John-Bell S. Okoye, PhD Profile
Head of Department (HoD), Strategic and Organizational Communication (STOC); Senior Lecturer, School of Communication
John-Bell S. Okoye, PhD
Head of Department (HoD), Strategic and Organizational Communication (STOC); Senior Lecturer, School of Communication
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| Name: | John-Bell S. Okoye, PhD |
|---|---|
| Mobile: | +254 709 972 000 |
| E-mail: | jokoye@daystar.ac.ke |
| Website: | None |
| Updated: | 06 May, 2025 |
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About
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
Recent Publications
Teaches
GRW 613X, COM 653X, COM 243A, COM 322A, COM 685X, COM 692
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https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=umKBh7UAAAAJ
Publications
Journals
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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Book Chapters
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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