Staff Profile

Profile Details

Department	Mass Communication
Faculty	Social Science
Office	Not specified

Biography

Dango Eshi Salamatu is a Lecturer I, in the Department of Mass Communication, Faculty of Social Science, specializing in New Media, with 12 publications at Federal University of Lafia.

Research Interests

Publications

• Fake News and its Implication for National Peace and Security
  NTAtvc Journal of Communication, 2020
• Social Media and Misinformation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Assessment of WhatsApp and Facebook Forwarded Messages
  Nasarawa Journal of Multimedia and Communication Studies, 2020
• Media Coverage of Coronavirus (Covid-19 Pandemic) in Nigeria: An Assessment of online editions of Vanguard, Daily Trust and The Sun Newspapers
  African Journal of Science and Nature, 2021
• Social Media and Moral and Moral Decadence in Nigeria
  NTAtvc Journal of Communication, 2021
• The Nexus between the Mass Media, Insecurity and National Development in Nigeria
  NDA Arts and Social Science Research, 2023
• The Media Influence on Economic Development through Addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
  Savannah Journal of Language, Literature and Communication Studies, 2024
• The Media Influence on Economic Development Through Addressing Gender-based Violence (GBV)
  Savannah Journal of Language, Literature and Communication Studies, 2024
• Kidnapping in Nigeria: Content Analysis of Victims’ Characteristics and Experiences in Selected Nigerian Newspapers
  Journal of Communication and Media Research, 2025
• Gender, Security and the Press: Examining the Contributions of Nigerian Female Journalists in Counter-Terrorism Narratives
  Nsukka Journal of Communication Studies, 2026
• Conference Proceeding
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• Conference Proceeding
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• Conference Proceeding
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• From Victims to Voices: A Feminist Standpoint Analysis of Women’s Representation in Nigeria’s Counter-terrorism Reporting
  Submitted Journal Paper, 2026