The survey revealed that
the rural journalists, giving coverage to 70 per cent population of the
country, work on a voluntary basis.
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About 66 per cent journalists,
covering the 30 per cent urban population, work without the umbrella of
the Wage Award.
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About 94 per cent of the urban
journalists are men. Compared to six per cent of the urban women journalists,
there are no women district correspondents.
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Only 30 per cent of the urban
journalists have taken part in a training course or seminar, against 72
per cent of the district correspondents.
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As many as 30 per cent of the
urban journalists have a degree in journalism or mass communication, against
21 per cent of the district correspondents.
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About 24 per cent of the urban
journalists live in their own houses, 29 per cent in rented houses and
48 per cent in family houses. About 36 per cent of the district correspondents
live in their own houses; fifty-eight per cent live in family houses.
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Only three per cent of the urban
journalists have email.
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About 44 per cent of the salaried
journalists earn between 5,000 and 8,000 rupees monthly, only 15 per cent
earn over 8,000 rupees.
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About 22 per cent of the salaried
journalists have other sources of income; forty-eight per cent receive
financial assistance from their family members.
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About 15 per cent of the district
correspondents receive financial assistance from their family members.
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As many as 58 per cent of the
salaried journalists, have expressed their willingness to adopt any other
more moneyed profession.
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About 33 per cent of all the
journalists are in the profession for the sake of influence and making
useful contacts, only 14 per cent for income.
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