JOURNALISTS &INTERNET

Ujjwal Acharya, Chair, Digital Media Committee @ Federation of Nepali Journalists

11.08.2012 Kathmandu

INTERNET USERS IN NEPAL

INTERNET USERS IN NEPAL

Year Fixed Mobile TotalPenetration

2010109,420

925,962

1,035,382

3.69 %

2011126,615

2,985,243

3,111,858

10.89 %

2012151,078

4,716,176

4,867,254

18.28 %

Nepal Telecommunication Authority

THE SURVEY

•FNJ conducted a survey supported by Internews to assess the situation of journalists' usage of Internet.

•1,079 respondents from 71 districts analyzed for report.

•45.3 % of respondents between 20-29 years old; 35.2 % are 30-39 years old.

MAJOR FINDINGSFNJ Social Media Survey 2012

THEY'RE ONLINE

•87.6 % journalists use internet daily.

•80.5 % Internet using journalists access it at office.

•51.3 % Internet using journalists access it at home.

•12.6 % of them also access Internet on mobile devices.

•45.4 % of respondents try to be online whenever possible.

FACEHOOKED

•70 % journalists use Facebook

•Facebook is second biggest online source of information

•50 % journalists use Twitter

•50 % journalists use YouTube

•40 % journalists use LinkedIn

WHY SOCIAL MEDIA?

More than two-third use it for their professional work to communicate (71%) & seek/exchange information (65.2%).

About 37% use it for research. For 28%, it's a tool of verification information.

More than one-third use if for new ideas & professional development.

18% use social media to publish & distribute contents online.

Journalists also use social media to promote their write ups, get feedback and measure popularity.

IS IT IMPORTANT?

CMR-Nepal 2012

IMPORTANCE

•74.2 % journalists perceive social media as very important tool to reach audience

•90 % journalists think it is important for professional capacity development

SO HOW SHOULD FNJ

MOVE FORWARD?Discussion