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Effectiveness of Science Newspaper ‘Vaigyanik Drishtikon’ in Science Communication: A Case Study

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Title Effectiveness of Science Newspaper ‘Vaigyanik Drishtikon’ in Science Communication: A Case Study
 
Creator JAIN, TARUN KUMAR
CHOUDHARY, SHOBHNA
KUMAR, PAMPOSH
 
Subject Scientific temper
Science newspaper
Media
Online survey
 
Description 253-256
In the present era, every citizen in society should have the
opportunity to think, understand and work scientifically. Under the
Fundamental Duties as per Article 51A (H) in the Constitution of
India, it has been said that “it will be the duty of every citizen of India
to develop a scientific temper, humanism and a spirit of inquiry and
reform”. Vaigyanik Drishtikon which is a fortnightly science
newspaper is being published for the last 22 years and is considered
as the first science newspaper in India. It is playing a wide and vivid
role in developing scientific temperament and awareness in society.
In this paper, an attempt has been made to investigate the
effectiveness and role of the science newspaper Vaigyanik Drishtikon in
science communication in Jaipur. The main objective of this study is to
understand, analyze and check the effectiveness of this newspaper. For
this purpose, the authors have used the online survey method to collect
data for their analysis. Since Google form is quite a handy tool for
collecting data, authors have circulated Google forms with a
questionnaire comprising22 questions. A total of 425 responses were
received. Most of the people who participated in the survey responded
that 'Vaigyanik Drishtikon' has developed their scientific understanding to
a great extent and made them aware of the logical, informative and
interesting knowledge of science in simple language.
 
Date 2022-12-16T09:14:20Z
2022-12-16T09:14:20Z
2022-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier ISSN: 2278-2788 (Print); 2278-2796 (Online)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/61023
https://doi.org/10.56042/jst.v10i3.68672
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source JST Vol.10(4) [October-December 2022]