NEWSPAPER COVERAGE ON EFFECT OF FLOOD IN CHENNAI A MIXED METHOD RESEARCH
Background The heaviest rainfall in more than a century has caused massive flooding across the eastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Many people suffered in various aspects during flood in Chennai loss of loved ones, houses, properties and valuables, lack of food and water, need for the rescue, physical and mental health suffering and so on are the various difficulties and bargaining of the sufferers. Considering all these damages and loss, the investigators chose to do newspaper coverage on how the city suffered during the period. Objectives To quantify the articles published by selected newspapers related to flood. To identify the sectors affected by flood and to discuss how the city was managed during flood. Materials and Methods Mixed method approach which included both quantitative and qualitative research designs. The study was conducted in the Library of Apollo College of Nursing where the researchers chose 200 articles published in 3 English dailies (The Hindu, Times of India and Indian Express) as samples for quantitative study and 20 articles were selected for qualitative study. Results The findings revealed that 42% of the articles were from Hindu, 28% from Times of India and 30% from Indian Express. Qualitative analysis was done considering the various aspects of disaster management cycle such as impact, response, rehabilitation, mitigation and preparedness with the help of 20 published articles from all the three English dailies.