{"id":23760,"date":"2026-01-07T21:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/?p=23760"},"modified":"2026-01-07T21:38:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:08:01","slug":"why-students-are-not-reading-news-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/?p=23760","title":{"rendered":"Why students are not reading news paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 32.2pt\" align=\"center\"><b>Prepared By:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 32.2pt\" align=\"center\"><b>AUTHOR- <\/b>Koshal raj Gaire, Miten Pancahamatia<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 32.2pt\" align=\"center\"><b>Batch: <\/b>FINANCE \u2013 3 (F3)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 32.2pt;text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 32.2pt;text-indent: -18.0pt\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><b><span><span>1.<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><!--[endif]--><b>INTRODUCTION<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">The habit of reading newspapers is declining among students in today\u2019s digital era. Excessive use of smartphones and social media has reduced their interest in printed news. This leads to a lack of awareness about current events and general knowledge. Therefore, promoting newspaper reading is important for students\u2019 overall development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 32.2pt;text-indent: -18.0pt\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><b><span><span>2.<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><!--[endif]--><b>OBJECTIVE<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>To understand the underlying reasons why students are not reading newspapers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 32.2pt;text-indent: -18.0pt\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><b><span><span>3.<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><!--[endif]--><b>LITERATURE REVIEW<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt\">Paula M. PoindexterView all authors and affiliations Volume 56, Issue 4<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt\">Alfaleh, A. R. (2015). Using technology for developing ESL students` reading comprehension and motivation.<br \/>Klychnikova, Z. I. (1983). Psychological characteristics of learning to read in a foreign language: for teacher benefits. \u041coscow: Education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt\">Newspapers have been a primary source of information for decades, helping people stay informed and aware. However, with the rise of digital media, students are slowly losing interest in printed news. Social media and online platforms now dominate their attention, reducing reading habits and critical thinking. This shift is affecting students\u2019 knowledge, language skills, and awareness of real-world issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 14.2pt\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 32.2pt;text-indent: -18.0pt\"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><b><span><span>4.<span style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><!--[endif]--><b>DATA COLLECTION<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">To understand the underlying issue of why students are not reading newspapers, five questions were framed using a Likert Scale (5-point scale). A Google Form was created with a linear scale of 1 to 5. The data was coded as 5 for strongly agree, 4 for agree, 3 for neutral, 2 for disagree, and 1 for strongly disagree. A total of 100 students from ITM were surveyed, and the data was downloaded in Excel format. For each question, Mean, Standard Deviation, Standard Error, and T-statistics were calculated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><b>Data Analysis<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>Q<span style=\"color: black\">1. I do not get enough time daily.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">Q2. I find newspapers lengthy and boring.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">Q3. I prefer digital news or social media.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Q<span style=\"color: black\">4. I feel newspapers are outdated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Q<span style=\"color: black\">5.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>I lack the habit of newspaper reading.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><b><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Statistical Summary Table<\/p>\n<table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"margin-left: 3.15pt\" border=\"0\" width=\"672\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 23.25pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 144.15pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 23.25pt\" width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Particulars<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 78.35pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 23.25pt\" width=\"104\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Q1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.7pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 23.25pt\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Q2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.75pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 23.25pt\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Q3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.0pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 23.25pt\" width=\"79\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Q4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.85pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 23.25pt\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Q5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22.55pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 144.15pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 22.55pt\" width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Mean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 78.35pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 22.55pt\" width=\"104\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">3.66<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.7pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 22.55pt\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">3.48<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.75pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 22.55pt\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">4.07<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.0pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 22.55pt\" width=\"79\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">4.29<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.85pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 22.55pt\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">4.07<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 38.35pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 144.15pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 38.35pt\" width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Standard Deviation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 78.35pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 38.35pt\" width=\"104\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">1.22<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.7pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 38.35pt\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">1.09<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.75pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 38.35pt\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">1.13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.0pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 38.35pt\" width=\"79\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">1.02<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.85pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 38.35pt\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">1.18<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22.55pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 144.15pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 22.55pt\" width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Standard Error<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 78.35pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 22.55pt\" width=\"104\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">0.12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.7pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 22.55pt\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">0.11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.75pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 22.55pt\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">0.11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.0pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 22.55pt\" width=\"79\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">0.10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.85pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 22.55pt\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">0.12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 53.55pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 144.15pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 53.55pt\" width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">T-Statistics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 78.35pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 53.55pt\" width=\"104\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">-37.45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.7pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 53.55pt\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">-42.52<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.75pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 53.55pt\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">-40.16<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.0pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 53.55pt\" width=\"79\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">-44.83<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.85pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 53.55pt\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">-38.20<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 38.35pt\">\n<td style=\"width: 144.15pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 38.35pt\" width=\"192\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Interpretation<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 78.35pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 38.35pt\" width=\"104\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">Disagree<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 70.7pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 38.35pt\" width=\"94\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">Disagree<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.75pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 38.35pt\" width=\"89\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">Disagree<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 59.0pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 38.35pt\" width=\"79\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">Disagree<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.85pt;padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height: 38.35pt\" width=\"100\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><span style=\"color: black\">Disagree<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">When t-stat is between 1.96 and -1.96 students are neutral.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">When t-stat is greater than 1.96 students agree to this statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">When t-stat is less than -1.96 students disagree to the statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\"><b>Conclusion:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Students prefer digital news platforms over printed newspapers for quick access to information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Students are neutral about developing a daily newspaper reading habit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Students strongly agree that reading newspapers improves general knowledge and awareness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Students strongly agree that newspapers help in improving language and vocabulary skills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">Students strongly agree that regular newspaper reading should be encouraged among students.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 18.0pt\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prepared By: AUTHOR- Koshal raj Gaire, Miten Pancahamatia Batch: FINANCE \u2013 3 (F3) \u00a0 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 INTRODUCTION The habit of reading newspapers is declining among students in today\u2019s digital era. Excessive use of smartphones and social media has reduced their interest in printed news. 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