Analysing the impacts of digital media on financial performance of newspaper companies

The Zimbabwe newspaper industry has recently been suffering from financial challenges due to the economic crises and the rise in digital media. It is against this background that the study sought to investigate the impacts of digital media on financial performance of Newspaper Companies. Time series...

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Main Author: Lekadala, Kudakwashe
Language:English
Published: Midlands State University 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11408/2612
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description The Zimbabwe newspaper industry has recently been suffering from financial challenges due to the economic crises and the rise in digital media. It is against this background that the study sought to investigate the impacts of digital media on financial performance of Newspaper Companies. Time series data for the period of January 2011 to December 2013 was regressed using a multi-regression technique the Ordinary Least Squares method (OLS). The e-views 4 software was adopted to make all the necessary estimations. Literature from various scholars who investigated newspaper companies and financial performance was reviewed. The study indicated that there is a negative relationship between financial performance and digital media however other macroeconomic variables like politics and legislation should be taken into consideration.
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spelling ir-11408-26122022-06-27T13:49:04Z Analysing the impacts of digital media on financial performance of newspaper companies Lekadala, Kudakwashe Economic crises Digital media The Zimbabwe newspaper industry has recently been suffering from financial challenges due to the economic crises and the rise in digital media. It is against this background that the study sought to investigate the impacts of digital media on financial performance of Newspaper Companies. Time series data for the period of January 2011 to December 2013 was regressed using a multi-regression technique the Ordinary Least Squares method (OLS). The e-views 4 software was adopted to make all the necessary estimations. Literature from various scholars who investigated newspaper companies and financial performance was reviewed. The study indicated that there is a negative relationship between financial performance and digital media however other macroeconomic variables like politics and legislation should be taken into consideration. 2017-07-11T12:04:04Z 2017-07-11T12:04:04Z 2014 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/2612 en open Midlands State University
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Digital media
Lekadala, Kudakwashe
Analysing the impacts of digital media on financial performance of newspaper companies
title Analysing the impacts of digital media on financial performance of newspaper companies
title_full Analysing the impacts of digital media on financial performance of newspaper companies
title_fullStr Analysing the impacts of digital media on financial performance of newspaper companies
title_full_unstemmed Analysing the impacts of digital media on financial performance of newspaper companies
title_short Analysing the impacts of digital media on financial performance of newspaper companies
title_sort analysing the impacts of digital media on financial performance of newspaper companies
topic Economic crises
Digital media
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