Mobile news information behavior of undergraduate and graduate students in the U.S.: An exploratory study

Tang, Rong; Oh, Kyong Eun

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Title

Mobile news information behavior of undergraduate and graduate students in the U.S.: An exploratory study

Author(s)

• Tang, Rong
• Oh, Kyong Eun

Issue Date

2017

Keyword(s)

• News information
• Information behavior
• Mobile phones
• Smart phones
• University students

Date of Ingest

2017-07-27T15:59:02Z

Abstract

This research study explored how undergraduate and graduate students in the U.S. use mobile phones to receive, read, find, share, and store news. Fifty participants responded to an online survey. Results show that participants were less engaged, proficient, and satisfied in sharing or storing news than in receiving, reading, and finding news on their mobile phones. Participants commented on their lack of familiarity with the storing and sharing function, and how they would improvise by using sharing for storing. A number of demographic variables such as class (undergraduate versus graduate), age group, type of student (American versus international), and ethnicity had a significant impact on types of news that participants followed and on their proficiency or satisfaction ratings of processing mobile news. The study provides valuable insights into users’ mobile news information behavior.

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2017 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

Conference Paper / Presentation

Language

en

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Copyright 2017 Rong Tang and Kyong Eun Oh

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