การนำเสนอและการคัดเลือกเนื้อหาในหน้าภูมิภาคของหนังสือพิมพ์รายวัน / เนาวรัตน์ เจริญประพิณ = Presentation and selection of the content on provincial page of the daily newspapers / Naowarat Charoenpraphin
This research is conducted with the objectivities of studying the presentation, style and source of content on the provincial page of the daily newspapers. The study focuses on the volume of frequency, and a camparison of the content category on the provincial page among the popular newspaper, quality newspaper and business newspaper. The Daily News, Matichon and Phujadkarn Daily newspapers are the samplings used in the research. Additionally, the study makes an analysis on factors affecting the selection of the content on the provincial page of the daily newspapers by having an interview with the editors of provincial desk. The research results show that Daily News has the highest volume of contents on the provincial page. It contrasts to Phujadkarn Daily that has the fewest volume of contents on the provincial page. The Daily News in the top rank presents the people movement in provincial among the other two newspapers. Meanwhile, Matichon and Phujadkarn Daily present the highest number of the economics, business, investment and labour issues. For the style of presentation, all three newspapers have the highest presentation through the news style when compared to other styles. Phujadkarn Daily and Matichon have the least presentation through the news picture while Daily News has the fewest number of article presentation. The source of content for all three papers mostly comes from the state agencies and state enterprises, but hardly derives from the public institutions. The Daily News reports the largest number of provincial events in the central region. It is quite different from Matichon which reports the largest number of contents in the North Eastern region. Meanshile, Phujadkarn Daily presents the largest number of events in the South. According to an interview with the news selectors of the provincial page, it is found that there are many factors impacting on the presentation and selection of the content on the provincial page such as the newspaper policy, provincial reporters, the editor or head of provincial desk, news value and economic problems.
