Coverage of children's issues in print media
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2022
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Department of Journalism and Mass Communication
Abstract
A general analysis of children's coverage (literature, art works, opinion-views and
other creative works) and writings on children published in 60 regular issues of
Gorkhapatra and Kantipur Nepali national dailies within two month is conducted in
the dissertation. Readership trend of secondary level (class eight to twelve) students
and their teachers also is surveyed by filling the questionnaire forms.
This study comprises qualitative and quant itative content analysis, survey and key
informant int erviews to know the status and trend of the children-related contents and
even the status of writings on children. This dissertation is mainly researched and
prepared by content analysis method. In order to complete it, survey and key
informant interviews (KIIs) methods have also been conducted. Findings and
conclusions of this study have been drawn as a combined summary of all of these
methods.
The study is categorized into five chapters and several sub-chapters. General
background, objectives and significance of the study are included in the first chapter.
Second chapter deals with literature review form various books, reports, journals and
websites. In third chapter, methodologies used in the research are discussed in detail.
Analysis and interpretation of data and main part of the thesis as a who le is the fourth
chapter. In fifth chapter, the major findings, conclusion and recommendations are
made on the basis of the analysis and interpretation of data are included and
discussed.
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Print media, Mass communication