Mass Communicator: International Journal of Communication Studies
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 1

What English-Language press is reporting about defence science and technology?

*Scientist ‘D ’, DESIDOC, DRDO, Delhi

**Professor, Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, MDU, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Online published on 27 April, 2018.

Abstract

The study analyses defence science and technology (DST) coverage in thirteen English language dailies published from Delhi, India. Content analysis has been undertaken to analyse the published matter. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses have been done. The period under study is month of March 2013. Number of DST related news published has been quantified. The formats of these news items identified, source of these news items identified, level of reporting ascertained, number of words in each news items are quantified, and overall bias towards DST identified.

Keywords

Content analysis, Defence Journalism, Science Communication, Defence Science and Technology