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2-https://www.amarujala.com/world/survey-report-79-percent-of-the-content-on-social-media-is-ready-by-the-common-people
3-अमर उजाला डॉट कॉम, टेक डायरी, दिनांक 25 सितंबर 2019
4-https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/tech/gadgets-news/indian-mobile-users-gives-70-percent-time-to-social-media-and-entertainment-apps/articleshow/62129137.cms
5-https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-photogallery/indian-will-lead-in-2022-in-number-of-mobile-users/tablets/photomazaashow/59663153.cms
6-https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-social-media-disorder-spread-from-metro-city-to-village-revealed-in-kgmu-survey-19568311.html
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8-विभिन्न संवाददाताओं से स्वयं की बातचीत पर आधारित सर्वे 9-http://www.newswriters.in/2016/03/29/breaking-news-on-social-media/
10-http://www.pib.nic.in/NEWSITE/hindifeature
11-hindi.thequint.com/khullam-khulla/socialbaazi/people-spending-in-mostly-time-on-social-media
12-प्रकाश हिंदुस्तानी, आलेख, वॉट्स ऐप पत्रकारिता का यह नया दौर, http://www.prakashhindustani.com/index.php/in-media/articles/572-dr-prakash-hindustani-whatsapp-patrakarita
13-प्रियंका द्विवेदी, आलेख, नए जमाने की पत्रकारिता है ऑनलाइन जर्नलिज्म, http://technicaltoday.in/22 नवंबर-2017