Abstract: This study, “Nigerian newspapers’ use of discursive strategies as tools to enhance message credibility in editorials on the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013” sought to analyse the frequency and nature of the use of discursive strategies by The Guardian and Daily Trust newspapers’ editorials in their arguments and contributions to public opinion on Nigeria’s Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013. The study drew a sample of 36 issues of the two newspapers for analysis. Among other findings, it established that Nigerian newspaper editorials employed discursive strategies in all their editorial content on the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013 with the highest discursive strategy category being interpretation and the lowest being commendation. However, the use of advocacy as a strategy was below average. The study therefore recommends that more advocacy be built into Nigerian newspaper editorials on public policies by media practitioners as this would enhance the quality of newspaper contribution to public opinion on public policies in the country.
Keywords: newspapers, editorials, discursive strategy, Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013, public opinion.
Title: Nigerian Newspapers’ Use of Discursive Strategies as Tools to Enhance Message Credibility in Editorials on the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, 2013
Author: Kasarachi H. Innocent, Dr. Aniefiok J. Udoudo, Dr. Godwin B. Okon
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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