PRINT VERSUS WEB JOURNALISM: Examining Two Media Through The Lense of Reader’s

1. PRINT VERSUS WEB JOURNALISM: Examining Two Media Through The Lense of Reader’s Dr. Rachita Shrivastava Assist Professor Journalism Department Agrasen College, Raipur (India) e-mail : srachita@yahoo.com

2. Objectives : • To find out the percentage of Internet users. • To compare the attitudes of reader’s towards newspaper (print and online).

3. Hypothesis • There will be significant difference between percentage of Internet uses on the basis of demographic variables. • There will be significant difference between the attitudes towards print and online news papers of male readers. • There will be significant different in attitudes toward print and online newspapers of female readers. • There will be significant difference in view toward print and online newspaper of professional student. • There will be significant difference between the view towards print and online newspaper of Non professional student. • The Attitude of University professor will show significant difference toward print and online newspapers. • The Attitude of college professor will show significant difference towards print and online newspapers.

4. Sample of the Study

5. TOOLS • Self made questionnaires • Interviews with readers.

6. DATA ANALYSIS -1 Table -: Percentage and Frequency of Internet users. N=200

7. DATA ANALYSIS -2 Table -: Mean Standard Deviation and t – value for attitudes of male readers toward print and online newspaper. N=40 Note:- x – significant at .05 level, xx –significant at .01 level

8. DATA ANALYSIS -3 Table -: Mean Standard Deviation and t – value for attitudes of Female readers toward print and online newspaper. N=40 Note :  xx - Significance at .01 level

9. DATA ANALYSIS -4 Table -: mean standard deviation and t-value for attitudes of professional course student toward print online newspaper.   N=20 Note :  xx - Significance at .01 level

10. DATA ANALYSIS -5 Table -: Mean, standard deviation and t-value for attitudes of Non-professional course student toward print and online newspaper. N=20 Note :  xx - Significance at .01 level x - Significance at .05 level

11. DATA ANALYSIS -6 Table -: Mean, Standard Deviation and t-Value for attitudes of university professors toward print and online newspaper N=20 Note :  xx - Significance at .01 level

12. DATA ANALYSIS - 7 Table -:Mean Standard Deviation and t-Value for attitudes of university professors toward print and online newspaper. N=20 Note :  xx - Significance at .01 level

13. FINDINGS • Percentage  of female internet user is considerably smaller than made user. • Professional student have more positive attitude toward online newspaper than non-professional • university professor more positive attitude toward online newspaper than college professor. • Male readers have more positive attitude toward online newspaper . • Readers read regularly print newspaper as compare to online. • Readers attitudes do not differ in print and online on the materials point  of view. • Information and article can be save easily from online newspaper. • Attitude toward online newspaper  have found more them print in relation to access to old and new news.

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