Social Media Habits of Journalism Students at the Faculty of Political Science

master's thesis

• Title: Navike korištenja društvenih mreža kod studenata novinarstva Fakulteta političkih znanosti
• Author: Maja Lončarek
• Mentor: Gordana Vilović (mentor)
• Committee member: Gordana Vilović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tena Perišin (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Dunja Majstorović Jedovnicki (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; (Department of Journalism and Media Production); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2018-09-27, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information and Communication Sciences; Journalism

Abstract

Provedenim se istraživanjem ispitalo postoje li znatne razlike u načinu korištenja društvenih mreža među studentima novinarstva obzirom na njihovu obrazovnu razinu; koja je društvena mreža najkorištenija, a koja najmanje korištena među ispitanicima; kojim se medijima ispitanici primarno koriste kao sredstvom informiranja; u kojoj mjeri studenti koriste društvene mreže tijekom predavanja i smatraju li nepristojnim ponašanjem kada profesor koristi mobitel u vrijeme nastave; te smatraju li da prekomjerno korištenje društvenih mreža ima negativan utjecaj na njihov akademski uspjeh (i ima li općenito ikakvog utjecaja na njihove akademske obaveze). Istraživanje je provedeno pomoću tiskane i internetske ankete koju je ispunilo 208 studenata novinarstva s Fakulteta političkih znanosti Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. Analiza prikupljenih rezultata potvrdila je četiri od šest definiranih hipoteza: pokazalo se da ne postoje znatne razlike u korištenju društvenih mreža obzirom na obrazovnu razinu ispitanika; da je Facebook najkorištenija, a Twitter najmanje korištena društvena mreža među ispitanicima; da većina ispitanika koristi nove medije, odnosno društvene mreže i internetske portale kako bi se informirali; te kako većina ispitanika ne smatra da prekomjerno korištenje društvenih mreža negativno utječe na njihov akademski uspjeh. Dobiveni rezultati istraživanja potvrdili su pretpostavku o raširenoj i raznolikoj upotrebi društvenih mreža, kao i njihovu rastuću važnost i utjecaj u svakodnevnom životu.

Abstract (english)

The purpose of this research was the following: to examine whether there are significant differences between journalism students depending on their education level, particularly in the ways in which they use social netwoks; which of the social networks students use the most, and which they use the least; which media students use as means of informing; do students consider rude when college professors use mobile phones during class, while the students themselves are using social networks during class; do students think that the excessive use of social networks has a negative influence on their academic success (or does it affect their academic duties in any way). The research was conducted using a printed and online survey, with a sample of 208 journalism students at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb. The analysis of the results confirmed four of six research hypotheses: firstly, it showed that there are no significant differences between journalism students depending on their education level, regarding the ways in which they use social networks; furthermore, it showed that Facebook was the most used social network and that Twitter was the least used among respondents; that most respondents use new media (social networks and online news portals) as means of informing; and that most respondents do not think that the excessive use of social networks has a negative influence on their academic success. The results have confirmed the author's hypothesis of the wide and varied use of social networks, as well as their rising importance and influence in every day life.

• Keywords: društvene mreže; internet; studenti novinarstva; FPZG
• Keywords (english): social networks; internet; journalism students; Faculty of Political Science
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:659680
• Study programme: Title: Novinarstvo; Study programme type: sveučilišni; Study level: diplomski; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra novinarstva (magistar/magistra novinarstva)
• Type of resource: text
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• Access conditions: Restricted access
• Created on: 2018-10-31 08:35:52