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Conference Paper: News reading habits of young university students in Hong Kong in the Age of New Media
| Title | News reading habits of young university students in Hong Kong in the Age of New Media |
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| Authors | |
| Keywords | New media News reading Habits Information behavior |
| Issue Date | 2015 |
| Publisher | Springer. |
| Citation | The 2014 International Conference of the Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology (HKAECT), Hong Kong, 8-10 December 2014. In New Media, Knowledge Practices and Multiliteracies, 2015, pt. 2, p. 77-87 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | A number of recent studies indicated a rapid increase in the use of mobile devices and apps worldwide. Nevertheless, little research has been done on how the new media affect young adults’ reading habits. The current study addresses this research gap by studying the news reading habits of 118 young university students in Hong Kong in the Internet era. Selected key findings of the study, mainly obtained through analyzing the quantitative data from an online survey, are as follows: (1) smart phone apps were students’ most favorite news source; (2) ease of access was students’ key concern when selecting news sources; (3) students of both genders had a clear preference to local news, followed by international and China news; (4) students’ news reading habits had little to do with their personal income or their parents’ education level; (5) students read news more often and for a longer time if their families had a habit of buying printed newspaper; and (6) students spend less time in news reading when compared to the past. The study also reveals a clear uprising of new media for news access, threatening the role of traditional news sources such as printed newspapers and radio. © Springer International Publishing AG, Part of Springer Science+Business Media |
| Description | Conference Theme: Communication and Education: New Media, Knowledge Practices and Multiliteracies Parallel Paper Presentation |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/204570 |
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| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Kwan, ACM | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Cheng, ICT | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Wong, JHY | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-20T00:04:55Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2014-09-20T00:04:55Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | The 2014 International Conference of the Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology (HKAECT), Hong Kong, 8-10 December 2014. In New Media, Knowledge Practices and Multiliteracies, 2015, pt. 2, p. 77-87 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-981-287-208-1 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/204570 | - |
| dc.description | Conference Theme: Communication and Education: New Media, Knowledge Practices and Multiliteracies | - |
| dc.description | Parallel Paper Presentation | - |
| dc.description.abstract | A number of recent studies indicated a rapid increase in the use of mobile devices and apps worldwide. Nevertheless, little research has been done on how the new media affect young adults’ reading habits. The current study addresses this research gap by studying the news reading habits of 118 young university students in Hong Kong in the Internet era. Selected key findings of the study, mainly obtained through analyzing the quantitative data from an online survey, are as follows: (1) smart phone apps were students’ most favorite news source; (2) ease of access was students’ key concern when selecting news sources; (3) students of both genders had a clear preference to local news, followed by international and China news; (4) students’ news reading habits had little to do with their personal income or their parents’ education level; (5) students read news more often and for a longer time if their families had a habit of buying printed newspaper; and (6) students spend less time in news reading when compared to the past. The study also reveals a clear uprising of new media for news access, threatening the role of traditional news sources such as printed newspapers and radio. © Springer International Publishing AG, Part of Springer Science+Business Media | en_US |
| dc.language | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Springer. | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | New Media, Knowledge Practices and Multiliteracies: HKAECT 2014 International Conference | en_US |
| dc.rights | The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com | en_US |
| dc.subject | New media | - |
| dc.subject | News reading | - |
| dc.subject | Habits | - |
| dc.subject | Information behavior | - |
| dc.title | News reading habits of young university students in Hong Kong in the Age of New Media | en_US |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
| dc.identifier.email | Kwan, ACM: cmkwan@hku.hk | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/978-981-287-209-8_8 | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 239153 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issue | pt. 2 | - |
| dc.identifier.spage | 77 | - |
| dc.identifier.epage | 87 | - |
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000426112100008 | - |
| dc.publisher.place | Singapore | - |
| dc.customcontrol.immutable | sml 141120 | - |