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Communication for Seniors’ Inclusion in Today’s Society: The Effects of Digitisation on Active Ageing 沟通促进长者融入社会:数码化对积极乐颐年的影响

IF 3.1 2区文学

Media and Communication Pub Date : 2023-07-18 DOI: 10.17645/mac.v11i3.7039

Carmen Llorente-Barroso, Leopoldo Abad-Alcalá, Fausto Colombo

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引用次数: 0

Assessing Older Adults’ Perspectives on Digital Game-Related Strategies to Foster Active and Healthy Ageing 评估老年人对数字游戏相关策略的看法，以促进积极健康的老龄化

IF 3.1 2区文学

Media and Communication Pub Date : 2023-07-18 DOI: 10.17645/mac.v11i3.6796

Francisco Regalado, C. Ortet, L. Costa, Carlos Santos, A. Veloso

{"title":"Assessing Older Adults’ Perspectives on Digital Game-Related Strategies to Foster Active and Healthy Ageing","authors":"Francisco Regalado, C. Ortet, L. Costa, Carlos Santos, A. Veloso","doi":"10.17645/mac.v11i3.6796","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i3.6796","url":null,"abstract":"The growing use of digital platforms among older adults has brought increased challenges to the design and development process, thus requiring considering age-related needs and changes. Nonetheless, a growing body of research suggests that different types of applications of digital platforms, i.e., digital games, can foster new opportunities to encourage active and healthy ageing (AHA) by promoting knowledge acquisition, developing competences, fostering well-being, and deepening social connections. Therefore, this study aims to assess older adults’ perspectives and participation in digital game-related strategies and how these can foster AHA. A mixed-methods approach was applied, resorting to field notes and a questionnaire, involving 18 participants aged between 63 and 81, at the Ageing Lab (Laboratório do Envelhecimento). Through 10 exploratory digital gaming-related sessions over approximately two months, participants were introduced to game-related strategies and online communities. Overall, this study sustained previous research about the influence of digital games and online communities in the promotion of AHA, by encouraging participation in society, acquisition of new digital competences in the dimensions of information and data literacy, communication and collaboration, and safety; and maintaining one’s health and well-being. Moreover, findings suggest that continued contact with information and communication technologies stimulates digital proficiency, thus further fostering inclusion in an increasingly digital society.","PeriodicalId":18348,"journal":{"name":"Media and Communication","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48258365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Digital Ageism: Emerging Challenges and Best Practices of Age-Friendly Digital Urban Governance 数字老龄主义：老龄化数字城市治理的新挑战和最佳实践

IF 3.1 2区文学

Media and Communication Pub Date : 2023-07-18 DOI: 10.17645/mac.v11i3.6711

Olga Kolotouchkina, Mónica Viñarás-Abad, L. Mañas-Viniegra

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引用次数: 5

Deserted Local News: Exploring News Deserts From a Journalistic Recruitment Perspective 被遗弃的地方新闻:从新闻招聘的角度探讨新闻沙漠

IF 3.1 2区文学

Media and Communication Pub Date : 2023-07-17 DOI: 10.17645/mac.v11i3.6738

Ragnhild Kr. Olsen, Birgit Røe Mathisen

引用次数: 1

Investigating News Deserts on the Content Level: Geographical Diversity in Swiss News Media 从内容层面考察新闻沙漠:瑞士新闻媒体的地理多样性

IF 3.1 2区文学

Media and Communication Pub Date : 2023-07-17 DOI: 10.17645/mac.v11i3.6794

Daniel Vogler, Morley Weston, L. Udris

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引用次数: 1

In the Web of the Parties: Local Politicians on Facebook in Hungary 在政党网站上：匈牙利Facebook上的当地政客

IF 3.1 2区文学

Media and Communication Pub Date : 2023-07-11 DOI: 10.17645/mac.v11i3.6654

M. Bene, G. Dobos

引用次数: 2

Stuck With the Algorithm: Algorithmic Consciousness and Repertoire in Fridays for Future’s Data Contention 受困于算法：周五的算法意识和未来数据争夺的汇辑

IF 3.1 2区文学

Media and Communication Pub Date : 2023-07-06 DOI: 10.17645/mac.v11i3.6818

Giuliana Sorce

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引用次数: 1

No People, No News: News Deserts and Areas at Risk in Spain 没有人，没有新闻：西班牙沙漠和危险地区的新闻

IF 3.1 2区文学

Media and Communication Pub Date : 2023-07-04 DOI: 10.17645/mac.v11i3.6727

María-Cruz Negreira-Rey, J. Vázquez-Herrero, Xosé López-García

{"title":"No People, No News: News Deserts and Areas at Risk in Spain","authors":"María-Cruz Negreira-Rey, J. Vázquez-Herrero, Xosé López-García","doi":"10.17645/mac.v11i3.6727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i3.6727","url":null,"abstract":"In recent decades Spain has suffered a gradual process of depopulation and exodus from rural areas to large capitals. The España Vaciada political and social movement denounces the country’s territorial inequality, while the government is working on a strategic plan to address the demographic challenge. At the media level, there is concern about citizens’ access to a local and quality journalistic service, key to the strengthening of communities and their democratic functioning. The main objective of this research is to explore the phenomenon of news deserts in Spain, identifying the areas that can be considered news deserts and those that are at risk of becoming so, based on the mapping of digital media in the country. The characteristics of the digital media of the autonomous communities with the highest presence of news deserts are studied to ascertain whether the risk factors of population or richness index are connected to their appearance. The results reveal that 6,304 (77.53%) Spanish municipalities can be considered news deserts, inhabited by 11.6 million people, 24.51% of the country’s total population. In addition, another 523 municipalities are at risk of becoming news deserts. In the regions with the largest number of news deserts, there is a clear concentration of media in the main capitals and a weak ecosystem of local and hyperlocal media. Depopulation is the main risk factor in the loss of media and news coverage in local communities.","PeriodicalId":18348,"journal":{"name":"Media and Communication","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45904202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Age-Based Digital Divide: Uses of the Internet in People Over 54 Years Old 基于年龄的数字鸿沟:54岁以上人群的互联网使用

IF 3.1 2区文学

Media and Communication Pub Date : 2023-06-29 DOI: 10.17645/mac.v11i3.6744

Natalia Papí-Gálvez, Daniel La Parra‐Casado

{"title":"Age-Based Digital Divide: Uses of the Internet in People Over 54 Years Old","authors":"Natalia Papí-Gálvez, Daniel La Parra‐Casado","doi":"10.17645/mac.v11i3.6744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i3.6744","url":null,"abstract":"The digitization process is widespread and unrelenting. Compared with other European countries, Spain has a good position in the latest data compiled in the Digital Economy and Society Index. Direct use of communication and information technologies is high among the regions in Spain, where the national average in the region of Valencia stands out. However, despite this context, differences between population groups continue to be observed in different dimensions of the digital divide. This article explores this multidimensional gap among the midlife and older adult population. The research design adopts a mixed-method sequential design (questionnaire-based survey, follow-up with semi-structured interviews) to explore social positions in relation to access and use of technologies and the meanings that people ascribe to such positions and actions. A telephone survey was conducted with 1,800 people over 54 years of age residing in Valencia in September 2021, followed by 67 in-depth interviews. The results suggest that demographic and socioeconomic characteristics (level of education, age, and gender) determine people’s position in the digital divide. Qualitative discourses qualify these results by elucidating key aspects that could be acting as protectors of digital and social exclusion. They are related to the social and family context and the characteristics of digital service providers. The findings are useful to guide both public policies to promote digital inclusion and private market actors when designing their digital strategies.","PeriodicalId":18348,"journal":{"name":"Media and Communication","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43108722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Applicability of the User Experience Methodology: Communication and Employment Web Portal for Older Adults 用户体验方法的适用性:老年人沟通与就业门户网站

IF 3.1 2区文学

Media and Communication Pub Date : 2023-06-29 DOI: 10.17645/mac.v11i3.6775

María De los Ángeles Ferrer-Mavárez, Erwin Robert Aguirre-Villalobos, Janeth Beatriz Valecillos-Pereira

{"title":"Applicability of the User Experience Methodology: Communication and Employment Web Portal for Older Adults","authors":"María De los Ángeles Ferrer-Mavárez, Erwin Robert Aguirre-Villalobos, Janeth Beatriz Valecillos-Pereira","doi":"10.17645/mac.v11i3.6775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i3.6775","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to redesign a web portal, oriented to communication and employment management for older adults, from the perspective of user experience, using the user experience methodology. The graphic and functional elements of the platform were considered, enhancing the effectiveness of the communication and inclusion processes and accessibility to employment opportunities. The study is part of a mixed investigation, attending the following stages: (a) exploration of the users of the ServiSenior portal platform during 2021 (constituted by 11 collaborators, 15 clients, and 30 older adults); (b) documentary analysis of the state of the art of employment portals for older adults; (c) proposal design incorporating user experience improvements; (d) testing to validate the value proposition delivered to the target audience. The results obtained were taken into account in decision-making for the approach to the design of the digital portal. This proposal is theoretically based on user-centered design, from which the user experience methodology emerges, which seeks to improve the use and quality of services of digital portals centered on users, emphasizing the attribute of universal use and access. The results obtained enhance the applicability of digital tools that serve to insert a vulnerable population in work spaces, assuming as a starting point design, accessibility, and ease of use.","PeriodicalId":18348,"journal":{"name":"Media and Communication","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47027147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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