• Indira Devi Nongmaithem

There has been an emerging change in the news consumption habits with the advent of internet. With the growth of usage of mobile device, the online news consumption is increasing day by day among the students. News being an important part of our everyday life, people seeks news from different news platforms according to their selection of news. One of the news platforms is the social networking sites which make the users very convenient and easily available. Many studies have done about the social media usage for news .The present paper tries to examine the usage of social media for news among the students of Central Agricultural University, Mizoram. This paper also investigates about the news discussion and sharing of news among friends and family. A survey method has adopted for the study through structured questionnaire.

Social Media, News sharing, Discussions, University, Students, Central Agricultural University

"Usage of Social Media Platforms for News among the Students of Central Agricultural University, Mizoram", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.66-71, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902C13.pdf

"Usage of Social Media Platforms for News among the Students of Central Agricultural University, Mizoram", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp66-71, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902C13.pdf