Nigerian Newspapers: The Attractions and Drawbacks of Foreign Aid Funding

ABSTRACT

This article looks at the relationship between four major newspapers in Nigeria and foreign donors. The discussion centres on the attractions and drawbacks of foreign donor funding from these newspapers’ point of view and highlights points of convergence and divergence in the agendas of the newspapers and the international donors. The aim of the discussion is, through this case study of four newspapers, to highlight some issues pertaining to aid in the media sector, emphasising the perspective of the aid recipients, as opposed to the donors’, whose point of view tends to be more widely articulated.

Keywords:

• foreign aid funding
• Nigeria
• newspapers
• journalism
• aid
• donors