Newspaper Reading Habit among the Students of University College Kurukshetra: A Case Study

Authors

Chetan Sharma Dr., Kurukshetra University, KurukshetraFollow
Rajni Saini, District Library, Yamuna NagarFollow

Date of this Version

2019

Document Type

Article

Citation

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Abstract

Newspaper is a primary source of information. It is a house of knowledge and current events. People prefer to read printed newspaper since centuries but in the present time e-paper is also in trend. The most impressive virtue of newspaper is that it has something for someone and entertains all the age groups. Present study is based on newspaper reading habit among the students of University College Kurukshetra. The study shows the level of newspaper reading habits of students. Survey method was adopted to collect the primary data. 100 questionnaires were distributed among the students. Respondents believe that newspaper is best sources of information which gives us knowledge of every field. Result shows that most of the respondents read newspaper daily and they prefer to read newspaper in Hindi language.