ATOFOJOMO OMOLADE ATINUKE

Broadcasting

At the Broadcasting department office

Appointment on Visitation important

Topic: Children Media Usage

Description: This general area of research is one where I hope to probe into the media usage pattern of children in Lagos in particular and Nigeria in general as well as what informs this usage

#	Certificate	School	Year
1.	Ph.D (Communication Studies)	Broadcasting, Lagos State University	2018

The Influence of Social Media on Political Communication and Engagement among young people in the University of Lagos

Social media platforms have revolutionized communication in the modern era. These interactive networks enable people to connect, share ideas, experiences, and information of common interest. This paper explores the influenceof social media on political communication and civic engagement, focusing on its role in shaping interpersonal interactions, political discussions, and youth participation.The paper aimed to find out the extent of usage of social media for political activities on campus by undergraduates as well as the predominant social media app used for political engagements by the students. The paper employed survey method and based its analysis on responses from 448 respondents. it found out that students were apathetical to interaction on political communication on social media which by implication may affect partisanship in campus electoral process and by extension national electoral process. This trend is worrying for a generation actively involved in social media usage and are expected to be the leaders in the nation in the future.

ATOFOJOMO OMOLADE is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Broadcasting

ATOFOJOMO has a Ph.D in Communication Studies from Broadcasting, Lagos State University