The effect of traditional media and new media tools on participant university student's perception of democracy

This study was performed in Eskişehir Anadolu University in January 2012. 100 men and 100 women participants involved in this study. All of the participants are university students. The participants? perception of democracy and perception level of their relationship about new media and print media were measured.Improved perception of democracy is applied to lower scale and mixed scale of participants. According to research results, the participants? perception of democracy is highly related to democracy in western countries. The student participants world of communication is largely shaped by internet. New media tools were found to be positive effects on participants? perceptions of democracy. Keywords: Traditional Media, New Media, University Student, Perception Of Democracy