PROPAGANDA
NARRATIVE PARADIGM
MORAL PANIC
STEREOTYPE
NARRATIVE CONTROL
SELECTIVE VISIBILITY
 Grow Your Business. Shaping public perception through strategic storytelling, selective emphasis, repetition, and disciplined message coordination. FIND OUT MORE
Control The Narrative.
FIND OUT MORE They shape perception by selecting, emphasizing, and contextualizing information to influence public understanding. FRAMING BIAS
SPIRAL OF SILENCE
HEGEMONY
DISCURSIVE DOMINANCE
FRAMING BIAS
MORAL PANIC We Bring Customers.
Power Of Framing.
New Layer FIND OUT MORE The media wields immense power to shape beliefs, legitimize authority, influence behavior, and define reality. SPIRAL OF SILENCE
ILLUSION OF CONSENSUS
STORY OVER SUBSTANCE
REPETITION EFFECT
MYTH-MAKING MACHINERY
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Four Decades Advancing Journalism, Media Research, and Communication Education

Dr. Anthony Obi Ogbo is a veteran journalist, media scholar, and educator with over 40 years of experience in print and digital media. He is a Visiting Professor at Texas Southern University’s School of Communication. He also serves as editor and publisher of SOCQ and executive editor of the Texas Southern Journal of Media Innovation and Creative Communication (TSJMICC). Dr. Ogbo’s research focuses on media leadership, digital communication, and ethical journalism. He has authored multiple books and scholarly articles, curated exhibitions, and led grant-funded projects that explore media, leadership, and social impact.

PUBLICATIONS

The mainstream media has its own agenda. They do not want to print the facts. They have an agenda, they have a slant, they have a bias. It is outrageous to me.
Curt Weldon
American Politician
There are laws to protect the freedom of the press's speech, but none that are worth anything to protect the people from the press
Mark Twain
Philosopher
If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.
Malcolm X
Civil Rights Leader
I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they’re looting, if you see a white family it says they’re looking for food.
Kanye West
American Rapper
Future Research

Impact on College Recruitment and Academic Values

Expanding the Media Myth Project for Further Studies

Universities operate within a competitive educational marketplace where prospective students rely heavily on mediated information—including news coverage, rankings, social media discourse, and institutional marketing—to evaluate schools.

This research explores how media agenda-setting and cultivation effects influence college recruitment and perceptions of academic value, using Texas Southern University (TSU)—a historically Black university—as the primary case study.

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The Media Myth

Deconstructing the narratives that construct our world — “Media Myths” explores common misconceptions about how the media shapes public perception, truth, and bias. It critically examines misinformation, representation, and audience influence, promoting media literacy and encouraging audiences to question narratives and think critically about modern communication channels. A Master’s Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Arts in Professional Communication and Digital Media (PCDM)

PROJECT AND SUPERVISION

Anthony O. Ogbo, PhD |  Project Study Researcher

Chris C. Ulasi, PhD | Project Supervision Committee Chair

Morgan D. Kirby, PhD  | Project Supervision Committee Member

Vincent Powell, MFA | Project Supervision Committee Member

GENERAL INQUIRIES

Dr. Anthony Ogbo
anthony.ogbo@tsu.edu

Texas Southern University’s School of Communication

 

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