The Perceptions Of Journalists On Use Of Intrenet A Study Of Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation. Corporation

This study looked at the perceptions of journalists on use of internet with a focus on thernEthiopian Broadcasting Corporation. The objectives of this study were to examine how internetrninfluence to workers of the media houses under study, to find out how often the internet is usedrnin news production in the media house, how the usage of internet improve the quality and speedrnof news production, how journalists rate the changes brought by the internet and how internetrnhas been considered as source of new opportunities and how journalists perceive internetrninfluence.rnThis study employed questionnaire, FGD and in-depth interviews method, and to this end 174rncopies of questionnaire were distributed to newsroom workers of the selected media houses outrnof which 166 were collected. For FGD 28 participants and 10 for in-depth interview participantsrntook part.rnIn this study, it was found out that most journalists emphasized on the power of the use of therninternet and majority of them employed it in their news gathering efforts. Besides, the journalistsrnaffirmed that internet has improved the speed and quality of news production in theirrnorganization. Furthermore, the finding demonstrates that the majority of journalists believerninternet technology enhance the simplicity of job performance and help to produce quality newsrnin a speedy time. In this study Journalists’ credit great importance to the influence of the internetrnin professional functions such as getting news as soon as possible and maintaining contact withrnwider variety of sources. It was also revealed that an internet influence is more established inrnthe newsroom as most of the respondent did say that internet enhances news immediacy andrntimeliness. In general, it was deducted from the finding that majority of respondents perceiverninternet positively and they use it on a daily basis.rnOn the other hand, from the findings the researcher notes that lack of training, the access of slowrnspeed of Internet and inadequate computers. And the study recommended that to get the bestrnoutcome of Internet utilizing best quality of internet is appropriate and training is must.

Get Full Work

Report copyright infringement or plagiarism