Information-seeking by print media journalists in Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Abstract

This study reports the results of investigating the information behavior of print media journalists in the city of Rashahi, Bangladesh. It attempts to identify how successful the journalists are in finding information and what information sources are preferred. The Internet was the most frequently used information source. The study also tried to explore the information services required by journalists from libraries and information centres. This paper suggests that journalism schools may include courses in their curriculum about information behavior, types of information, various types of information sources, information retrieval, search strategies, etc.