1. T ECHNOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS- THE CHANGING PARADIGMS OF NEWS ROOMS, JOURNALISTS & ORGANISATIONS DELHI & HYDERABAD, INDIA

2. PROFILE OF HYDERABAD JOURNALISTS FrequencyPercentValid Percent Cumulative Percent Newspaper 2041.7 TV 2245.8 87.5 Online 612.5 100.0 Total 48100.0

3. PROFILE OF DELHI JOURNALISTS FrequencyPercentValid Percent Cumulative Percent Newspaper 1531.2 Magazine 36.2 37.5 Radio 12.1 39.6 TV 1939.6 79.2 Online 1020.8 100.0 Total 48100.0

4. OWNERSHIP OF OUTLETS- H YDERABAD FrequencyPercentValid Percent Cumulative Percent State 12.1 Private 4491.7 93.8 Others 36.2 100.0 Total 48100.0

5. OWNERSHIP OF OUTLETS-DELHI FrequencyPercentValid Percent Cumulative Percent State 24.2 Private 4695.8 100.0 Total 48100.0

6. N UMBER OF JOURNALISTS PER OUTLET - HYDERABAD FrequencyPercentValid Percent Cumulative Percent 1-10 Journalists 48.3 11-100 2041.7 50.0 101-200 1122.9 72.9 201-300 1225.0 97.9 More than 300 12.1 100.0 Total 48100.0

7. N UMBER OF JOURNALISTS PER OUTLET - DELHI FrequencyPercentValid Percent Cumulative Percent 1-10 Journalists 36.2 11-100 1939.6 45.8 101-200 1429.2 75.0 201-300 612.5 87.5 More than 300 612.5 100.0 Total 48100.0

8. G ENDER SPREAD OF JOURNALISTS Frequenc yPercent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Male 3266.7 Female 1633.3 100.0 Total 48100.0 Frequenc yPercent Valid Percent Cumulativ e Percent Male 3266.7 Female 1633.3 100.0 Total 48100.0 HYDERABADDELHI

9. NEWS ROOM, TECHNOLOGY AND INFLUENCE IN NEWS ROOM- HYDERBAD FrequencyPercentValid Percent Cumulative Percent No changes 612.5 Presence of new technological equipment in newsroom 1531.2 43.8 New technology used to work with information 1633.3 77.1 Convergence including multi-platforms such as print, online, internet TV, magazine in any combination 816.7 93.8 Others 36.2 100.0 Total 48100.0

10. W HAT TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES ( INNOVATIONS ) HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS IN YOUR MEDIA ORGANIZATION ? Delhi The change is going to be totally visible… with the technology becoming cheaper and access to technology reaching to the remotest corners of the country… Stringers will become more and more important to get the ground Anyone with 3G can report. It is a new age wherein stories are already being done at the 1/10 th cost with the help of mobile phones. Hyderabad News in the matter of seconds and thanks to our smart phones, it is may be nano-seconds. Convergence is a boon. The internet speed is faster and better now. We can access information across seven seas and not literally be there to know the same. Smart phones are the best things that happened to human kind. It influences us in a positive way and even makes us efficient. “We call ourselves a smart ecosystem that bridges the gap between students, colleges, alumni, institutes and also companies offering placements. This is solely due to technology. We wouldn't exist without it “

11. NEWS ROOM, TECHNOLOGY AND INFLUENCE IN NEWS ROOM- DELHI Responses Percent of Cases NPercent Presence of new technological equipment in news room 1820.0%37.5% New technology used to work with information 2730.0%56.2% Convergence including multi-platforms such as print, online, internet. Tv, magazine in any combination 4145.6%85.4% Other 44.4%8.3% Total 90100.0%187.5% a. Dichotomy group tabulated at value 1.

12. “Its easier to edit and upload articles” “Our layout and portal is friendlier than it used to be, earlier designing the page was a mammoth task, now its much more convenient” “It has made work much more complicated. Because there are so many channels so more diluted news. But this has made getting to the source very easy” Influenced in a positive way; it is so much easier to reach out to the sources/ intended audiences.

13. TECHNOLOGY AND WORK CULTURE IN NEWS ROOM- HYDERABAD FrequencyPercentValid Percent Cumulative Percent Not affected 36.2 Influenced in a positive way in process 2756.2 62.5 Influenced in a positive way- feedback 1225.0 87.5 Affected in negative ways- reduced professionalism 510.4 97.9 Other positive effects 12.1 100.0 Total 48100.0

14. “Allot and the new technology helped us allot. If it is a live report there is no need to analyse the news at desk, so work pressure will be less and internet is the one of the best source for any doubts” “We have become isolated and new technologies have made old technology obsolete. There is no life in these things and we are unnecessarily getting ourselves addicted to it.” “From recording the attendance to charting out one's day- to-day work is all done online on various portals. Not only this, the performance too is recorded which makes the system very transparent”

15. TECHNOLOGY AND WORK CULTURE IN NEWS ROOM- DELHI FrequencyPercentValid PercentCumulative Percent Not Effected 36.2 Influenced in Positive way_process 2143.8 50.0 Influence in Positive way_feedback 1531.2 81.2 Effected Negatively_reduced _professioanlism 816.7 97.9 Other Postive effects 12.1 100.0 Total 48100.0

16. “Increases the pressure to perform and have the first mover advantage all the time. Thus it also increases the chances of making a mistake” “There is almost no manual work when it comes to execution part, everything is automatic and that makes everything very quick and convenient” “It has made all the work lot more mechanical and sometimes I feel the personal touch and interaction is lost and with the faster speed sometimes deeper analysis and detailing is also lost “ “People are always connected, so you don’t feel restricted or time bound as earlier”

17. I MPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON WAGES - HYDERABAD FrequencyPercentValid Percent Cumulative Percent Grown 3368.8 Fallen 24.2 72.9 Not changed for the past 3-5 years 1327.1 100.0 Total 48100.0

18. I MPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON WAGES - DELHI FrequencyPercentValid Percent Cumulative Percent Grown 3062.5 Fallen 48.3 70.8 Not changed for the past 3*5 years 12.1 72.9 No answer 1327.1 100.0 Total 48100.0

19. T ECHNOLOGY AND A DVERTISING REVENUES - HYDERBAD FrequencyPercentValid Percent Cumulative Percent Grown 2143.8 Fallen 24.2 47.9 Not changed for the past 3-5 years 24.2 52.1 No answer 2347.9 100.0 Total 48100.0

20. T ECHNOLOGY AND A DVERTISING REVENUES - DELHI FrequencyPercentValid Percent Cumulative Percent Grown 2347.9 Fallen 1225.0 72.9 Not changed for the past 3-5 years 48.3 81.2 No answer 918.8 100.0 Total 48100.0

21. T ECHNOLOGY AND OWNERSHIP - HYDERABD FrequencyPercentValid Percent Cumulative Percent Grown 2143.8 Fallen 24.2 47.9 Not changed for the past 3-5 years 24.2 52.1 No answer 2347.9 100.0 Total 48100.0

22. T ECHNOLOGY AND OWNERSHIP - DELHI FrequencyPercentValid Percent Cumulative Percent Has Changed 3164.6 Has not Changed 1735.4 100.0 Total 48100.0

23. W AY F ORWARD - LEAD QUESTIONS Technology has re-defined news coverage, news rooms and organisations Credibility, veracity of news and accountability is becoming rare. Death of a journalist and the rise of techno-freak journalists (citizen journalists) Rise of social media-based news (twitter/facebook) Redefining the audiences (are there any?) The debate of Digitization and news coverage.