Patterns Of Internet And Newspaper Use In Ethiopia The Case Of Graduate Students In Addis Ababa University

The past decade has seen a number of major changes in the availability and use ofrninformation through media channels. In the digital age, the Internet has become popularrnas a source of news and this raises questions about the future of newspapers. The questionrnis whether the changes in availability or use of some media have brought about changesrnin the availability of other media, or whether different media serve as substitutes for onernanother. Is a Web likely to supplement or substitute newspapers? An analysis of datarnfrom a survey of almost 300 graduate students in Addis Ababa University shows thatrnrespondents are not turning away from reading newspapers as a source ofrnlocal/International political news. In fact, the more time spent reading online news isrnlinked to heavier use of newspapers. However, a smaller proportion of the respondentsrnadmit on cutting back reading newspapers as a source of news and relying more and morernon the Internet.

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