DIGITALIZED YOUTH, KNOWLEDGE GAP, AND DIGITAL DIVIDE: A STUDY ON YOUNGSTERS’ MEDIA USE FOR OBTAINING DAILY NEWS

Survey was conducted to collect information on university students’ media consumption and habits. The result shows that the ones who use digital and broadcast media for collecting news and information have more experience of using the Internet. There is a significant difference between males and fem...

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Main Author: Serra Çelebi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Selcuk University 2016-01-01
Series:Selçuk İletişim
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/178232
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description Survey was conducted to collect information on university students’ media consumption and habits. The result shows that the ones who use digital and broadcast media for collecting news and information have more experience of using the Internet. There is a significant difference between males and females both for media use and content consumption. Females more than males both tended to consume more more media and news content of media. The age difference between the participants was another important factor played role in whether or not Internet users got information and news about entertainment. The results were discussed and interpreted within the framework of digital divide, knowledge gap, and the theory of uses and gratifications.
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DIGITALIZED YOUTH, KNOWLEDGE GAP, AND DIGITAL DIVIDE: A STUDY ON YOUNGSTERS’ MEDIA USE FOR OBTAINING DAILY NEWS
Selçuk İletişim
internet
digitalization
news
knowledge gap
digital divide
uses & gratifications
i̇nternet
dijitalleşme
haber
bilgi açığı
dijital uçurum
kullanımlar & doyumlar
title DIGITALIZED YOUTH, KNOWLEDGE GAP, AND DIGITAL DIVIDE: A STUDY ON YOUNGSTERS’ MEDIA USE FOR OBTAINING DAILY NEWS
title_full DIGITALIZED YOUTH, KNOWLEDGE GAP, AND DIGITAL DIVIDE: A STUDY ON YOUNGSTERS’ MEDIA USE FOR OBTAINING DAILY NEWS
title_fullStr DIGITALIZED YOUTH, KNOWLEDGE GAP, AND DIGITAL DIVIDE: A STUDY ON YOUNGSTERS’ MEDIA USE FOR OBTAINING DAILY NEWS
title_full_unstemmed DIGITALIZED YOUTH, KNOWLEDGE GAP, AND DIGITAL DIVIDE: A STUDY ON YOUNGSTERS’ MEDIA USE FOR OBTAINING DAILY NEWS
title_short DIGITALIZED YOUTH, KNOWLEDGE GAP, AND DIGITAL DIVIDE: A STUDY ON YOUNGSTERS’ MEDIA USE FOR OBTAINING DAILY NEWS
title_sort digitalized youth knowledge gap and digital divide a study on youngsters media use for obtaining daily news
topic internet
digitalization
news
knowledge gap
digital divide
uses & gratifications
i̇nternet
dijitalleşme
haber
bilgi açığı
dijital uçurum
kullanımlar & doyumlar
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/178232
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