Factors influencing reading of IIUM today: a campus newspaper

IIUMToday is an official campus newspaper for the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), operated by students under the jurisdiction of the Department of Communication, and was established on 1 May 2014. To assess the acceptance of the campus newspaper, a study was conducted to test th...

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Main Authors: Wok, Saodah, A.Manaf, Aini Maznina, Abu Shammala, Amani
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: University College of Islam Melaka 2017
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spelling iium-578742017-08-07T09:04:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/57874/ Factors influencing reading of IIUM today: a campus newspaper Wok, Saodah A.Manaf, Aini Maznina Abu Shammala, Amani H61.8 Communication of information IIUMToday is an official campus newspaper for the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), operated by students under the jurisdiction of the Department of Communication, and was established on 1 May 2014. To assess the acceptance of the campus newspaper, a study was conducted to test the Cultivation Theory. The objectives of the study are: (1) to determine the levels for reasons of visiting the IIUMToday website, awareness of, perception on, attitude toward, and reading habit of IIUMToday among students in IIUM; (2) to test the relationships among the selected variables; and (3) to determine the predictors for reading habit of IIUMToday among students. The study uses a quantitative research design, employing a survey method with questionnaire as the research instrument for data collection. A total of 224 respondents were collected for the study. However, only 104 respondents were found to be readers of IIUMToday. Results show that there are moderate levels of reasons for visiting, awareness, perception, attitude and reading habit of IIUMToday by the students. The relationships among the variables concerned are significantly positive. In addition, all factors contribute to explaining the reading habit of IIUMToday except for attitude towards it. University College of Islam Melaka 2017-07-29 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57874/1/Wok%2C%20A.Manaf%2C%20%26%20Abu%20Shammala%20-%20IIUM%20Today.pdf Wok, Saodah and A.Manaf, Aini Maznina and Abu Shammala, Amani (2017) Factors influencing reading of IIUM today: a campus newspaper. In: 1st Melaka International Conference on Social Sciences 2017 (MELICOSS’17)., 29th-30th July 2017, Melaka. http://www.kuim.edu.my/melicoss2017/
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topic H61.8 Communication of information
spellingShingle H61.8 Communication of information
Wok, Saodah
A.Manaf, Aini Maznina
Abu Shammala, Amani
Factors influencing reading of IIUM today: a campus newspaper
description IIUMToday is an official campus newspaper for the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), operated by students under the jurisdiction of the Department of Communication, and was established on 1 May 2014. To assess the acceptance of the campus newspaper, a study was conducted to test the Cultivation Theory. The objectives of the study are: (1) to determine the levels for reasons of visiting the IIUMToday website, awareness of, perception on, attitude toward, and reading habit of IIUMToday among students in IIUM; (2) to test the relationships among the selected variables; and (3) to determine the predictors for reading habit of IIUMToday among students. The study uses a quantitative research design, employing a survey method with questionnaire as the research instrument for data collection. A total of 224 respondents were collected for the study. However, only 104 respondents were found to be readers of IIUMToday. Results show that there are moderate levels of reasons for visiting, awareness, perception, attitude and reading habit of IIUMToday by the students. The relationships among the variables concerned are significantly positive. In addition, all factors contribute to explaining the reading habit of IIUMToday except for attitude towards it.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Wok, Saodah
A.Manaf, Aini Maznina
Abu Shammala, Amani
author_facet Wok, Saodah
A.Manaf, Aini Maznina
Abu Shammala, Amani
author_sort Wok, Saodah
title Factors influencing reading of IIUM today: a campus newspaper
title_short Factors influencing reading of IIUM today: a campus newspaper
title_full Factors influencing reading of IIUM today: a campus newspaper
title_fullStr Factors influencing reading of IIUM today: a campus newspaper
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing reading of IIUM today: a campus newspaper
title_sort factors influencing reading of iium today: a campus newspaper
publisher University College of Islam Melaka
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/57874/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/57874/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/57874/1/Wok%2C%20A.Manaf%2C%20%26%20Abu%20Shammala%20-%20IIUM%20Today.pdf
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