Youth, self, other: A study of Ibdaa’s digital media practices in the West Bank, Palestine

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjay Asthana
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
West Bank ◽  
The West ◽  
Youth Media ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Media Narratives ◽  
Persuasive Arguments

While research on youth media offers persuasive arguments about what young people are doing with information and communication technologies (ICTs), a significant absence from the literature pertains to the general neglect of Palestinian youth engagements with inexpensive ICTs and digital media forms. Despite a few perceptive analyses, several studies ignore the role of popular culture in Palestinian refugee life-worlds. This article explores how Palestinian youth living in a refugee camp in the West Bank appropriate old and new media to create personal and social narratives. Drawing insights from Paul Ricoeur’s work, non-representational theory, feminist, media, and cultural studies, the article probes the issues through a set of interrelated questions: What are the salient features of the Palestinian youth media initiative? What kinds of media narratives are produced and how do these relate to young people’s notions of identity and selfhood? How do young people refashion the notion of the political?

Political Economy of the Media

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dal Yong Jin
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Intellectual History ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Culture Industry ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Modern Capitalism ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Media

Political economy of the media includes several domains including journalism, broadcasting, advertising, and information and communication technology. A political economy approach analyzes the power relationships between politics, mediation, and economics. First, there is a need to identify the intellectual history of the field, focusing on the establishment and growth of the political economy of media as an academic field. Second is the discussion of the epistemology of the field by emphasizing several major characteristics that differentiate it from other approaches within media and communication research. Third, there needs an understanding of the regulations affecting information and communication technologies (ICTs) and/or the digital media-driven communication environment, especially charting the beginnings of political economy studies of media within the culture industry. In particular, what are the ways political economists develop and use political economy in digital media and the new media milieu driven by platform technologies in the three new areas of digital platforms, big data, and digital labor. These areas are crucial for analysis not only because they are intricately connected, but also because they have become massive, major parts of modern capitalism.

Translation and localization of children’s rights in youth-produced digital media in the Global South: A hermeneutic exploration

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 686-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjay Asthana
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Global South ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Empirical Knowledge ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
Local Contexts ◽  
Youth Media ◽  
Media Narratives

Through the study of two UNICEF-supported youth media initiatives from Palestine, this article theorizes and generates new empirical knowledge about the encounter between constructions of youth in rights-based discourses of UNICEF and young people’s digital media narratives. The research encountered instances where the universal discourse of children’s rights did not connect with the local realities of youth (constraints) but found that young people translate children’s rights to construct new meanings to suit their local contexts and experiences (possibilities).

Digitalization and Political Extremism

2022 ◽  
pp. 506-525
Author(s):  
Mehmet Karacuka ◽  
Hakan Inke ◽  
Justus Haucap
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Internet Usage ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Political Behaviour ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Filter Bubbles

Information and communication technologies shape, direct, and deter political behaviour and institutions as the increase in internet usage regulate our daily lives. The advance of internet and digital media also shape political involvement, partisanship, and ideology. Internet, as the new media, is an important information source that shapes political behaviour along with other effects on societal layers. The new technologies provide a platform for the voices of minorities and disadvantaged communities, therefore urging a pluralist agenda. They are also blamed for the recent rise of populism and polarisation by creating echo-chambers, filter-bubbles, and the “fake news.” In this study, the authors analyse the possible effects of internet usage on political polarisation and ideological extremism by utilising World Values Survey Wave 7 Data for 40 countries. The findings show that internet usage and education level decrease extremism, while safety, work anxiety, and religiosity drive people to the extreme.

scholarly journals Koncepcja smart city a COVID-19. Wykorzystanie nowych mediów w obliczu pandemii

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2 (11)) ◽  
pp. 75-95
Author(s):  
Jacek Mikucki ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Main Research ◽  
The Face ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The City

This article aims at examining the use of the potential of media in the urban space in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic on the example of the largest city in Poland – Warsaw. The author analyses the so-called new media, which were created on the basis of information and communication technologies, paying attention to both the channel (soft infrastructure) and the medium (hard infrastructure). The main research method is the case study of the mentioned city, which allows identifying good and bad practices in the use of new media in the city and the strategic objectives of the analysed cities. The study is based on the analysis of literature, strategic documents, brochures and websites. The research hypothesis is that the city authorities of Warsaw, adapting the smart city strategy during the pandemic, develops a communication system based on the Internet platform. The research results show that the municipal authorities in Warsaw are implementing the smart city concept by using new forms of media and technology as both targets and tools for its implementation. During the pandemic, the city’s various digital media were developed with content dedicated to COVID-19, and activities dedicated to informing and communicating with residents are undertaken through Warszawa 19115 platform.

scholarly journals Possibilities of Shaping Health-Seeking Behaviours Among Children and Teenagers of the “Digital Natives” Generation

1970 ◽  
pp. 515-534
Author(s):  
Karina Leksy ◽  
Alina Dworak
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Health And Development

Regardless of how the contemporary young generation is described, there is no doubt that their permanent connection to the Internet and an incredible expertise in using information and communication technologies are one of the features that define those who grow up at the present time. Such strong involvement in digital media entails a number of health and development consequences for children and teenagers. In order to minimize the potential risks and negative effects of new media, it is essential to take action aimed at increasing awareness in terms of positive and negative aspects of using digital devices as well as at gaining abilities to use them in a way that is the most optimal and favourable for health. Currently, this issue constitutes a great challenge for teachers, parents, and carers for whom implementing health-seeking attitudes and behaviours of the young generation may be, taking into consideration the attractiveness of electronic media and virtual world, an enormously difficult task.

scholarly journals Implementation of media practices in the work of libraries for children and youth

Obraz ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-50
Author(s):  
Tetiana Polishchuk ◽  
Oleksandra Kravchuk
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Young People ◽  
New Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Media Content ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Media ◽  
New Forms Of Work ◽  
Media Practices

The relevance of the study is due to the expansion of the media space of Ukrainian libraries for children and youth and the use of media practices on their pages in social networks. The aim is to study and compare the applied media practices by domestic libraries for children and youth, to consider new forms of work with the use of media content by libraries for young people and to illustrate their attractiveness to the user. To solve the tasks, the method of analysis of library content in new media, methods of comparison, generalization and sociocommunication were used. The presence of libraries in new media attracts the attention of young people, and information and communication technologies become intermediaries between the book collection and the user. An important component of the attractiveness of the library’s page in social networks is not only the expansion of new channels of communication, but also the creation of the author’s media content.

FACT-CHECKING. FROM TERM AND CONCEPT TO WORD USAGE

2020 ◽  
pp. 72-78
Author(s):  
Maxim S. Kronev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Word Usage ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Source Studies ◽  
Fact Checking ◽  
The Russian Language ◽  
Dictionary Definitions

With modern realities in the development of new media and the information and communication technologies (ICT), the skills of checking information for the reliability of sources – fact-checking (or fact-check) is extremely important. The article briefly considers the term fact-checking and gives the definitions and also related concepts. The author’s understanding of approaches to and tools of the fact-checking in the context of the concept “Source Studies 2.0” is offered. English dictionary definitions are analyzed and translated into Russian, an overview of the Russian-language interpretations is given, as well as links to key publications on the topic.

Digital Middle East

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
New Media ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Complex Dynamics ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
New Information ◽  
Fast Pace ◽  
Information And Communication

In recent years, the Middle East’s information and communications landscape has changed dramatically. Increasingly, states, businesses, and citizens are capitalizing on the opportunities offered by new information technologies, the fast pace of digital transformations, and enhanced connectivity. These changes are far from turning Middle Eastern nations into network societies, but their impact is significant. The growing adoption of a wide variety of information technologies and new media platforms in everyday life has given rise to complex dynamics that beg for a better understanding. Digital Middle East sheds a critical light on continuing changes that are closely intertwined with the adoption of information and communication technologies in the MENA region. Drawing on case studies from throughout the Middle East, the contributors explore how these digital transformations are playing out in the social, cultural, political, and economic spheres, exposing the various disjunctions and discordances that have marked the advent of the digital Middle East.

Critique and the video production classroom: providing students the skills to navigate new media literacies

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessie Nixon
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Video Production ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Media Literacy ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate how teaching the discourse of critique, an integral part of the video production process, can be used to eliminate barriers for young people in gaining new media literacy skills helping more young people become producers rather than consumers of digital media. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes an instrumental qualitative case study (Stake, 2000) in two elective high school video production classrooms in the Midwestern region of the USA. The author conducted observations, video and audio recorded critique sessions, conducted semi-structured interviews and collected artifacts throughout production including storyboards, brainstorms and rough and final cuts of videos. Findings Throughout critique, young video producers used argumentation strategies to cocreate meaning, multiple methods of inquiry and questioning, critically evaluated feedback and synthesized their ideas and those of their peers to achieve their intended artistic vision. Young video producers used feedback in the following ways: incorporated feedback directly into their work, rejected and ignored feedback, or incorporated some element of the feedback in a way not originally intended. Originality/value This paper demonstrates how teaching the discourse of critique can be used to eliminate barriers for young people in gaining new media literacy skills. Educators can teach argumentation and inquiry strategies through using thinking guides that encourage active processing and through engaging near peer mentors. Classroom educators can integrate the arts-based practice of the pitch critique session to maximize the impact of peer-to-peer learning.

MODELING INNOVATIVE YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THE EXPERIENCE OF BELARUS

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venelin Krastev Terziev ◽  
◽  
Vladimir Klimuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Society ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Youth Entrepreneurship ◽  
Great Damage

The model of a modern society is a „digital society” based on the widespread use of information and communication technologies. Information is of utmost importance. However, „unprocessed“, „unprepared“ information is not valuable, but quite the opposite – it causes great damage economic, technical, psychological, political and others). First of all, this concerns young people, who are exposed to the influence of „harmful factors“ (information messages, appeals) more than other categories of the population.

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