April 12, 2018

ABSTRACT 

Mobile Journalism is a growing practice which employs convergence of various devices in one device -A mobile phone. With a little history in hand, mobile journalism has been accepted in various international broadcasting channels to enhance their services as news providers, such as CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera. Indian media, too, have started to realize the shifts in reporting patterns, audience behaviour and communication styles between the media and audience emerging due to mobile journalism and digitalization of news. Some news organizations have taken up this practice earnestly while other organizations are still analyzing its potential and benefits in the newsrooms. Since it is an emerging extension in Indian media industry, it creates a sense of ambiguity and elevates a debate on its uncertainty in Indian media. This research paper, therefore, considers various factors to ascertain the potential and probabilities of Mobile Journalism in India. Also, the paper attempts to predict the future of MoJo in Indian habitat in the near future. To determine the results, a combination of methods were taken into consideration, viz. interview of journalists belonging to three different media platforms (viz. Broadcast, print and web), participatory observation of a news room functioning and a case study to establish a comparison in reporting patterns amongst the three news organizations.  
KEYWORDS: Mobile Journalism, Indian Media, Potential Of Mojo, Interview, Case Study

Abstract

Readability describes the ease in reading a particular article or text without any disruption. The research on readability was conducted on eight Indian English dailies. The newspapers were divided into two categories, viz. Category A: top four English newspapers as per Audit Bureau of Circulation (Jan-June 2016); Category B: four well-known English newspapers but not the part of Audit Bureau of Circulation’s list. Newspapers of category B were taken into consideration after a brief discussion with various media professionals and professors. Newspapers taken in for research are dated differently. Category A comprises of ‘The Times of India’; ‘The Hindu’; ‘Hindustan Times’; and ‘The Telegraph’ (in order, as per ABC). Category B consists of ‘Indian Express’; ‘The Statesman’; ‘The Tribune’; and ‘The Pioneer’. This research paper attempts in bringing to light the reasons behind low circulation rate of newspapers which are not a part of ABC, solely focusing on the readability aspect, thereby undertaking calculation methods and Flesch’s formula of readability test. The main objective of the research is to make a comparative study between the two sets of newspapers i.e. Category A and B to yield the desired results (and find out if readability affects the circulation of newspapers). After undertaking various measures and methods for calculating the readability index of all newspapers, the paper concludes on a note that the circulation of a newspaper is highly affected by the ease in readability of text provided in the article of a newspaper.

Keywords: readability, Indian English Dailies, Audit Bureau of Circulation.