John-Bell S. Okoye, PhD Profile

Head of Department (HoD), Strategic and Organizational Communication (STOC); Senior Lecturer, School of Communication

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John-Bell S. Okoye, PhD

Head of Department (HoD), Strategic and Organizational Communication (STOC); Senior Lecturer, School of Communication

Daystar University

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Name: John-Bell S. Okoye, PhD
Mobile: +254 709 972 000
E-mail: jokoye@daystar.ac.ke
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Updated: 06 Nov, 2025
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I am passionate about teaching and research. In view of this, I have an eclectic research interest that pivots on critical illness and health discourses, journalism ethics, media studies and development communication. I belong to the following professional bodies/associations: International Communication Association (ICA), Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM).

Academic Qualification

Daystar University, Nairobi Kenya: PhD in Communication (2017 to 2024)
University of Lagos, Lagos Nigeria: M.Sc. in Mass Communication (2009-2012)
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Nigeria: B. Sc. In Mass Communication (2001-2005)
Teaches

GRW 613X, COM 653X, COM 243A, COM 322A, COM 685X, COM 692

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Guardians of health discourse: Analysis of sourcing practices of foreign correspondents in the coverage of COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
Published2025
Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849251333342

Okoye, J.-B. S., Mule, D., Obonyo, L., Kadenge, A. E., Anyasi, L., Mule, J., & Britto, R. J. (2022). To show or not to show? The depiction of terror and death in Nairobi. Journal of Media Ethics, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/23736992.2022.2142124
Published2022
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Kiptinness, E. M., & Okoye, J.-B. (2021). Media coverage of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Kenya and Tanzania: Content analysis of newspaper articles in East Africa. Cogent Medicine, 8(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331205x.2021.1956034
Published2021
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Okoye, J.-B. S. (2020). Mediated representation of Middle Eastern and African migrants in UK and US press in the wake of Brexit and Trumpism. Journalism, 23(10), 2153-2170. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884920984693
Published2020
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Okoye, J.-B., Owino, R. A., Anyasi, L., & Mule, D. (2019). The alternative platform: Kenya’s television stations navigation during the switch off of Raila Odinga’s “swearing-in” Journalism Practice, 13(9), 1091-1105. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2019.1644964
Published2019
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Media framing and public opinion on Chinese-funded transportation Infrastructure in Nigeria and Kenya: A comparative study
Published2025
Link: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-75221-6_19

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