Effects of Print Media on Society

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Print Media

It is a kind of mass media

Print media consists of

different types of media:

types of media, such as:

•Newspapers

•Magazines

•Books

Newspapers: who reads them?

Newspaper is one of the most

important and effective print

media of mass communication.

Although the world is becoming

digitalized, most of the people

still prefer to read the old

version of newspaper

Before, newspapers were the

only medium for news media

Now we can access through

different mediums for news,

such as the internet,

television etc.

The views of the new generation on print media

Even the new generation prefers the old

version of newspaper

It takes more time to surf through the

internet

No medium can beat the importance of

newspaper.

Research Questions

What kind of information do

print media provide?

What are the advantages and

disadvantages of print media?

How effective are the information

of print media?

How do they make use of these

information?

What are the views of people on

print media?

HypothesisNewspapers play a vital role in the society

It gives a lot of information about the entire

world

Useful for women and children to know more about

the world

Helpful  in  eradicating   evils  from  the 

society

40% of the readers read newspapers

everyday

25% of them read the newspapers a

weekends

It shows that about half of the

readers read the news once a week or

never at all

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4

6

8

10

12

14

10%25%

65%

20%

Number of sections they prefer to read

Number of sections

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65% of the readers prefer to read

the entertainment section

Very least number of readers

prefer the Business and Economics

section, which is just 10%.

The rest prefer the sports and

politics section.

10-15mins 30mins More than 1hr Not at all0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

65%

10%5%

20%

Amount of time spend in reading

Amount of time

Number of respondants

65% of them read the newspaper

for 10-15mins

Only 15% (in total) read the

newspaper for 30mins or more than

an hour

20% of them don’t read it al all

Prothom Alo The Daily Ittefaq

The Daily Star

Kaaler Kontho

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2

4

6

8

10

12

45%

5%

50%

0%

Newspapers they prefer to read

name of newspapers

Number of respondants

Half of the readers prefer to

read The Daily Star

45% of them prefer Prothom Alo

A few of the readers prefer The

Daily Ittefaq

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10

2065%

5% 0%

80%The places where they prefer

to read newspapers

Places

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spon

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80% of the readers read the

newspaper at home.

65% of them do not read the

newspaper.• Just 5% of them read it while travelling

Internet Newspapers Television Radio0

2

4

6

8

10

12 55%45%

25%

0%

How they access news

Ways

Number of respondants

More than half of the readers

access their news from the

internet.

45% of them access their news

from newspapers

25% access from television.

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Secondary Data

“Many people have habits of reading daily

newspapers that their days seem incomplete without

taking hold of early morning newspapers. . . .

Through newspapers, you will have a clear idea and

understanding of what is happening in your country

and the whole world” (Charvez, 2012).

“Without the media, people in societies would be

isolated” (Dwivedi & Pandey, 2012, pp. 67-70).

“Most of the young generation view print media as very

influential in their lives. But the moment they let it

influence them, negative consequences start to surface” ( Child

Refuge, (n.d.)).

“Neither the advent of the television nor that of the Internet

could affect the importance of the newspaper. Televisions and

internet connections while provide news faster than the

newspapers, it cannot have the width, breadth and depth of the

newspapers and do not provide the comfort of the repeated

references at our leisure and comfort apart from harming our

eyes because of the glare and being the source of health

hazards because of radiations” (Pratheek, 2014).

Newspapers give a lot of information

about the entire world

Media is an important part of our life

People are more comfortable with the

original newspaper

Newspapers are also responsible for

the young people going astray.

Findings

Not only the senior citizens prefer

to read the newspaper, but also the

new generation likes to read the

newspaper

Some prefer to read the newspaper

online and some, including the young

generation, prefer the old version

of newspapers

It is believed that young people

nowadays still prefer first hand

news, as the online news served

immediacy compared to print

newspapers.

Conclusion

Everyone likes to read the newspaper because

it keeps us updated about what is going around

us.

Newspapers, though old, are the most effective

medium for news.

Results have shown a significantly percentage

of people who still read on print newspapers.

Print newspapers industry at this

generation is still able to survive as it

is constantly improving.

There are plenty of readers who are still

ongoing reading the print newspapers and it

has already become part of their routine.

Newspapers increase the general knowledge or

the IQ of a person.