Expatriates in touch : a uses and gratifications study of Philippine online media among Filipinos in Singapore

This study was conducted with the general objective of describing what uses and gratifications the Philippine-based online media have for Filipinos based in Singapore. The research combined quantitative and qualitative methods - the survey and the ethnographic interview, respectively - to answer the...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Violeda Acosta Umali
Other Authors: Wolfe, Billy Nelson Jr
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/2035
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: Nanyang Technological University
id sg-ntu-dr.10356-2035
record_format dspace
spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-20352019-12-10T12:03:49Z Expatriates in touch : a uses and gratifications study of Philippine online media among Filipinos in Singapore Violeda Acosta Umali Wolfe, Billy Nelson Jr Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication This study was conducted with the general objective of describing what uses and gratifications the Philippine-based online media have for Filipinos based in Singapore. The research combined quantitative and qualitative methods - the survey and the ethnographic interview, respectively - to answer the following specific objectives: to describe the respondents' patterns of Philippine online media use, to determine what communication needs of the respondents are addressed by said media, to situate the respondents' use of the online media vis-a-vis other communication channels, to elucidate on the socio-psychological context of the respondents' online media use, and to present recommendations that would help make Philippine-based online media more responsive to the needs of its citizens abroad. ​Master of Mass Communication 2008-09-10T08:38:39Z 2008-09-10T08:38:39Z 2000 2000 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/2035 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
institution Nanyang Technological University
building NTU Library
country Singapore
collection DR-NTU
topic DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication
spellingShingle DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication
Violeda Acosta Umali
Expatriates in touch : a uses and gratifications study of Philippine online media among Filipinos in Singapore
description This study was conducted with the general objective of describing what uses and gratifications the Philippine-based online media have for Filipinos based in Singapore. The research combined quantitative and qualitative methods - the survey and the ethnographic interview, respectively - to answer the following specific objectives: to describe the respondents' patterns of Philippine online media use, to determine what communication needs of the respondents are addressed by said media, to situate the respondents' use of the online media vis-a-vis other communication channels, to elucidate on the socio-psychological context of the respondents' online media use, and to present recommendations that would help make Philippine-based online media more responsive to the needs of its citizens abroad.
author2 Wolfe, Billy Nelson Jr
author_facet Wolfe, Billy Nelson Jr
Violeda Acosta Umali
format Theses and Dissertations
author Violeda Acosta Umali
author_sort Violeda Acosta Umali
title Expatriates in touch : a uses and gratifications study of Philippine online media among Filipinos in Singapore
title_short Expatriates in touch : a uses and gratifications study of Philippine online media among Filipinos in Singapore
title_full Expatriates in touch : a uses and gratifications study of Philippine online media among Filipinos in Singapore
title_fullStr Expatriates in touch : a uses and gratifications study of Philippine online media among Filipinos in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Expatriates in touch : a uses and gratifications study of Philippine online media among Filipinos in Singapore
title_sort expatriates in touch : a uses and gratifications study of philippine online media among filipinos in singapore
publishDate 2008
url http://hdl.handle.net/10356/2035
_version_ 1681043076753129472