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SOCIAL MEDIA AND CITIZEN JOURNALISM PRACTICES OF STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO USES AND GRATIFICATION

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).44      10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).44      Published : Dec 2019

Social Media and Citizen Journalism Practices of Students in Pakistan: An Alternative Approach to Uses and Gratification

Abstract

    The rise of social media led to changes in the behavior of human communication. The social media users are easy to enjoy the contents of their choice and to share the same with others too. This astonishing transformation turned the once passive users of conventional media into social media activists. This study explored the patterns of social media usage with citizen journalistic activities and the gratification needs of the students in Pakistan. A total of 673 students participated in the survey for this study. The study concluded that most of the respondents satisfied information, entertainment, and companionship needs through social media and needs gratification are achieved through active participation in the process of online information gathering, processing, and transmitting

    Social Media, Citizen, Journalism, Youth, Gratification, Pakistan

    (1) Azam Jan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Communication & Media Studies,Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Malik Adnan
    Assistant Professor,Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sadaf Naz
    Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Education,Hazara University Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
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    APA : Jan, A., Adnan, M., & Naz, S. (2019). Social Media and Citizen Journalism Practices of Students in Pakistan: An Alternative Approach to Uses and Gratification. Global Regional Review, IV(IV), 405-412 . https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).44

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    CHICAGO : Jan, Azam, Malik Adnan, and Sadaf Naz. 2019. "Social Media and Citizen Journalism Practices of Students in Pakistan: An Alternative Approach to Uses and Gratification." Global Regional Review, IV (IV): 405-412 doi: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).44

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    HARVARD : JAN, A., ADNAN, M. & NAZ, S. 2019. Social Media and Citizen Journalism Practices of Students in Pakistan: An Alternative Approach to Uses and Gratification. Global Regional Review, IV, 405-412 .

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    OXFORD : Jan, Azam, Adnan, Malik, and Naz, Sadaf (2019), "Social Media and Citizen Journalism Practices of Students in Pakistan: An Alternative Approach to Uses and Gratification", Global Regional Review, IV (IV), 405-412

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Jan, Azam, Malik Adnan, and Sadaf Naz. "Social Media and Citizen Journalism Practices of Students in Pakistan: An Alternative Approach to Uses and Gratification." Global Regional Review IV, no. IV (2019): 405-412 . https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).44