Media Habits of Mass communication students in the Islamic University of Gaza

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This paper aims to study the Media Habits of Mass Communication students in Islamic University of Gaza.

For the purpose of data collection the Questionnaire were used.

The findings of the study show that, eighty percent (80%) of the respondents watch television every day.

It is quite evident that a high percentage of the Mass Communication students watch television regularly and heavily.

They are exposed to television more heavily than listening to radio, and reading print media.

The respondents are more interested on news among mass media programs.

The majority or (62%) rely on foreign broadcast stations as their source of information and news.

The Study recommended that Palestinian Broadcasting media must have better strategy for the future, especially in the news casting.

It is very clear that the news selection, consistency, readability, assessment, newsworthiness, and validity are not defined terms in the Palestinian Broadcasting media.