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JOURNALISTS &INTERNET
Ujjwal Acharya, Chair, Digital Media Committee @ Federation of Nepali Journalists
11.08.2012 Kathmandu
INTERNET USERS IN NEPAL
INTERNET USERS IN NEPAL
Year Fixed Mobile TotalPenetration
2010109,420
925,962
1,035,382
3.69 %
2011126,615
2,985,243
3,111,858
10.89 %
2012151,078
4,716,176
4,867,254
18.28 %
Nepal Telecommunication Authority
THE SURVEY
•FNJ conducted a survey supported by Internews to assess the situation of journalists' usage of Internet.
•1,079 respondents from 71 districts analyzed for report.
•45.3 % of respondents between 20-29 years old; 35.2 % are 30-39 years old.
MAJOR FINDINGSFNJ Social Media Survey 2012
THEY'RE ONLINE
•87.6 % journalists use internet daily.
•80.5 % Internet using journalists access it at office.
•51.3 % Internet using journalists access it at home.
•12.6 % of them also access Internet on mobile devices.
•45.4 % of respondents try to be online whenever possible.
FACEHOOKED
•70 % journalists use Facebook
•Facebook is second biggest online source of information
•50 % journalists use Twitter
•50 % journalists use YouTube
•40 % journalists use LinkedIn
WHY SOCIAL MEDIA?
More than two-third use it for their professional work to communicate (71%) & seek/exchange information (65.2%).
About 37% use it for research. For 28%, it's a tool of verification information.
More than one-third use if for new ideas & professional development.
18% use social media to publish & distribute contents online.
Journalists also use social media to promote their write ups, get feedback and measure popularity.
IS IT IMPORTANT?
CMR-Nepal 2012
IMPORTANCE
•74.2 % journalists perceive social media as very important tool to reach audience
•90 % journalists think it is important for professional capacity development
SO HOW SHOULD FNJ
MOVE FORWARD?Discussion