Effects of Print Media On Society

Effects of Print Media on
Society
Ifat Iqbal Ruffiat

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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?
Hypothesis
 Newspapers 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

Number of sections they prefer to read
14
12 65%
10
Number of respondants
6
25%
4 20%
2 10%
0
Business and Politics Entertainment Sports

Economics Number of sections
 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.
Amount of time spend in reading
14
12 65%
10
4 20%
2
10%
5%
0
10-15mins 30mins More than 1hr Not at all
Amount of time
 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

Newspapers they prefer to read
12
10 50%
45%
8
2
5%
0%
0
Prothom Alo The Daily Ittefaq The Daily Star Kaaler Kontho
name of newspapers
 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

The places where they prefer to read
newspapers
18
16 80%
14
12
65%
10
8
6
4
2 5% 0%
0
Do not read the While travelling At your place of At home
newspaper work
Places
 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

How they access news
12
55%
10
45%
8
6
25%
4
2
0%
0
Internet Newspapers Television Radio
Ways
 More than half of the readers access their
news from the internet.
 45% of them access their news from
newspapers
 25% access from television.

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.

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Ifat Iqbal Ruffiat

It is a kind of mass media

Print media consists of different types of

Newspaper is one of the most important

and effective print media of mass

Although the world is becoming digitalized,

most of the people still prefer to read the old

for news media

Now we can access through different

mediums for news, such as the internet,

 Even the new generation prefers the old version

 It takes more time to surf through the internet

 No medium can beat the importance of

What kind of information do print media

What are the advantages and

disadvantages of print media?

How do they make use of these information?

What are the views of people on print

 Newspapers 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

 25% of them read the newspapers a

 It shows that about half of the readers

read the news once a week or never at all

Business and Politics Entertainment Sports

 Very least number of readers prefer the

Business and Economics section, which is

 The rest prefer the sports and politics

 Only 15% (in total) read the newspaper for

30mins or more than an hour

 20% of them don’t read it al all

 45% of them prefer Prothom Alo

 A few of the readers prefer The Daily Ittefaq

 65% of them do not read the newspaper.

• Just 5% of them read it while travelling

news from the internet.

 45% of them access their news from

 25% access from television.

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).

consequences start to surface” ( Child Refuge, (n.d.)).

affect the importance of the newspaper. Televisions and internet

connections while provide news faster than the newspapers, it cannot

provide the comfort of the repeated references at our leisure and

the source of health hazards because of radiations” (Pratheek, 2014).

 Media is an important part of our life

 People are more comfortable with the original

 Newspapers are also responsible for the young

people going astray.

 Not only the senior citizens prefer to read the

newspaper, but also the new generation likes to

read the newspaper