| About 61 per cent of the
reporters responded to the survey, compared to only 28 per cent subeditors
and 11 per cent photographers. |
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| Only seven per cent of the
journalists are under the age of 25. About 52 per cent are in the 25 to
35 category. Thirty three per cent are between 35 and 45 years old. Six
per cent are above 45 years but below 55 and about two per cent of the
country's urban journalists are above 55 years old. |
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| Gender wise division revealed
that there are only six per cent women journalists compared to 94 per cent
men. |
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| About nine per cent of the
journalists are matriculates, 20 per cent have done FA or Intermediate,
48 per cent are graduates, 22 per cent hold masters degrees, while only
two per cent have ventured beyond a master's. |
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| Some 30 per cent hold degrees
in journalism or mass communication, while 70 per cent do not. |
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| About 23 per cent journalists
have less than five years of professional experience. 40 per cent more
than five but less than ten, 19 per cent more than ten but less than 15,
10 per cent more than 15 but less than 20, and only eight per cent of the
urban journalists have over 20 years of experience. |
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| About 53 per cent of the
journalists are married, 44 per cent are not, and three per cent are either
widowed or divorced. |
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| About 71 per cent have children,
while 29 per cent don not have any. |
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| About 24 per cent of the
journalists own houses, 29 per cent live in rented houses, while 47 per
cent live in their parents' houses. |
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| As many as 10 per cent of
the journalists do not own any form of transport, per cent own bicycles,
68 per cent own motorcycles, while 10 per cent own cars. |
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| About 52 per cent of the
urban journalists have local telephone connections, 25 per cent long distance
connections, 10 per cent have fax machines, 10 per cent have personal computers,
while only 3 per cent have email. |
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| About 13 per cent earn more
than 1,500 but less than 3,000 rupees. Twenty eight per cent earn more
than 3,000 but less than 5,000, forty four per cent earn more than 5,000
but less than 8,000, while only fifteen per cent have incomes exceeding
8,000 rupees. |
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| Only 34 per cent of the
urban journalists work under the Wage Award. |
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| Only 22 per cent of
the journalists have any other source of income, besides their salaries. |
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| About 21 per cent of the
journalists have no dependents, 38 per cent have between one and three
dependents, 25 per cent have three to five dependents, while 16 per cent
have more than five dependents. |
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| About 57 per cent of the
journalists said they would leave journalism for a better earning opportunity. |
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| Only 14 per cent of the
urban journalists said they were doing their job because they are content
with the salary, 30 per cent do it to make contacts and influence. About
41 per cent consider their jobs a mission; per cent said they would
continue working till they find some better jobs. |
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| DISTRICT CORRESPONDENTS |
| All those who answered the
questionnaires were reporters. |
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| Only five per cent of the
district correspondents are under the age of 25. About 36 per cent are
above 25 years, but below 35 years. While 45 per cent are aged between
30 and 45 year. Only six per cent are above 45 but below 55 years. About
14 per cent are above 55 years. |
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| A genderwise division revealed
that there are no women orrespondents. |
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| About four per cent of the
district correspondents are matriculates, 24 per cent have done FA or Intermediate,
54 per cent are graduates, 18 per cent hold masters degrees, while none
have ventured beyond masters. |
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| Some 21 per cent of the
district correspondents hold degrees in journalism or mass communications. |
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| Only five per cent of the
district correspondents have less than fiveyear professional experience.
Seventyfour per cent more than five, but less than ten; eighteen per cent
more than ten, but less than fifteen; three per cent more than fifteen,
but less than twenty and none over twenty years. |
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| About 36 per cent of the
district correspondents own houses, 6 per cent live in rented houses, 58
per cent live in their parents' houses. |
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| About 71 per cent of the
district correspondents are married. |
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| As many as 91 per cent have
children. |
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| As many as 27 per cent of
the district correspondents do not have any form of transport, five per
cent have bicycles, 60 per cent motorcycles, only eight per cent own cars. |
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| Zero per cent of the rural
journalists work under the Wage Award. |
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| About 21 per cent of the
district correspondents have local telephone connections, 34 per cent have
long distance connections and 38 per cent have fax machines. About five
per cent have personal computers, only two per cent email. |
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| About 15 per cent of the
district correspondents receive financial assistance from their family
members. |
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| About four per cent have
no dependents, 47 per cent have one to three dependents, 21 per cent have
three to five dependents, 28 per cent have more than five dependents. |
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| About 19 per cent are willing
to leave journalism for a better income opportunity; 81 per cent would
stick to it. |
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| None of the district correspondents
do their job because they are content with the salary. About 34 per cent
do it to make contacts and influence. About per cent consider their
job a mission; 54 per cent will do it until they found a better job. |
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| As many as 72 per cent of
the district correspondents have attended a journalist training course,
while 28 per cent have not. |
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