The use of social media such as Twitter and Facebook as well as news gathering practices of 126 business students was investigated through student completion of a survey. There was no statistically significant difference in international news seeking practices between genders. Almost three quarters of the students had never used Twitter. Men used Twitter more frequently than women (p < .05), while women used Facebook slightly more frequently than did men (p < .10). Students younger than 26 were more likely to use Twitter than those 26 and older; however, the younger set did use Twitter more frequently than the older set (p = .002). While both women and men reported interest in seeking international, business and science news, and news about US politics, women sought entertainment/arts news more frequently than men. Given the explosive increase in usage of social media and their integration with popular tools like web search engines and mobile devices, our subjects will most likely become more heavy users of social media soon. They need to be educated about the potential value of social media as sources of breaking news, valuable analysis, and discussion, as well as tools to create and maintain social and professional relationships. We should be teaching them about the risks of social media, how to judge the credibility and authority of the information that they can provide, and how to use these new tools to become better students, better professionals, and better citizens.
The use of social media such as Twitter and Facebook as well as news gathering practices of 126 business students was investigated through student completion of a survey. There was no statistically significant difference in international news seeking practices between genders. Almost three quarters of the students had never used Twitter. Men used Twitter more frequently than women (p < .05), while women used Facebook slightly more frequently than did men (p < .10). Students younger than 26 were more likely to use Twitter than those 26 and older; however, the younger set did use Twitter more frequently than the older set (p = .002). While both women and men reported interest in seeking international, business and science news, and news about US politics, women sought entertainment/arts news more frequently than men. Given the explosive increase in usage of social media and their integration with popular tools like web search engines and mobile devices, our subjects will most likely become more heavy users of social media soon. They need to be educated about the potential value of social media as sources of breaking news, valuable analysis, and discussion, as well as tools to create and maintain social and professional relationships. We should be teaching them about the risks of social media, how to judge the credibility and authority of the information that they can provide, and how to use these new tools to become better students, better professionals, and better citizens.
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