A Research on “Why students do or don’t read printed newspaper”

‘‘Why students do or don’t read printed newspaper” a research based on reading tendency of the students of Port City International University’

This paper is developed by the students of the department of BSS in Journalism and Media Studies 1st and 2nd Batch of Port City International University, Chittagong. Which are discussed of content analysis the newspaper items how key actors influenced the media coverage of development story on Environmental stories.

Name of the Researches         

1. Ashraful Islam
2. Siddiqe Ahmed Azad
3. Tapash Barua
4. Raihan Uddin
5. Imran Bin Sobur
6. Muhibur Rahman
7. Hossain Abbas
8. Partha Protim Nandi
9. Abullah al Maruf
10. Mahbubul Alam

Content of the Assignment

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Methodology
• Objectives
• Hypothesis
• Findings
• Conclusion
• Reference

Abstract

News agencies were present in Bangladesh prior to its independence from Pakistan in 1971. The state-owned Associated Press of Pakistan (AAP) had branches in Dhaka and Chittagong from 1949. After independence, the AAP was replaced by the Bangladesh state-owned agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. The second news agency to be established, and the first to be privately owned was Eastern News Agency (ENA). It was founded in Dhaka in the years immediately prior to the Bangladesh Liberation War by a consortium of six shareholders which included its founding editor Golam Rasul Mallick. However, financial problems caused its demise in the 1990s. United News of Bangladesh, founded in 1988 was the country’s first fully computerised privately owned agency. Other private news agencies include News Network of Bangladesh (NNB) and BD News 24 which also launched the country’s first photo agency, Focus Bangla

Now a day’s information and technology Newspaper Media face critical condition as a result of various social conditions and ways. High competition and various business obstacle faces by Newspaper in the way now a days.

In the age of Easy access and instant accessibility of modern times newspaper can maintain his duties and conditions properly. By maintaining the Creativity and novelty newspaper run his own ways.

There are an estimated 11.4 million internet users in Bangladesh and use is unrestricted by the government; however some journalist’s emails have been monitored. People also using online newspaper and news portal. There are huge online newspaper and news portal in Bangladesh. But all the news portal are not listed by Bangladesh government. Now Bangladesh government try to create memorandum for online news portal.

Introduction

Newspaper is such an important things that we must need every day to updated about what’s going on today, outside country, about new news and so much more. But not all student want to think like that. That’s why only few students do not have an interested to read newspaper because of they think that read newspapers is boring, they only used nowadays technologies to search information and they think that buy newspaper every day is such a money waste.

The reasons why only few students read newspaper is the students think that read newspapers is boring and waste their time. They more interested in reading comics, magazines, and media’s entertainments. They also did not liked in political things. So that, they not want to read newspapers.

Besides that, they now liked to use nowadays technologies to search the latest information in what they wants. It is easier to them. They think that searching internet easier than reading newspapers. Not only that, generation now and technologies cannot be separate, they lived in technologies. So it become their habits to have technologies things.

Methodology

In order to analyze the how many students of Port City International University read Daily Newspapers with some conditions. This study is based on a quantitative method called content analysis in which the students of Port City International University read Daily Newspapers is taken into consideration. We applied content analysis to analyze the how many students of Port City International University read Daily Newspapers with some conditions can make an effective use all forms of media and communication to build, maintain and manage the reputation of their Ways.

·         We took a survey under 20 questions from30 students which divided by 15 male and 15 female students.

·        The research design ensured enough provision for protection against bias and maximized reliability, with due concern for the economical completion of the work. Both secondary and primary sources were used to gather information for the Research work.

Objective

Following are the objectives of the assignment:

(1) To analyse how many students of Port City International University read Daily Newspapers with some conditions.

(2) Which condition, Material’s and matter use by students for that purpose.

Hypothesis

Effective Newspaper content create a good impression to the readers. Most of the students knows various events and issues by Social media. Its helps to improve the overall public perception of the marketing validity in Media. Now, student didn’t have to read a newspapers because they just find any good news from internet. They only have to click their title of the newspapers and find the latest news. So, it’s very easy for them because they are a student which did not have much time. They always busy with their work, assignments and test. That’s why they used a simple way.

  

Data Analysis

Do you Read Newspaper?

Male Students (%)			Female (%)
Yes	No	No Opinion	Yes	No	No Opinion
54	20	26	40	34	26

 

Read Newspaper (How many)?

Male Students (%)				Female (%)
1	2	3	Above 3	1	2	3	Above 3
38	32	13	12	75	25	0	0

Name of the Newspaper?

Name	Male Student	Female Student
Protham Alo	27	40
Kaler Kantha	7	0
Bangladesh Protidin	6	0
Azadi	13	20
Purbokon	7	7
Dily Star	14	6
New age	0	7
Independent	0	7
No Opinion	26	13

Which Content Read First?

	National (%)	International (%)	Sports (%)	Entertainment (%)	No Opinion (%)
Male Student	40	7	30	7	16
Female Student	13	13	7	45	22

Which your favorite Content?

Content	Male Student	Female Student
Political & Economic	27	10
International & It	20	20
Entertainment & Sports	40	63
No Opinion	13	7

Read Editorial Page?

	yes	No	Some times	No Opinion
Male Student	42	17	25	16
Female Student	25	8	50	17

 

Read Sub-Editorial Page?

	yes	No	Some times	No Opinion
Male Student	17	33	33	17
Female Student	10	45	45	0

Why do not read news paper?

	Laggard	Read in Social media	Have no time	No Opinion
Male Student	13	33	20	34
Female Student	13	47	20	20

 

 Is Social media threat for newspaper?

Male Students (%)				Female (%)
Yes	No	Increase	No Opinion	Yes		No	Increase	No Opinion
60	27	0	13	80	13		7	0

Are you satisfied for thus selective news presentation in Newspaper?

Male Students (%)				Female (%)
Yes	No	Need more followup	No Opinion	Yes		No	Need more followup	No Opinion
47	20	27	6	20	27		40	13

Accuracy of Newspaper

Male Students (%)				Female (%)
Yes	No	No Idea	No Opinion	Yes		No	No Idea	No Opinion
53	20	20	7	20	13		40	27

 

Newspapers readers is reducing because of Online News Portal

Male Students (%)				Female (%)
Yes	No	Increase	No Opinion	Yes		No	Increase	No Opinion
60	20	0	20	53	0		7	40

Do you read Newspaper for sensational news?

Male Students (%)				Female (%)
Yes	No	Some Time	No Opinion	Yes		No	Some Time	No Opinion
20	27	26	27	13	40		33	14

Neutrally of Newspaper

Male Students (%)				Female (%)
Yes	No	Trying	No Opinion	Yes		No	Trying	No Opinion
27	13	47	13	13	27		27	33

 

Findings and Discussion

• Among the 100 male students 54 students read Newspaper and other 20 students do not read newspaper. In that case, 26 students do not give their opinion. On the other hand among the 100 female students 40 students read Newspaper and other 34 students do not read newspaper. In that case, 26 students do not give their opinion.
• In the case of reading Newspaper male students reads newspaper more than Female students. 2. 38 male students reads average one newspaper daily. 32 male students read two newspaper daily. 13 male students read three newspaper daily. 12 male students read newspaper more than three.
• Female students prefer one newspaper daily. Among them 75% female student read one newspaper daily. 25 female students reads two newspaper daily.
• 3. Most of the students reads newspaper The Daily Prothom alo. 27% male and 40% female read this newspaper.
• 4. 40% male students read first national beat news. 30% male student prefer sport’s news first.
• # 45% female students first prefer Entertainment news.
• 5.40% male students read more national beat news than other. 51% female students first prefer Entertainment news than other.
• 6. 42 % male students read editorial page. And 25% female students read editorial page.
• 7. 13% male students do not read newspaper for laziness. 33% male students do not read newspaper for social media content. 20% male students do not read newspaper for time maintain.
• 13% female students do not read newspaper for laziness. 47% female students do not read newspaper for social media content. 20% female students do not read newspaper for time maintain.
• 8. 53% male students think that contain accuracy. On the other hand 20% female students think that contain accuracy.
• 9. 60% male students 80% female students think that social media is threat for printed daily Newspaper.
• 10. 60% male students 53% female students think that decreasing rates of reads newspaper for online portal.
• 11. 27% male students 13% students think the newspaper published accurate and proper news which they read.
• 13% male students 27% students think the newspaper do not published accurate and proper news which they read.
• 47% male students 27% students think the newspaper trying to published accurate and proper news which they read.

 

Reference

• 1.      Bangladesher Shangbad potrer Itihash
• 2.      Songbad O Sangbadikota; Jahangir, Mohammad; Bangla Academy, 1990
• 3.      Several Daily Newspapers