Media Perception & The Effects of Media: How College Students Consume News and Be Attached to Their Phones
Faculty Mentor
Maria (Xueying) Zhang, Ph.D.
Department
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
Spring 2019
Disciplines
Journalism Studies | Mass Communication
Abstract
The objective of our research was to examine how college students utilize digital media for news and how attached they are to their phones. We hypothesized that the more people consume entertainment news, the more they want to be informed of world news, the more people feel required to consume news because their job requires it, the more likely they feel attached to their phones. 40 participants were recruited using snowball sampling and the correlation analysis results supported all three hypotheses. Implications for journalism practice and users’ wellbeing were discussed.
Recommended Citation
Rucker, Kayla and Gainy, Devone, "Media Perception & The Effects of Media: How College Students Consume News and Be Attached to Their Phones" (2019). Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry Symposia. 163.
https://digital.library.ncat.edu/ugresearchsymposia/163