ABSTRACT
The aim of this research paper is to examine students’
awareness, accessibility and patronage of online news. Reading from online
newspaper is on the increase as technology is more advanced to the extent that
students can access news online using their personal computer, Smartphone, GPRS
mobile phone, tablet computer, ipad and others. Survey research method was
adopted coupled with 150 copies of questionnaire were administered to the
respondents that were selected. Frequency and percentage method of data
analysis was used to analyze data. Findings show that soon there will be less printed
newspapers in circulation as more readers now prefer online news to hardcopy.
It is also evident that larger percentage of the respondents visit online for
news regularly. The research recommends that print media should be more
diversify and integrate new media into their operations in this era of media
convergence while mass communication, journalism and media disciplines should
make digital journalism part of its curriculum.
