Website News Credibility & The Future of the Print Media in Egypt: survey research. By: Dr. Wail Ismail A. Barry

Introduction Development of Communication Theory: 1. Information Flow 2. Social Psychology 3. Symbolic Analysis 4. Interdisciplinary Communication Research. Manuel Castells: The Enlightenment Tradition of Critical Emancipatory of Social Science. Y. Habermas: The Communicative Action, the Public Sphere M. Poster: Synergism and Pluralism VS. Fragmentation. P. Bourdieu: The new shape of the society and the epistemological dimension. The French School of: Leyotard, Deleuze, Dreida, Foucault: The triangle of Culture, Communication and Anthropology

New Methods Textual Analysis Contextual Analysis Ethnographic Research Methodology Futuristic Methods: Extrapolation Growth Analogies Trend Correlation Dynamic Forecasting Linear Projection Applications. The Annual Aspen Institute Report on Info. Tech. The Home Net Overview Study, Residential Internet Use, USA Internet Connectedness Index Credibility Index

Textual Analysis

Contextual Analysis

Ethnographic Research Methodology

Futuristic Methods:

Extrapolation

Growth Analogies

Trend Correlation

Dynamic Forecasting

Linear Projection

Applications.

The Annual Aspen Institute Report on Info. Tech.

The Home Net Overview Study, Residential Internet Use, USA

Internet Connectedness Index

Credibility Index

Research Problem 1. The increasing number of Website news readers. 2. Low circulation figures. 3. Competition between space TV channels and the print media. 4. Searching for Credible news sources rather than national newspapers. 5. Content diversity and interactivity 5. The emergence of the weblog journalism. Challenges for the Print Media: 1. News Credibility is a core issue in Egypt and the Arab World. 2. The audience seeks for knowledge. 3. Enough of traditional media content.

1. The increasing number of Website news readers.

2. Low circulation figures.

3. Competition between space TV channels and the print media.

4. Searching for Credible news sources rather than national newspapers.

5. Content diversity and interactivity

5. The emergence of the weblog journalism.

Challenges for the Print Media:

1. News Credibility is a core issue in Egypt and the Arab World.

2. The audience seeks for knowledge.

3. Enough of traditional media content.

Research Questions 1. What are the attitudes of the Egyptian audience towards news websites? 2. What are the new credibility’s criteria? 3. What are the major future issues?

1. What are the attitudes of the Egyptian audience towards news websites?

2. What are the new credibility’s criteria?

3. What are the major future issues?

Theoretical Framework Media Dependency “ The Communication Infrastructure.” Uses and Gratifications: Cognitive, epistemological and Behavioristic Major Operational Concepts: Interactivity Credibility

Media Dependency

“ The Communication Infrastructure.”

Uses and Gratifications:

Cognitive, epistemological and Behavioristic

Major Operational Concepts:

Interactivity

Credibility

Methodology Main Objective: The study seeks for studying the relationship between website news credibility and the future of the print media in Egypt. Type of Study: descriptive, analytical and exploratory. Method: Survey Research. Sample: Non Probability purposive. Tools: Structured Questionnaire, Observation, Textual analysis.

Main Objective:

The study seeks for studying the relationship between website news credibility and the future of the print media in Egypt.

Type of Study: descriptive, analytical and exploratory.

Method: Survey Research.

Sample: Non Probability purposive.

Tools: Structured Questionnaire, Observation, Textual analysis.

Hypotheses News Websites are more credibile than the print media. There is a negative correlation between website news diversity and the print media readership. There is a positive relationship between the credibility of news websites and audiences’ cognitive knowledge.

News Websites are more credibile than the print media.

There is a negative correlation between website news diversity and the print media readership.

There is a positive relationship between the credibility of news websites and audiences’ cognitive knowledge.

Statistical treatment Descriptive Tests Correlation Coefficient Chi Square Degree of Freedom Power of Significance Bi- Correlation (Spearman).

Descriptive Tests

Correlation Coefficient

Chi Square

Degree of Freedom

Power of Significance

Bi- Correlation (Spearman).

Major Results News websites are more credible than the print media because of: Diversity of the media content and audiences’ choices. This would, in turn, makes the Egyptian audience rethink of the future of the print media and affect their attitudes as well. Visual and audio applications of the news websites add more impacts on the audiences’ realizations of the issue of credibility. Timeliness, interactivity and easiness of use of news websites affect the low figures of the print media circulation in Egypt. News websites are important plaza for expressing views and opinions openly rather than done in the print media. Freedom of the press in Egypt faces a big challenge. The three hypotheses were proven.

News websites are more credible than the print media because of:

Diversity of the media content and audiences’ choices. This would, in turn, makes the Egyptian audience rethink of the future of the print media and affect their attitudes as well.

Visual and audio applications of the news websites add more impacts on the audiences’ realizations of the issue of credibility.

Timeliness, interactivity and easiness of use of news websites affect the low figures of the print media circulation in Egypt.

News websites are important plaza for expressing views and opinions openly rather than done in the print media.

Freedom of the press in Egypt faces a big challenge.

The three hypotheses were proven.

Discussion Variables of Credibility: Objectivity Unbiased Interest Easiness Clarity Coherence Accuracy Timeliness Importance Comprehensiveness

Variables of Credibility:

Objectivity

Unbiased

Interest

Easiness

Clarity

Coherence

Accuracy

Timeliness

Importance

Comprehensiveness

Conclusions & Implications News websites are more credible than the print media in Egypt. Freedom of the press should be at the core discussion. There is a need for developing online journalistic research methods. The elite society in Egypt should consider the new imperatives: Internet Connectedness Index Credibility Index Rating research Residential online media use Thank You

News websites are more credible than the print media in Egypt.

Freedom of the press should be at the core discussion.

There is a need for developing online journalistic research methods.

The elite society in Egypt should consider the new imperatives:

Internet Connectedness Index

Credibility Index

Rating research

Residential online media use

Thank You