News is everywhere; one can access news through, newspapers, television, radio, magazines, internet, and many other means. With the presence of many channels of information and how common it has become in this generation, the journalism profession has become opened to trained and untrained personnel’s thus, this could easily create doubt on the credibility of the news which they disseminate.

The presence of many channels means   news channels are now common in Cameroon. With trained and untrained   journalists in these channels, information can be sent without going through the thorough process of verification. As a result, rumours can end up as news, and this affects the latter’s credibility and believability.

However, the news channels audience may not be able to differentiate facts from fiction, and they may accept all what they get from this news channels thus, it is important to examine their perceptions on the issue of credibility and trustworthiness of the news channels, and also investigate if the audience truly believe on the information they get from this news channels.

Objectives of the Study

• To determine the level of credibility of news channels in Cameroon.
• To determine the aspect affecting the news credibility of news channels in Cameroon.
• To find out between radio and social media which one is more credible

Scope of the Study

The scope of the study is in Buea the South West region of Cameroon, on youth perception towards the credibility of news channels here in Cameroon and such research access to information will not be a problem. My main focus will be the youths specially the students of the University of Buea to know their take on credibility of the news channels in Cameroon

Read or download the full thesis through the link below: Youths’ Perception towards Credibility of News Channels in Cameroon: A Comparative Analysis of Radio and Social Media. An undergraduate thesis by Hilda Ndakwe Ateh

Berinyuy Cajetan, Publisher

Berinyuy Cajetan is the founder and publisher of Human Rights and Legal Research Centre (HRLRC) since 2017. He has intensive experience in strategic communications for Civil Society Organizations, campaign and advocacy, and social issues. He has an intensive experiencing in human rights monitoring, documentation and reporting.