Olasunkanmi Arowolo

Olasunkanmi Arowolo is an Assistant Lecturer and PhD researcher at the Centre for Journalism. He graduated from Lagos State University, Nigeria. He is an experienced academic with a demonstrated history of working in the media production industry. He began his lecturing career in 2015 at the Osun State University, Osun, Nigeria before moving to the Lagos State University in 2017.
His interests include journalism, media and communication studies, sociology of the news and news media, political economy, and media framing studies.
His doctoral thesis is on National Social Investment Programme: the role of the press and Twittersphere in Nigeria.
Forthcoming research:
Arowolo, S.O. Echoing the frames: Eyes on Nigerian print media accounts of Lekki Toll Gate Massacre Arowolo, O.S. “Reclaiming authenticity in Nigerian press: a study of a National Social Investment Programme”
Arowolo, S.O. ‘Voices of the oppressed’: an analysis of Nigeria Twittersphere conversations on Tradermoni poverty programme in Nigeria.
Arowolo, S.O. What’s up? News trading in the Nigerian press.
Arowolo, S.O. and Oso, L. ‘Bottom-up news’: do ordinary people matter in the news? – a study of Tradermoni poverty programme in Nigeria.
Arowolo, S.O. The side-lined voice of the poor: slants and framing of poverty by the Nigerian print media. 

Undergraduate
Studying Journalism - JOUR4050 

Member, International Communication Association (ICA)
Member, Association of Communication Scholars, and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN)
Member, African Council for Communication Education (ACCE)
Member, Association of Media and Communication Researchers of Nigeria (AMCRON)