Event Title
What Source of Media are Adult Americans Attracted to for Their Daily News and What are the Reasons for the Attraction to a Particular Source?
Location
CSU
Student's Major
English
Student's College
Arts and Humanities
Mentor's Name
Kathleen Hurley
Mentor's Department
English
Mentor's College
Arts and Humanities
Description
Most American adults depend on some source of daily news. Students at Minnesota State University, Mankato have a broad array of daily news sources available to them, such as the local and college newspapers, television, radio and online resources. We will examine student preferences for one type of news media over another. Our target group will be a convenience selection of students at MSU. This research will attempt to show a possible technology shift from traditional news resources (print and broadcast) to online resources. We will be distributing written questionnaires and conducting interviews asking what source of news media students use to get their daily news. We plan to show why this study may be significant to professionals in the news field for determining what they can do to attract more people to their news format. Those who would benefit from this research would be owners of newspapers and radio stations, advertisers, printers and students who are interested in entering the media as a career.
What Source of Media are Adult Americans Attracted to for Their Daily News and What are the Reasons for the Attraction to a Particular Source?
CSU
Most American adults depend on some source of daily news. Students at Minnesota State University, Mankato have a broad array of daily news sources available to them, such as the local and college newspapers, television, radio and online resources. We will examine student preferences for one type of news media over another. Our target group will be a convenience selection of students at MSU. This research will attempt to show a possible technology shift from traditional news resources (print and broadcast) to online resources. We will be distributing written questionnaires and conducting interviews asking what source of news media students use to get their daily news. We plan to show why this study may be significant to professionals in the news field for determining what they can do to attract more people to their news format. Those who would benefit from this research would be owners of newspapers and radio stations, advertisers, printers and students who are interested in entering the media as a career.
