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TECHNOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS- THE CHANGING PARADIGMS OF NEWS ROOMS, JOURNALISTS & ORGANISATIONS
DELHI & HYDERABAD, INDIA
PROFILE OF HYDERABAD JOURNALISTS
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
PercentNewspaper
20 41.7 41.7 41.7
TV
22 45.8 45.8 87.5
Online
6 12.5 12.5 100.0
Total
48 100.0 100.0
PROFILE OF DELHI JOURNALISTS
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
PercentNewspaper
15 31.2 31.2 31.2
Magazine3 6.2 6.2 37.5
Radio1 2.1 2.1 39.6
TV19 39.6 39.6 79.2
Online10 20.8 20.8 100.0
Total48 100.0 100.0
OWNERSHIP OF OUTLETS- HYDERABAD
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
PercentState
1 2.1 2.1 2.1
Private44 91.7 91.7 93.8
Others3 6.2 6.2 100.0
Total48 100.0 100.0
OWNERSHIP OF OUTLETS-DELHI
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
PercentState
2 4.2 4.2 4.2
Private
46 95.8 95.8 100.0
Total
48 100.0 100.0
NUMBER OF JOURNALISTS PER OUTLET- HYDERABAD
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
Percent1-10 Journalists 4 8.3 8.3 8.3
11-10020 41.7 41.7 50.0
101-20011 22.9 22.9 72.9
201-30012 25.0 25.0 97.9
More than 3001 2.1 2.1 100.0
Total48 100.0 100.0
NUMBER OF JOURNALISTS PER OUTLET- DELHI
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
Percent1-10 Journalists 3 6.2 6.2 6.2
11-10019 39.6 39.6 45.8
101-20014 29.2 29.2 75.0
201-3006 12.5 12.5 87.5
More than 3006 12.5 12.5 100.0
Total48 100.0 100.0
GENDER SPREAD OF JOURNALISTS
Frequenc
y Percent
Valid
Percent
Cumulative
Percent
Male
32 66.7 66.7 66.7
Female
16 33.3 33.3 100.0
Total
48 100.0 100.0
Frequenc
y Percent
Valid
Percent
Cumulativ
e Percent
Male
32 66.7 66.7 66.7
Female
16 33.3 33.3 100.0
Total
48 100.0 100.0
HYDERABAD DELHI
NEWS ROOM, TECHNOLOGY AND INFLUENCE IN NEWS ROOM- HYDERBAD
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
Percent
No changes6 12.5 12.5 12.5
Presence of new technological equipment in newsroom 15 31.2 31.2 43.8
New technology used to work with information 16 33.3 33.3 77.1
Convergence including multi-platforms such as print, online, internet TV, magazine in any combination
8 16.7 16.7 93.8
Others3 6.2 6.2 100.0
Total48 100.0 100.0
WHAT TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES (INNOVATIONS) HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS IN YOUR MEDIA ORGANIZATION?
Delhi The change is going to be totally visible… with the technology
becoming cheaper and access to technology reaching to the remotest corners of the country…
Stringers will become more and more important to get the ground Anyone with 3G can report. It is a new age wherein stories are already
being done at the 1/10th cost with the help of mobile phones.
Hyderabad News in the matter of seconds and thanks to our smart phones, it is
may be nano-seconds. Convergence is a boon. The internet speed is faster and better now. We
can access information across seven seas and not literally be there to know the same. Smart phones are the best things that happened to human kind. It influences us in a positive way and even makes us efficient.
“We call ourselves a smart ecosystem that bridges the gap between students, colleges, alumni, institutes and also companies offering placements. This is solely due to technology. We wouldn't exist without it “
NEWS ROOM, TECHNOLOGY AND INFLUENCE IN NEWS ROOM- DELHI
Responses
Percent of Cases
N Percent
Presence of new technological equipment in news room
18 20.0% 37.5%
New technology used to work with information 27 30.0% 56.2%
Convergence including multi-platforms such as print, online, internet. Tv, magazine in any combination
41 45.6% 85.4%
Other 4 4.4% 8.3%
Total90 100.0% 187.5%
a. Dichotomy group tabulated at value 1.
“Its easier to edit and upload articles”
“Our layout and portal is friendlier than it used to be, earlier designing the page was a mammoth task, now its much more convenient”
“It has made work much more complicated. Because there are so many channels so more diluted news. But this has made getting to the source very easy”
Influenced in a positive way; it is so much easier to reach out to the sources/ intended audiences.
TECHNOLOGY AND WORK CULTURE IN NEWS ROOM- HYDERABAD
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
PercentNot affected
3 6.2 6.2 6.2
Influenced in a positive way in process
27 56.2 56.2 62.5
Influenced in a positive way-feedback
12 25.0 25.0 87.5
Affected in negative ways- reduced professionalism
5 10.4 10.4 97.9
Other positive effects 1 2.1 2.1 100.0
Total48 100.0 100.0
“Allot and the new technology helped us allot. If it is a live report there is no need to analyse the news at desk, so work pressure will be less and internet is the one of the best source for any doubts”
“We have become isolated and new technologies have made old technology obsolete. There is no life in these things and we are unnecessarily getting ourselves addicted to it.”
“From recording the attendance to charting out one's day-to-day work is all done online on various portals. Not only this, the performance too is recorded which makes the system very transparent”
TECHNOLOGY AND WORK CULTURE IN NEWS ROOM- DELHI
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Not Effected3 6.2 6.2 6.2
Influenced in Positive way_process
21 43.8 43.8 50.0
Influence in Positive way_feedback 15 31.2 31.2 81.2
Effected Negatively_reduced_professioanlism 8 16.7 16.7 97.9
Other Postive effects 1 2.1 2.1 100.0
Total48 100.0 100.0
“Increases the pressure to perform and have the first mover advantage all the time. Thus it also increases the chances of making a mistake”
“There is almost no manual work when it comes to execution part, everything is automatic and that makes everything very quick and convenient”
“It has made all the work lot more mechanical and sometimes I feel the personal touch and interaction is lost and with the faster speed sometimes deeper analysis and detailing is also lost “
“People are always connected, so you don’t feel restricted or time bound as earlier”
IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON WAGES- HYDERABAD
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
PercentGrown
33 68.8 68.8 68.8
Fallen2 4.2 4.2 72.9
Not changed for the past 3-5 years 13 27.1 27.1 100.0
Total
48 100.0 100.0
IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON WAGES- DELHI
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
PercentGrown
30 62.5 62.5 62.5
Fallen4 8.3 8.3 70.8
Not changed for the past 3*5 years 1 2.1 2.1 72.9
No answer13 27.1 27.1 100.0
Total48 100.0 100.0
TECHNOLOGY AND ADVERTISING REVENUES- HYDERBAD
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
PercentGrown
21 43.8 43.8 43.8
Fallen
2 4.2 4.2 47.9
Not changed for the past 3-5 years
2 4.2 4.2 52.1
No answer
23 47.9 47.9 100.0
Total
48 100.0 100.0
TECHNOLOGY AND ADVERTISING REVENUES- DELHI
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
PercentGrown
23 47.9 47.9 47.9
Fallen12 25.0 25.0 72.9
Not changed for the past 3-5 years
4 8.3 8.3 81.2
No answer9 18.8 18.8 100.0
Total48 100.0 100.0
TECHNOLOGY AND OWNERSHIP-HYDERABD
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
PercentGrown
21 43.8 43.8 43.8
Fallen2 4.2 4.2 47.9
Not changed for the past 3-5 years 2 4.2 4.2 52.1
No answer23 47.9 47.9 100.0
Total48 100.0 100.0
TECHNOLOGY AND OWNERSHIP-DELHI
Frequency Percent Valid PercentCumulative
PercentHas Changed
31 64.6 64.6 64.6
Has not Changed
17 35.4 35.4 100.0
Total
48 100.0 100.0
WAY FORWARD- LEAD QUESTIONS
Technology has re-defined news coverage, news rooms and organisations
Credibility, veracity of news and accountability is becoming rare.
Death of a journalist and the rise of techno-freak journalists (citizen journalists)
Rise of social media-based news (twitter/facebook)
Redefining the audiences (are there any?) The debate of Digitization and news
coverage.
