Media exposure and knowledge seeking of mass communication students in Bangkok

Abstract

This research aims to study media exposure and knowledge seeking behavior of mass communication students in Bangkok included problem and obstruction in knowledge seeking. Methodology for the research was mixed method between the qualitative research and quantitative research by used depth interviews with 12 samples and survey research with 420 samples. The results can be concluded as follow: 1. Mass Communication students in Bangkok were social media exposed mostly for follow the news, current situation and had conversation about news, current situation mostly with friend. But they were trust mostly the information from television. Media exposure on Monday to Friday found that social media exposure was the mostly next were person media and website. On Saturday to Sunday found that social media exposure was the mostly next were television and movie. The least media exposure in everyday was newspaper. 2. Mass Communication students in Bangkok were knowledge seek from various media in the moderate level. They were seek from social media mostly next were electronics and website. How to knowledge seek by study were used tutorials mostly next were online activities and group activities. Problems and obstruction in knowledge seeking were key words, data blocking, data distortion, data analysis and internet signal.