Abiodun Salawu

Abiodun Salawu is a Professor of Journalism, Communication, and Media Studies and Director of the research entity, Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) at the North-West University, South Africa. He has taught and researched journalism, media, and communication for close to three decades in Nigeria and South Africa. Prior to his academic career, he practised journalism in a number of print media organisations in Nigeria. He has to his credit, well over a gross of scholarly publications in academic journals and books. He has also edited/co-edited eleven books and authored one. He is a regular presenter of papers at local and international conferences. He is a co-vice chair of the journalism section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) and a member of editorial/advisory boards of a number of journals. He was involved in the founding of the International Association for Minority Language Media Research. He is rated by the NRF as an established researcher at the level of C1 (with international recognition) and he is a member of Codesria’s College of Senior Academic Mentors.

Publications

Effectiveness of COVID-19 Risk Communication Messages in Indigenous Languages and the Promotion of Safe Practices in Ondo State, Nigeria
Effectiveness of COVID-19 Risk Communication Messages in Indigenous Languages and the Promotion of Safe Practices in Ondo State, Nigeria
Babatunde Adeyeye, Abiodun Salawu. © 2024. 15 pages.
This chapter examined the effectiveness of COVID-19 risk communication messages in indigenous languages vis-à-vis the promotion of safe practices in Ondo, Nigeria. The survey...
About Time: The Justification for Publishing Media Literacy and Fact Checks in African Indigenous Languages
About Time: The Justification for Publishing Media Literacy and Fact Checks in African Indigenous Languages
Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle, Israel Ayinla Fadipe, Abiodun Salawu. © 2024. 16 pages.
Fact-checking and media literacy promoting organisations are now more committed than ever to combatting misinformation in Africa. The challenge, however, is that they have been...