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Information Online, Dafina Lata
Information Online, Dafina Lata
UBT International Conference
Given that online information is a main topic in the field of modern media worldwide, it is important to understand the role of this form of information. But the dilemma here is that we really have information in the full sense of the word, and news that really constitutes news ?! On the other hand, has the form of online reporting influenced the true journalist that the journalists of the portals have been passivated, since the statements of state officials were also being served by social networks. So, even the state officials themselves are taking advantage of this opportunity to …
Homeland And Ethnic News Consumption Among Ghanaians In The Washington Metropolitan Area, Kwabena Boateng Bediako
Homeland And Ethnic News Consumption Among Ghanaians In The Washington Metropolitan Area, Kwabena Boateng Bediako
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
Among the many applications of the Internet is its use for news. Ghanaian immigrants, like others living away from their country of birth, use the Web to access news from home via ethnic media in their host country or homeland media or both. Employing online surveys and telephone interviews, this study explores the daily use of online media by Ghanaians resident in the Washington metropolitan area to obtain news about their native country. It assesses how factors like demography, length of stay abroad and devices used affect time spent daily on the Internet looking for news as well as the …