Asgedom, Amare (PhD)Nesri, Sophia2018-07-032023-11-082018-07-032023-11-082006-07http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/5733The past decade has seen a number of major changes in the availability and use of information through media channels. In the digital age, the Internet has become popular as a source of news and this raises questions about the future of newspapers. The question is whether the changes in availability or use of some media have brought about changes in the availability of other media, or whether different media serve as substitutes for one another. Is a Web likely to supplement or substitute newspapers? An analysis of data from a survey of almost 300 graduate students in Addis Ababa University shows that respondents are not turning away from reading newspapers as a source of local/International political news. In fact, the more time spent reading online news is linked to heavier use of newspapers. However, a smaller proportion of the respondents admit on cutting back reading newspapers as a source of news and relying more and more on the Internet.enInternet and NewspaperThesis