERB
ajac-987	308	19	them	they	PRON
ajac-987	308	20	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	308	21	clear	clear	ADJ
ajac-987	308	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	308	23	actionable	actionable	ADJ
ajac-987	308	24	steps	step	NOUN
ajac-987	308	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	309	1	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	309	2	example	example	NOUN
ajac-987	309	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	309	4	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	309	5	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	309	6	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	309	7	showcases	showcase	VERB
ajac-987	309	8	successful	successful	ADJ
ajac-987	309	9	anticorruption	anticorruption	NOUN
ajac-987	309	10	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
ajac-987	309	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	309	12	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	309	13	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	309	14	investigations	investigation	NOUN
ajac-987	309	15	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	309	16	lead	lead	VERB
ajac-987	309	17	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	309	18	the	the	DET
ajac-987	309	19	prosecution	prosecution	NOUN
ajac-987	309	20	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	309	21	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	309	22	officials	official	NOUN
ajac-987	309	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	309	24	provides	provide	VERB
ajac-987	309	25	the	the	DET
ajac-987	309	26	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	309	27	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	309	28	a	a	DET
ajac-987	309	29	sense	sense	NOUN
ajac-987	309	30	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	309	31	agency	agency	NOUN
ajac-987	309	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	310	1	it	it	PRON
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ajac-987	310	3	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	310	4	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	310	5	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	310	6	be	be	AUX
ajac-987	310	7	tackled	tackle	VERB
ajac-987	310	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	310	9	encourages	encourage	VERB
ajac-987	310	10	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	310	11	to	to	PART
ajac-987	310	12	play	play	VERB
ajac-987	310	13	an	an	DET
ajac-987	310	14	active	active	ADJ
ajac-987	310	15	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	310	16	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	310	17	the	the	DET
ajac-987	310	18	fight	fight	NOUN
ajac-987	310	19	against	against	ADP
ajac-987	310	20	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	310	21	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-987	311	2	depicting	depict	VERB
ajac-987	311	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	311	4	positive	positive	ADJ
ajac-987	311	5	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
ajac-987	311	6	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	311	7	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	311	8	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	311	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	311	10	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	311	11	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	311	12	the	the	DET
ajac-987	311	13	removal	removal	NOUN
ajac-987	311	14	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	311	15	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	311	16	officials	official	NOUN
ajac-987	311	17	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	311	18	the	the	DET
ajac-987	311	19	implementation	implementation	NOUN
ajac-987	311	20	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	311	21	reforms	reform	NOUN
ajac-987	311	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	311	23	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	311	24	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	311	25	create	create	VERB
ajac-987	311	26	a	a	DET
ajac-987	311	27	sense	sense	NOUN
ajac-987	311	28	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	311	29	hope	hope	NOUN
ajac-987	311	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	311	31	possibility	possibility	NOUN
ajac-987	311	32	among	among	ADP
ajac-987	311	33	the	the	DET
ajac-987	311	34	audience	audience	NOUN
ajac-987	311	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	312	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-987	312	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	312	3	despite	despite	SCONJ
ajac-987	312	4	these	these	DET
ajac-987	312	5	positive	positive	ADJ
ajac-987	312	6	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
ajac-987	312	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	312	8	the	the	DET
ajac-987	312	9	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	312	10	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	312	11	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	312	12	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	312	13	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	312	14	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	312	15	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	312	16	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	312	17	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	312	18	sometimes	sometimes	ADV
ajac-987	312	19	be	be	AUX
ajac-987	312	20	limited	limit	VERB
ajac-987	312	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	313	1	one	one	NUM
ajac-987	313	2	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	313	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	313	4	barriers	barrier	NOUN
ajac-987	313	5	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	313	6	deeper	deep	ADJ
ajac-987	313	7	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	313	8	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	313	9	the	the	DET
ajac-987	313	10	often	often	ADV
ajac-987	313	11	passive	passive	ADJ
ajac-987	313	12	consumption	consumption	NOUN
ajac-987	313	13	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	313	14	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	313	15	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	313	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	313	17	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-987	313	18	individuals	individual	NOUN
ajac-987	313	19	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	313	20	exposed	expose	VERB
ajac-987	313	21	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	313	22	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	313	23	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	313	24	related	relate	VERB
ajac-987	313	25	stories	story	NOUN
ajac-987	313	26	without	without	ADP
ajac-987	313	27	being	be	AUX
ajac-987	313	28	prompted	prompt	VERB
ajac-987	313	29	to	to	PART
ajac-987	313	30	take	take	VERB
ajac-987	313	31	action	action	NOUN
ajac-987	313	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	314	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-987	314	2	may	may	AUX
ajac-987	314	3	be	be	AUX
ajac-987	314	4	due	due	ADJ
ajac-987	314	5	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	314	6	a	a	DET
ajac-987	314	7	general	general	ADJ
ajac-987	314	8	sense	sense	NOUN
ajac-987	314	9	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	314	10	disillusionment	disillusionment	NOUN
ajac-987	314	11	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	314	12	the	the	DET
ajac-987	314	13	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	314	14	system	system	NOUN
ajac-987	314	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	314	16	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-987	314	17	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	314	18	feel	feel	VERB
ajac-987	314	19	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	314	20	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	314	21	to	to	PART
ajac-987	314	22	combat	combat	NOUN
ajac-987	314	23	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	314	24	will	will	AUX
ajac-987	314	25	not	not	PART
ajac-987	314	26	lead	lead	VERB
ajac-987	314	27	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	314	28	real	real	ADJ
ajac-987	314	29	change	change	NOUN
ajac-987	314	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	315	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajac-987	315	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	315	3	when	when	SCONJ
ajac-987	315	4	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	315	5	reports	report	VERB
ajac-987	315	6	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	315	7	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	315	8	without	without	ADP
ajac-987	315	9	offering	offer	VERB
ajac-987	315	10	solutions	solution	NOUN
ajac-987	315	11	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	315	12	actions	action	NOUN
ajac-987	315	13	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	315	14	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	315	15	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	315	16	take	take	VERB
ajac-987	315	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	315	18	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	315	19	risks	risk	VERB
ajac-987	315	20	creating	create	VERB
ajac-987	315	21	a	a	DET
ajac-987	315	22	sense	sense	NOUN
ajac-987	315	23	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	315	24	helplessness	helplessness	NOUN
ajac-987	315	25	rather	rather	ADV
ajac-987	315	26	than	than	ADP
ajac-987	315	27	motivation	motivation	NOUN
ajac-987	315	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	316	1	despite	despite	SCONJ
ajac-987	316	2	these	these	DET
ajac-987	316	3	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	316	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	316	5	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	316	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	316	7	remain	remain	VERB
ajac-987	316	8	an	an	DET
ajac-987	316	9	important	important	ADJ
ajac-987	316	10	tool	tool	NOUN
ajac-987	316	11	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	316	12	encouraging	encourage	VERB
ajac-987	316	13	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	316	14	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	316	15	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	316	16	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	316	17	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	316	18	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	316	19	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	316	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	317	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	317	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	317	3	have	have	VERB
ajac-987	317	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	317	5	capacity	capacity	NOUN
ajac-987	317	6	to	to	PART
ajac-987	317	7	spark	spark	VERB
ajac-987	317	8	debates	debate	NOUN
ajac-987	317	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	317	10	raise	raise	VERB
ajac-987	317	11	questions	question	NOUN
ajac-987	317	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	317	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	317	14	inspire	inspire	VERB
ajac-987	317	15	action	action	NOUN
ajac-987	317	16	through	through	ADP
ajac-987	317	17	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	317	18	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	317	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	318	1	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	318	2	providing	provide	VERB
ajac-987	318	3	information	information	NOUN
ajac-987	318	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	318	5	framing	frame	VERB
ajac-987	318	6	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	318	7	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	318	8	a	a	DET
ajac-987	318	9	way	way	NOUN
ajac-987	318	10	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	318	11	resonates	resonate	VERB
ajac-987	318	12	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	318	13	the	the	DET
ajac-987	318	14	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	318	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	318	16	highlighting	highlight	VERB
ajac-987	318	17	concrete	concrete	ADJ
ajac-987	318	18	examples	example	NOUN
ajac-987	318	19	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	318	20	successful	successful	ADJ
ajac-987	318	21	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	318	22	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	318	23	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	318	24	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	318	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	318	26	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	318	27	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	318	28	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	318	29	help	help	VERB
ajac-987	318	30	to	to	PART
ajac-987	318	31	galvanize	galvanize	VERB
ajac-987	318	32	support	support	NOUN
ajac-987	318	33	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	318	34	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-987	318	35	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	318	36	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-987	318	37	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	319	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-987	319	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	319	3	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	319	4	turn	turn	NOUN
ajac-987	319	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	319	6	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	319	7	lead	lead	VERB
ajac-987	319	8	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	319	9	a	a	DET
ajac-987	319	10	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	319	11	engaged	engaged	ADJ
ajac-987	319	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	319	13	active	active	ADJ
ajac-987	319	14	citizenry	citizenry	NOUN
ajac-987	319	15	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	319	16	holds	hold	VERB
ajac-987	319	17	both	both	CCONJ
ajac-987	319	18	the	the	DET
ajac-987	319	19	government	government	NOUN
ajac-987	319	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	319	21	private	private	ADJ
ajac-987	319	22	sector	sector	NOUN
ajac-987	319	23	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-987	319	24	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	319	25	the	the	DET
ajac-987	319	26	fight	fight	NOUN
ajac-987	319	27	against	against	ADP
ajac-987	319	28	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	319	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	320	1	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
ajac-987	320	2	american	american	PROPN
ajac-987	320	3	journal	journal	PROPN
ajac-987	320	4	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	320	5	arts	art	NOUN
ajac-987	320	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	320	7	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-987	320	8	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-987	320	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	320	10	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	320	11	2	2	NUM
ajac-987	320	12	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	320	13	march	march	PROPN
ajac-987	320	14	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	320	15	april	april	PROPN
ajac-987	320	16	2025	2025	NUM
ajac-987	320	17	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	320	18	issn	issn	PROPN
ajac-987	320	19	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	320	20	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-987	320	21	-	-	SYM
ajac-987	320	22	0540	0540	NUM
ajac-987	320	23	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	320	24	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	320	25	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	320	26	7.94	7.94	NUM
ajac-987	320	27	1252	1252	NUM
ajac-987	320	28	columbia	columbia	PROPN
ajac-987	320	29	rd	rd	PROPN
ajac-987	320	30	nw	nw	PROPN
ajac-987	320	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	320	32	washington	washington	PROPN
ajac-987	320	33	dc	dc	PROPN
ajac-987	320	34	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	320	35	united	united	PROPN
ajac-987	320	36	states	states	PROPN
ajac-987	320	37	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	PROPN
ajac-987	320	38	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	320	39	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-987	320	40	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-987	320	41	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
ajac-987	321	1	12	12	NUM
ajac-987	322	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	322	2	a	a	DET
ajac-987	322	3	m	m	NOUN
ajac-987	322	4	e	e	NOUN
ajac-987	322	5	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	323	1	i	i	NOUN
ajac-987	323	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	323	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	323	4	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	324	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-987	324	2	o	o	X
ajac-987	324	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	324	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	324	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	324	6	a	a	DET
ajac-987	324	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-987	324	8	o	o	X
ajac-987	325	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-987	326	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	326	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	326	3	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	326	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-987	326	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	326	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	327	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-987	327	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-987	327	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-987	327	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	327	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	327	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	328	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	329	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	329	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	329	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	329	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	330	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	330	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-987	330	3	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	330	4	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	330	5	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	ADJ
ajac-987	330	6	discussion	discussion	NOUN
ajac-987	330	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	330	8	findings	finding	NOUN
ajac-987	330	9	the	the	DET
ajac-987	330	10	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	330	11	found	find	VERB
ajac-987	330	12	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	330	13	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	330	14	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	330	15	play	play	VERB
ajac-987	330	16	a	a	DET
ajac-987	330	17	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajac-987	330	18	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	330	19	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	330	20	raising	raise	VERB
ajac-987	330	21	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	330	22	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	330	23	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	330	24	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	330	25	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	330	26	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	330	27	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	330	28	exposing	expose	VERB
ajac-987	330	29	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	330	30	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	330	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	330	32	educating	educate	VERB
ajac-987	330	33	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	330	34	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	330	35	the	the	DET
ajac-987	330	36	consequences	consequence	NOUN
ajac-987	330	37	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	330	38	encouraging	encourage	VERB
ajac-987	330	39	informed	informed	ADJ
ajac-987	330	40	discussions	discussion	NOUN
ajac-987	330	41	about	about	ADP
ajac-987	330	42	the	the	DET
ajac-987	330	43	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	330	44	across	across	ADP
ajac-987	330	45	various	various	ADJ
ajac-987	330	46	segments	segment	NOUN
ajac-987	330	47	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	330	48	society	society	NOUN
ajac-987	330	49	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	331	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	331	2	finding	finding	NOUN
ajac-987	331	3	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	331	4	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	331	5	tandem	tandem	NOUN
ajac-987	331	6	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	331	7	akinmoladun	akinmoladun	PROPN
ajac-987	331	8	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	331	9	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-987	331	10	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	331	11	who	who	PRON
ajac-987	331	12	explored	explore	VERB
ajac-987	331	13	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-987	331	14	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	331	15	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	331	16	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	331	17	have	have	AUX
ajac-987	331	18	influenced	influence	VERB
ajac-987	331	19	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	331	20	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	331	21	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	331	22	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	331	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	331	24	revealing	reveal	VERB
ajac-987	331	25	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	331	26	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	331	27	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	331	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	331	29	especially	especially	ADV
ajac-987	331	30	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	331	31	reporting	reporting	NOUN
ajac-987	331	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	331	33	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajac-987	331	34	educates	educate	VERB
ajac-987	331	35	the	the	DET
ajac-987	331	36	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	331	37	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	331	38	fosters	foster	VERB
ajac-987	331	39	widespread	widespread	ADJ
ajac-987	331	40	conversations	conversation	NOUN
ajac-987	331	41	about	about	ADP
ajac-987	331	42	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	331	43	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	332	1	similar	similar	ADJ
ajac-987	332	2	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	332	3	this	this	DET
ajac-987	332	4	finding	finding	NOUN
ajac-987	332	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	332	6	akinmoladun	akinmoladun	PROPN
ajac-987	332	7	's	's	PART
ajac-987	332	8	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	332	9	emphasizes	emphasize	VERB
ajac-987	332	10	the	the	DET
ajac-987	332	11	importance	importance	NOUN
ajac-987	332	12	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	332	13	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	332	14	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	332	15	disseminating	disseminate	VERB
ajac-987	332	16	information	information	NOUN
ajac-987	332	17	about	about	ADP
ajac-987	332	18	corrupt	corrupt	ADJ
ajac-987	332	19	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-987	332	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	332	21	making	make	VERB
ajac-987	332	22	the	the	DET
ajac-987	332	23	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	332	24	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	332	25	aware	aware	ADJ
ajac-987	332	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	332	27	concerned	concerned	ADJ
ajac-987	332	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	333	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-987	333	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	333	3	unlike	unlike	ADP
ajac-987	333	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	333	5	current	current	ADJ
ajac-987	333	6	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	333	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	333	8	akinmoladun	akinmoladun	PROPN
ajac-987	333	9	's	's	PART
ajac-987	333	10	research	research	NOUN
ajac-987	333	11	primarily	primarily	ADV
ajac-987	333	12	focuses	focus	VERB
ajac-987	333	13	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	333	14	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	333	15	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	333	16	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	333	17	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	333	18	urban	urban	ADJ
ajac-987	333	19	areas	area	NOUN
ajac-987	333	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	333	21	whereas	whereas	SCONJ
ajac-987	333	22	the	the	DET
ajac-987	333	23	current	current	ADJ
ajac-987	333	24	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	333	25	takes	take	VERB
ajac-987	333	26	a	a	DET
ajac-987	333	27	broader	broad	ADJ
ajac-987	333	28	view	view	NOUN
ajac-987	333	29	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	333	30	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	333	31	's	's	PART
ajac-987	333	32	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	333	33	across	across	ADP
ajac-987	333	34	urban	urban	ADJ
ajac-987	333	35	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	333	36	rural	rural	ADJ
ajac-987	333	37	settings	setting	NOUN
ajac-987	333	38	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	334	1	according	accord	VERB
ajac-987	334	2	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	334	3	the	the	DET
ajac-987	334	4	agenda	agenda	NOUN
ajac-987	334	5	setting	set	VERB
ajac-987	334	6	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-987	334	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	334	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	334	9	has	have	VERB
ajac-987	334	10	the	the	DET
ajac-987	334	11	power	power	NOUN
ajac-987	334	12	to	to	PART
ajac-987	334	13	influence	influence	VERB
ajac-987	334	14	the	the	DET
ajac-987	334	15	salience	salience	NOUN
ajac-987	334	16	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	334	17	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	334	18	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	334	19	giving	give	VERB
ajac-987	334	20	them	they	PRON
ajac-987	334	21	prominence	prominence	NOUN
ajac-987	334	22	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	334	23	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	334	24	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	334	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	335	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	335	2	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-987	335	3	supports	support	VERB
ajac-987	335	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	335	5	finding	finding	NOUN
ajac-987	335	6	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	335	7	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	335	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	335	9	play	play	VERB
ajac-987	335	10	a	a	DET
ajac-987	335	11	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajac-987	335	12	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	335	13	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	335	14	raising	raise	VERB
ajac-987	335	15	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	335	16	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	335	17	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	335	18	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	335	19	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	335	20	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	335	21	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	335	22	highlighting	highlight	VERB
ajac-987	335	23	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	335	24	consistently	consistently	ADV
ajac-987	335	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	335	26	making	make	VERB
ajac-987	335	27	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	335	28	a	a	DET
ajac-987	335	29	priority	priority	NOUN
ajac-987	335	30	topic	topic	NOUN
ajac-987	335	31	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	335	32	the	the	DET
ajac-987	335	33	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	335	34	agenda	agenda	NOUN
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ajac-987	336	1	the	the	PRON
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ajac-987	336	3	the	the	DET
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ajac-987	336	5	focus	focus	VERB
ajac-987	336	6	on	on	ADP
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ajac-987	336	8	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	336	10	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	336	11	likely	likely	ADJ
ajac-987	336	12	the	the	DET
ajac-987	336	13	public	public	NOUN
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ajac-987	336	15	perceive	perceive	VERB
ajac-987	336	16	it	it	PRON
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ajac-987	336	18	a	a	DET
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ajac-987	336	20	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	336	21	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	336	23	aligns	align	VERB
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ajac-987	336	25	the	the	DET
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ajac-987	336	27	premise	premise	NOUN
ajac-987	336	28	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	336	29	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	336	30	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	336	31	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	336	32	shapes	shape	VERB
ajac-987	336	33	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	336	34	perception	perception	NOUN
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ajac-987	336	36	concern	concern	NOUN
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ajac-987	336	39	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	336	40	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	337	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	337	2	finding	finding	NOUN
ajac-987	337	3	implies	imply	VERB
ajac-987	337	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	337	5	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	337	6	media	medium	NOUN
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ajac-987	337	8	serve	serve	VERB
ajac-987	337	9	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	337	10	a	a	DET
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ajac-987	337	12	tool	tool	NOUN
ajac-987	337	13	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	337	14	educating	educate	VERB
ajac-987	337	15	the	the	DET
ajac-987	337	16	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	337	17	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	337	18	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	337	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	337	20	suggesting	suggest	VERB
ajac-987	337	21	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	337	22	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	337	23	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	337	24	should	should	AUX
ajac-987	337	25	prioritize	prioritize	VERB
ajac-987	337	26	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	337	27	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	337	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	337	29	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	337	30	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	337	31	related	relate	VERB
ajac-987	337	32	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	337	33	to	to	PART
ajac-987	337	34	further	far	ADV
ajac-987	337	35	raise	raise	VERB
ajac-987	337	36	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	337	37	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	337	38	encourage	encourage	VERB
ajac-987	337	39	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	337	40	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-987	337	41	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	337	42	the	the	DET
ajac-987	337	43	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	337	44	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	338	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	338	2	research	research	NOUN
ajac-987	338	3	revealed	reveal	VERB
ajac-987	338	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	338	5	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	338	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	338	7	face	face	VERB
ajac-987	338	8	significant	significant	ADJ
ajac-987	338	9	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	338	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	338	11	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	338	12	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	338	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	338	14	including	include	VERB
ajac-987	338	15	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	338	16	interference	interference	NOUN
ajac-987	338	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	338	18	financial	financial	ADJ
ajac-987	338	19	constraints	constraint	NOUN
ajac-987	338	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	338	21	the	the	DET
ajac-987	338	22	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-987	338	23	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	338	24	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	338	25	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-987	338	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	338	27	which	which	PRON
ajac-987	338	28	limit	limit	VERB
ajac-987	338	29	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	338	30	ability	ability	NOUN
ajac-987	338	31	to	to	PART
ajac-987	338	32	report	report	VERB
ajac-987	338	33	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	338	34	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	338	35	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	338	36	a	a	DET
ajac-987	338	37	comprehensive	comprehensive	ADJ
ajac-987	338	38	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	338	39	unbiased	unbiased	ADJ
ajac-987	338	40	manner	manner	NOUN
ajac-987	338	41	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	339	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	339	2	finding	finding	NOUN
ajac-987	339	3	aligns	align	VERB
ajac-987	339	4	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	339	5	nwogwugwu	nwogwugwu	ADV
ajac-987	339	6	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	339	7	2018	2018	NUM
ajac-987	339	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	339	9	examined	examine	VERB
ajac-987	339	10	the	the	DET
ajac-987	339	11	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	339	12	faced	face	VERB
ajac-987	339	13	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	339	14	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-987	339	15	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	339	16	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	339	17	addressing	address	VERB
ajac-987	339	18	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	339	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	339	20	identifying	identify	VERB
ajac-987	339	21	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	339	22	interference	interference	NOUN
ajac-987	339	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	339	24	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	339	25	constraints	constraint	NOUN
ajac-987	339	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	339	27	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	339	28	ownership	ownership	NOUN
ajac-987	339	29	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	339	30	major	major	ADJ
ajac-987	339	31	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	339	32	limiting	limit	VERB
ajac-987	339	33	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	339	34	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	339	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	340	1	nwogwugwu	nwogwugwu	PROPN
ajac-987	340	2	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	340	3	findings	finding	NOUN
ajac-987	340	4	align	align	VERB
ajac-987	340	5	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	340	6	the	the	DET
ajac-987	340	7	current	current	ADJ
ajac-987	340	8	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	340	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	340	10	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-987	340	11	both	both	PRON
ajac-987	340	12	highlight	highlight	VERB
ajac-987	340	13	the	the	DET
ajac-987	340	14	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	340	15	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	340	16	external	external	ADJ
ajac-987	340	17	pressures	pressure	NOUN
ajac-987	340	18	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	340	19	the	the	DET
ajac-987	340	20	ability	ability	NOUN
ajac-987	340	21	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	340	22	the	the	DET
ajac-987	340	23	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	340	24	to	to	PART
ajac-987	340	25	report	report	VERB
ajac-987	340	26	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	340	27	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajac-987	340	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	341	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-987	341	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	341	3	nwogwugwu	nwogwugwu	PROPN
ajac-987	341	4	's	's	PART
ajac-987	341	5	research	research	NOUN
ajac-987	341	6	concentrated	concentrate	VERB
ajac-987	341	7	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	341	8	the	the	DET
ajac-987	341	9	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	341	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	341	11	governmental	governmental	ADJ
ajac-987	341	12	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-987	341	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	341	14	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-987	341	15	the	the	DET
ajac-987	341	16	current	current	ADJ
ajac-987	341	17	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	341	18	expands	expand	VERB
ajac-987	341	19	the	the	DET
ajac-987	341	20	scope	scope	NOUN
ajac-987	341	21	to	to	PART
ajac-987	341	22	include	include	VERB
ajac-987	341	23	financial	financial	ADJ
ajac-987	341	24	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	341	25	faced	face	VERB
ajac-987	341	26	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	341	27	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	341	28	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	341	29	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	341	30	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	341	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	342	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	342	2	agenda	agenda	NOUN
ajac-987	342	3	setting	set	VERB
ajac-987	342	4	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-987	342	5	also	also	ADV
ajac-987	342	6	suggests	suggest	VERB
ajac-987	342	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	342	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	342	9	’s	’s	PART
ajac-987	342	10	ability	ability	NOUN
ajac-987	342	11	to	to	PART
ajac-987	342	12	set	set	VERB
ajac-987	342	13	the	the	DET
ajac-987	342	14	agenda	agenda	NOUN
ajac-987	342	15	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	342	16	influenced	influence	VERB
ajac-987	342	17	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	342	18	external	external	ADJ
ajac-987	342	19	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	342	20	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	342	21	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	342	22	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	342	23	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	342	24	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-987	342	25	pressures	pressure	NOUN
ajac-987	342	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	343	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-987	343	2	aligns	align	VERB
ajac-987	343	3	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	343	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	343	5	finding	finding	NOUN
ajac-987	343	6	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	343	7	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	343	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	343	9	face	face	VERB
ajac-987	343	10	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	343	11	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	343	12	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	343	13	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	343	14	interference	interference	NOUN
ajac-987	343	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	343	16	financial	financial	ADJ
ajac-987	343	17	constraints	constraint	NOUN
ajac-987	343	18	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	343	19	addressing	address	VERB
ajac-987	343	20	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	343	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	344	1	these	these	DET
ajac-987	344	2	external	external	ADJ
ajac-987	344	3	pressures	pressure	NOUN
ajac-987	344	4	limit	limit	VERB
ajac-987	344	5	the	the	DET
ajac-987	344	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	344	7	's	's	PART
ajac-987	344	8	autonomy	autonomy	NOUN
ajac-987	344	9	in	in	ADP
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ajac-987	344	11	which	which	DET
ajac-987	344	12	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	344	13	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	344	14	given	give	VERB
ajac-987	344	15	attention	attention	NOUN
ajac-987	344	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	344	17	thereby	thereby	ADV
ajac-987	344	18	impeding	impede	VERB
ajac-987	344	19	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	344	20	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	344	21	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	344	22	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	344	23	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	344	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	344	25	setting	set	VERB
ajac-987	344	26	the	the	DET
ajac-987	344	27	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	344	28	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	344	29	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	344	30	the	the	DET
ajac-987	344	31	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	344	32	agenda	agenda	NOUN
ajac-987	344	33	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-987	344	34	intended	intend	VERB
ajac-987	344	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	345	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	345	2	finding	finding	NOUN
ajac-987	345	3	implies	imply	VERB
ajac-987	345	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	345	5	overcoming	overcome	VERB
ajac-987	345	6	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	345	7	interference	interference	NOUN
ajac-987	345	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	345	9	financial	financial	ADJ
ajac-987	345	10	constraints	constraint	NOUN
ajac-987	345	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	345	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	345	13	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	345	14	ownership	ownership	NOUN
ajac-987	345	15	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	345	16	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	345	17	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajac-987	345	18	for	for	SCONJ
ajac-987	345	19	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	345	20	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	345	21	to	to	PART
ajac-987	345	22	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajac-987	345	23	combat	combat	VERB
ajac-987	345	24	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	345	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	345	26	calling	call	VERB
ajac-987	345	27	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	345	28	policies	policy	NOUN
ajac-987	345	29	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	345	30	support	support	VERB
ajac-987	345	31	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	345	32	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-987	345	33	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	345	34	provide	provide	VERB
ajac-987	345	35	necessary	necessary	ADJ
ajac-987	345	36	resources	resource	NOUN
ajac-987	345	37	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	345	38	investigative	investigative	ADJ
ajac-987	345	39	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-987	345	40	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	346	1	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
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ajac-987	346	4	of	of	ADP
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ajac-987	346	7	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-987	346	8	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-987	346	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	346	10	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	346	11	2	2	NUM
ajac-987	346	12	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	346	13	march	march	PROPN
ajac-987	346	14	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-987	346	15	april	april	PROPN
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ajac-987	346	17	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	346	18	issn	issn	PROPN
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ajac-987	346	20	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-987	346	21	-	-	SYM
ajac-987	346	22	0540	0540	NUM
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ajac-987	346	24	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-987	346	25	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-987	346	34	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	346	38	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-987	346	39	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-987	346	40	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-987	347	1	13	13	NUM
ajac-987	348	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-987	348	2	a	a	DET
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ajac-987	348	4	e	e	NOUN
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ajac-987	349	1	i	i	NOUN
ajac-987	349	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	349	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	349	4	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	350	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-987	350	2	o	o	X
ajac-987	350	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	350	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	350	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	350	6	a	a	DET
ajac-987	350	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-987	350	8	o	o	X
ajac-987	351	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-987	352	1	a	a	DET
ajac-987	352	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-987	352	3	t	t	NOUN
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ajac-987	352	5	a	a	DET
ajac-987	352	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-987	353	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-987	353	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-987	353	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-987	353	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	353	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-987	353	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-987	354	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	355	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	355	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-987	355	3	a	a	DET
ajac-987	355	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-987	356	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-987	356	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-987	357	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-987	357	2	|	|	ADV
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ajac-987	357	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	357	5	study	study	NOUN
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ajac-987	357	7	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	357	8	content	content	NOUN
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ajac-987	357	10	a	a	DET
ajac-987	357	11	direct	direct	ADJ
ajac-987	357	12	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	357	13	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	357	14	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	357	15	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	357	16	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	357	17	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	357	18	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	357	19	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	357	20	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	357	21	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	357	22	motivating	motivate	VERB
ajac-987	357	23	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	357	24	to	to	PART
ajac-987	357	25	participate	participate	VERB
ajac-987	357	26	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	357	27	advocacy	advocacy	NOUN
ajac-987	357	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	357	29	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-987	357	30	also	also	ADV
ajac-987	357	31	highlighting	highlight	VERB
ajac-987	357	32	the	the	DET
ajac-987	357	33	need	need	NOUN
ajac-987	357	34	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	357	35	action	action	NOUN
ajac-987	357	36	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	357	39	consumption	consumption	NOUN
ajac-987	357	40	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	357	41	disillusionment	disillusionment	NOUN
ajac-987	357	42	can	can	AUX
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ajac-987	357	45	deeper	deep	ADJ
ajac-987	357	46	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	357	47	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	358	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	358	2	finding	finding	NOUN
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ajac-987	358	4	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	358	5	olalekan	olalekan	PROPN
ajac-987	358	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	358	7	abiola	abiola	PROPN
ajac-987	358	8	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-987	358	9	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-987	358	10	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	358	11	studied	study	VERB
ajac-987	358	12	the	the	DET
ajac-987	358	13	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajac-987	358	14	between	between	ADP
ajac-987	358	15	media	medium	NOUN
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ajac-987	358	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	358	18	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	358	19	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-987	358	20	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	358	21	anticorruption	anticorruption	NOUN
ajac-987	358	22	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-987	358	23	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	358	24	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	358	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	358	26	concluding	conclude	VERB
ajac-987	358	27	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	358	28	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	358	29	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	358	30	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	358	31	successful	successful	ADJ
ajac-987	358	32	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	358	33	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	358	34	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	358	35	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
ajac-987	358	36	significantly	significantly	ADV
ajac-987	358	37	boosts	boost	VERB
ajac-987	358	38	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	358	39	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	358	40	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	358	41	support	support	NOUN
ajac-987	358	42	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	358	43	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	358	44	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	358	45	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	358	46	reforms	reform	NOUN
ajac-987	358	47	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	359	1	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	359	2	findings	finding	NOUN
ajac-987	359	3	support	support	VERB
ajac-987	359	4	the	the	DET
ajac-987	359	5	current	current	ADJ
ajac-987	359	6	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	359	7	's	's	PART
ajac-987	359	8	finding	finding	NOUN
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ajac-987	359	10	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	359	11	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	359	12	motivate	motivate	VERB
ajac-987	359	13	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	359	14	to	to	PART
ajac-987	359	15	take	take	VERB
ajac-987	359	16	action	action	NOUN
ajac-987	359	17	against	against	ADP
ajac-987	359	18	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	359	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	359	20	although	although	SCONJ
ajac-987	359	21	their	their	PRON
ajac-987	359	22	research	research	NOUN
ajac-987	359	23	was	be	AUX
ajac-987	359	24	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	359	25	focused	focused	ADJ
ajac-987	359	26	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	359	27	the	the	DET
ajac-987	359	28	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	359	29	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	359	30	social	social	ADJ
ajac-987	359	31	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	359	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	359	33	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-987	359	34	the	the	DET
ajac-987	359	35	present	present	ADJ
ajac-987	359	36	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	359	37	emphasizes	emphasize	VERB
ajac-987	359	38	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	359	39	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	359	40	's	's	PART
ajac-987	359	41	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-987	359	42	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	359	43	driving	drive	VERB
ajac-987	359	44	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	359	45	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-987	359	46	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	360	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	360	2	agenda	agenda	NOUN
ajac-987	360	3	setting	set	VERB
ajac-987	360	4	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-987	360	5	further	far	ADV
ajac-987	360	6	asserts	assert	VERB
ajac-987	360	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	360	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	360	9	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	360	10	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	360	11	shape	shape	VERB
ajac-987	360	12	not	not	PART
ajac-987	360	13	just	just	ADV
ajac-987	360	14	the	the	DET
ajac-987	360	15	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	360	16	but	but	CCONJ
ajac-987	360	17	also	also	ADV
ajac-987	360	18	the	the	DET
ajac-987	360	19	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	360	20	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	360	21	the	the	DET
ajac-987	360	22	public	public	NOUN
ajac-987	360	23	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	360	24	specific	specific	ADJ
ajac-987	360	25	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	360	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	361	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	361	2	theoretical	theoretical	ADJ
ajac-987	361	3	backing	backing	NOUN
ajac-987	361	4	supports	support	VERB
ajac-987	361	5	the	the	DET
ajac-987	361	6	finding	finding	NOUN
ajac-987	361	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	361	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	361	9	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	361	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	361	11	particularly	particularly	ADV
ajac-987	361	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	361	13	concerning	concern	VERB
ajac-987	361	14	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	361	15	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	361	16	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	361	17	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	361	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	361	19	influences	influence	VERB
ajac-987	361	20	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	361	21	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-987	361	22	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	361	23	framing	frame	VERB
ajac-987	361	24	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	361	25	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	361	26	a	a	DET
ajac-987	361	27	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-987	361	28	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	361	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	362	1	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	362	2	giving	give	VERB
ajac-987	362	3	prominence	prominence	NOUN
ajac-987	362	4	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	362	5	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	362	6	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	362	7	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	362	8	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-987	362	9	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-987	362	10	highlighting	highlight	VERB
ajac-987	362	11	successful	successful	ADJ
ajac-987	362	12	reforms	reform	NOUN
ajac-987	362	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	362	14	the	the	DET
ajac-987	362	15	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	362	16	help	help	AUX
ajac-987	362	17	foster	foster	VERB
ajac-987	362	18	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	362	19	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	362	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	362	21	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-987	362	22	individuals	individual	NOUN
ajac-987	362	23	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	362	24	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	362	25	likely	likely	ADJ
ajac-987	362	26	to	to	PART
ajac-987	362	27	act	act	VERB
ajac-987	362	28	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	362	29	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	362	30	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	362	31	are	be	AUX
ajac-987	362	32	continuously	continuously	ADV
ajac-987	362	33	emphasized	emphasize	VERB
ajac-987	362	34	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	362	35	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	362	36	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	362	37	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	363	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	363	2	finding	finding	NOUN
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ajac-987	363	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	363	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	363	6	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	363	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	363	8	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	363	9	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	363	10	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	363	11	initiatives	initiative	NOUN
ajac-987	363	12	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	363	13	significantly	significantly	ADV
ajac-987	363	14	motivate	motivate	VERB
ajac-987	363	15	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	363	16	involvement	involvement	NOUN
ajac-987	363	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	363	18	suggesting	suggest	VERB
ajac-987	363	19	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	363	20	consistent	consistent	ADJ
ajac-987	363	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	363	22	impactful	impactful	ADJ
ajac-987	363	23	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	363	24	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	363	25	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	363	26	drive	drive	VERB
ajac-987	363	27	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	363	28	to	to	PART
ajac-987	363	29	take	take	VERB
ajac-987	363	30	action	action	NOUN
ajac-987	363	31	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	363	32	support	support	NOUN
ajac-987	363	33	reforms	reform	NOUN
ajac-987	363	34	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	363	35	potentially	potentially	ADV
ajac-987	363	36	influencing	influence	VERB
ajac-987	363	37	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	363	38	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN
ajac-987	363	39	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	363	40	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	363	41	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
ajac-987	363	42	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	364	1	conclusion	conclusion	VERB
ajac-987	364	2	the	the	DET
ajac-987	364	3	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	364	4	concludes	conclude	VERB
ajac-987	364	5	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	364	6	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	364	7	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	364	8	play	play	VERB
ajac-987	364	9	a	a	DET
ajac-987	364	10	pivotal	pivotal	ADJ
ajac-987	364	11	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	364	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	364	13	raising	raise	VERB
ajac-987	364	14	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	364	15	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	364	16	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	364	17	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	364	18	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	364	19	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	364	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	364	21	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajac-987	364	22	educating	educate	VERB
ajac-987	364	23	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	364	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	364	25	sparking	spark	VERB
ajac-987	364	26	necessary	necessary	ADJ
ajac-987	364	27	discussions	discussion	NOUN
ajac-987	364	28	that	that	PRON
ajac-987	364	29	contribute	contribute	VERB
ajac-987	364	30	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	364	31	the	the	DET
ajac-987	364	32	broader	broad	ADJ
ajac-987	364	33	societal	societal	ADJ
ajac-987	364	34	understanding	understanding	NOUN
ajac-987	364	35	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	364	36	the	the	DET
ajac-987	364	37	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-987	364	38	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	365	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	365	2	research	research	NOUN
ajac-987	365	3	establishes	establish	VERB
ajac-987	365	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	365	5	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-987	365	6	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	365	7	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	365	8	can	can	AUX
ajac-987	365	9	significantly	significantly	ADV
ajac-987	365	10	contribute	contribute	VERB
ajac-987	365	11	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	365	12	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	365	13	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	365	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	365	15	its	its	PRON
ajac-987	365	16	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-987	365	17	is	be	AUX
ajac-987	365	18	hindered	hinder	VERB
ajac-987	365	19	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	365	20	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	365	21	such	such	ADJ
ajac-987	365	22	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	365	23	political	political	ADJ
ajac-987	365	24	interference	interference	NOUN
ajac-987	365	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	365	26	financial	financial	ADJ
ajac-987	365	27	constraints	constraint	NOUN
ajac-987	365	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	365	29	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	365	30	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-987	365	31	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	365	32	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	365	33	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-987	365	34	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	365	35	which	which	PRON
ajac-987	365	36	need	need	VERB
ajac-987	365	37	to	to	PART
ajac-987	365	38	be	be	AUX
ajac-987	365	39	addressed	address	VERB
ajac-987	365	40	to	to	PART
ajac-987	365	41	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajac-987	365	42	more	more	ADV
ajac-987	365	43	robust	robust	ADJ
ajac-987	365	44	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	365	45	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	365	46	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	365	47	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	365	48	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	366	1	the	the	DET
ajac-987	366	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	366	3	concludes	conclude	VERB
ajac-987	366	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-987	366	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	366	6	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	366	7	has	have	VERB
ajac-987	366	8	a	a	DET
ajac-987	366	9	substantial	substantial	ADJ
ajac-987	366	10	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	366	11	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	366	12	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	366	13	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	366	14	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	366	15	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	366	16	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	366	17	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	366	18	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	366	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	366	20	with	with	ADP
ajac-987	366	21	consistent	consistent	ADJ
ajac-987	366	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	366	23	compelling	compelling	ADJ
ajac-987	366	24	coverage	coverage	NOUN
ajac-987	366	25	serving	serve	VERB
ajac-987	366	26	as	as	ADP
ajac-987	366	27	a	a	DET
ajac-987	366	28	catalyst	catalyst	NOUN
ajac-987	366	29	for	for	ADP
ajac-987	366	30	motivating	motivate	VERB
ajac-987	366	31	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-987	366	32	to	to	PART
ajac-987	366	33	take	take	VERB
ajac-987	366	34	action	action	NOUN
ajac-987	366	35	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	366	36	support	support	VERB
ajac-987	366	37	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	366	38	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	366	39	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	366	40	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-987	366	41	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	367	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	367	2	study	study	NOUN
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ajac-987	367	4	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	367	5	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN
ajac-987	367	6	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	367	7	highlighting	highlight	VERB
ajac-987	367	8	the	the	DET
ajac-987	367	9	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-987	367	10	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	367	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	367	12	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	367	13	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	367	14	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	367	15	shaping	shape	VERB
ajac-987	367	16	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	367	17	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	367	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	367	19	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	367	20	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	367	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	367	22	encouraging	encourage	VERB
ajac-987	367	23	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	367	24	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	367	25	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	367	26	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	367	27	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	367	28	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	367	29	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	367	30	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	367	31	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	367	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	367	33	offering	offer	VERB
ajac-987	367	34	insights	insight	NOUN
ajac-987	367	35	into	into	ADP
ajac-987	367	36	the	the	DET
ajac-987	367	37	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-987	367	38	faced	face	VERB
ajac-987	367	39	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	367	40	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	367	41	outlets	outlet	NOUN
ajac-987	367	42	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	367	43	the	the	DET
ajac-987	367	44	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-987	367	45	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	367	46	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	367	47	content	content	NOUN
ajac-987	367	48	on	on	ADP
ajac-987	367	49	fostering	foster	VERB
ajac-987	367	50	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-987	367	51	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-987	367	52	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	367	53	the	the	DET
ajac-987	367	54	fight	fight	NOUN
ajac-987	367	55	against	against	ADP
ajac-987	367	56	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	367	57	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	368	1	this	this	DET
ajac-987	368	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-987	368	3	contributes	contribute	VERB
ajac-987	368	4	to	to	ADP
ajac-987	368	5	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN
ajac-987	368	6	by	by	ADP
ajac-987	368	7	highlighting	highlight	VERB
ajac-987	368	8	the	the	DET
ajac-987	368	9	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-987	368	10	role	role	NOUN
ajac-987	368	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-987	368	12	broadcast	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-987	368	13	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-987	368	14	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	368	15	shaping	shape	VERB
ajac-987	368	16	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	368	17	awareness	awareness	NOUN
ajac-987	368	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	368	19	combating	combat	VERB
ajac-987	368	20	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-987	368	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	368	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-987	368	23	encouraging	encourage	VERB
ajac-987	368	24	public	public	ADJ
ajac-987	368	25	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-987	368	26	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	368	27	anti	anti	ADJ
ajac-987	368	28	-	-	ADJ
ajac-987	368	29	corruption	corruption	ADJ
ajac-987	368	30	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-987	368	31	in	in	ADP
ajac-987	368	32	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-987	368	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	369	1	it	it	PRON
ajac-987	369	2	offers	offer	VERB
ajac-987	369	3	insights	insight	NOUN
ajac-987	369	4	into	into	ADP
ajac-987	369	5	the	the	DET
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ajac-987	372	1	|	|	ADV
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ajac-987	374	8	o	o	X
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ajac-987	381	2	|	|	ADV
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ajac-987	383	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-987	383	11	the	the	DET
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ajac-987	383	17	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-987	384	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-987	385	1	2	2	X
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ajac-987	385	19	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	386	1	3	3	X
ajac-987	386	2	)	)	PUNCT
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ajac-987	401	9	-	-	SYM
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ajac-987	401	11	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-987	403	4	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-987	405	5	15(4	15(4	NUM
ajac-987	405	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	405	7	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-987	405	9	-	-	SYM
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ajac-987	405	11	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-987	406	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-987	406	7	.	.	PUNCT
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