Indigenous language newspapers and the digital media conundrum in Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 026666692098340
Author(s):  
Kevin Onyenankeya
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Indigenous Language ◽  
Technological Determinism ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
The Future ◽  
Major Factors

The future of journalism is being shaped by the convergence of technology and societal shifts. For indigenous language press in Africa battling to stay afloat amidst stiff competition from traditional media, the pervasive and rapidly encroaching digital transformation holds both opportunities and potential threats. Using a qualitative approach, this paper examined the implication of the shift to digital media for the future of the indigenous language newspaper in Africa and identifies opportunities for its sustainability within the framework of the theories of technological determinism and alternative media. The analysis indicates poor funding, shrinking patronage, and competition from traditional and social media as the major factors facing indigenous newspapers. It emerged that for indigenous language newspapers to thrive in the rapidly changing and technology-driven world they need to not only adapt to the digital revolution but also explore a business model that combines a futuristic outlook with a practical approach.

scholarly journals Digital media in a contemporary conflict – example of Ukraine

2019 ◽  
pp. 27-44
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Galus ◽  
Yuliia Nesteriak
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Information Warfare ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Digital Space ◽  
Political Protests ◽  
Source Studies ◽  
The Times

The ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia provides many examples of using media, including technologically new ones, to conduct information warfare. The article focuses on the issue of the importance of digital media in the context of war in eastern Ukraine and socio-political protests (2013/2014) that preceded the armed conflict. This article analyzes the methods of instrumental usage of digital media by Russia as the dominant entity in conducting aggressive information warfare against Ukraine as well as civic actions on the Ukrainian side aimed at counteracting Russian propaganda. The results show that, in the times of the mediatization of war, different entities tend to actively use both traditional media present in the digital space and social media. In addition, this work systematizes the conceptual apparatus related to the discussed issues. The article is based on the analysis of case studies (mainly Russian RT and Ukrainian, social initiative StopFake), content analysis, analysis and criticism of literature, and examination of source studies. The article complements the current debate on the conflict between Ukraine and Russia by highlighting the role of digital media in the context of information warfare and by showing that digital media, especially social media, can be a platform adopted not only by state actors, but also for citizens.

New Media and the Quality of Life

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-18
Author(s):  
Philip Brey ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
New Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
The Future ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Contemporary Media

In this paper I evaluate the implications of contemporary information and communication media for the quality of life, including both the new media from the digital revolution and the older media that remain in use. My evaluation of contemporary media proceeds in three parts. First I discuss the benefits of contemporary media, with special emphasis given to their immediate functional benefits. I then discuss four potential threats posed by contemporary media. In a final section I examine the future of digital media and the possibilities available to us in shaping that future.

The role of communication technology in political change and the freedom of digital media

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abdullah ◽  
Kurdistan Saeed ◽  
Kanaan Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
New Information ◽  
Media Space ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the nature of the relationship between journalists and politicians in the age of media entrepreneurship, with emphasis on the factors and challenges faced by both media entrepreneurs and politicians while using digital media. This study relies on an inductive approach through using the qualitative method, this involves conducting interviews (N: 41) with journalists to discover whether they work in traditional media organizations or/and own and manage digital media enterprises, it also brings to lights new information about politicians, especially those who have media inclinations. This study reveals that digital media provide journalists with opportunities to achieve professional and financial independence. However, their work in the context of Iraqi scope does not go beyond spreading propaganda and promoting various agenda of political parties and politicians. In terms of the content of media entrepreneurship, this study unveils anonymous social media which are affiliated with/ or supported by politicians which work as piracy for trolling political opponents and activists. It is assumed that such social media have serious repercussions for freedom and privacy. This worries activists and journalists that they are unable to express their opinions freely for fear of being attacked by anonymous social media working on behalf of politicians. Therefore, the ethics of social media and their ownership seems to be a major concern in the Iraqi political media space, and it should be taken into consideration in future research.

Conflict and interest between journalists and politicians in Iraq in the age of media entrepreneurship

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Omar Bali
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Smartphone Applications ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Media Space ◽  
The Media ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study examines the ethical conflict of interest that exists in this sphere between journalists and politicians in an age of media entrepreneurship in Iraq, which theoretically would enable journalists to express their own voices and hold a greater stake in the media market. A qualitative method was adopted for this study using open, in-depth interviews with 36 participants. The study found that relative freedom, smartphone applications and social media helped innovative Iraqi journalists to become media entrepreneurs and own media enterprises themselves. These media enterprises are characterized by activities such as publishing material that is critical in tone and satirical in content and accompanied by short videos that are broadcast on social media. This is then easily accessible for media consumers using their smartphones. Media enterprises appear to offer journalists an opportunity for professional and financial independence, but their operation in the Iraqi media space tends to reflect the propagandistic function of traditional media outlets instead of fulfilling this emancipatory role. The findings also showed that there is a dark side to Iraqi digital media enterprise, which involves politicians exploiting journalists to troll and attack activists through anonymous digital media. This in turn harms the freedom of expression and suppresses critical views voice against the political establishment.

#BlackLivesMatter: An Analysis of the Movement as Social Drama

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-110
Author(s):  
Leslie Kay Jones
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Civil Rights Movement ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
The United States ◽  
Technological Determinism ◽  
Movement Mechanics

Scholars agree that the United States is experiencing a new black civil and human rights movement called #BlackLivesMatter and that the Internet is pivotal to that movement. Protests in Ferguson, Missouri, and in Baltimore, Maryland, dominated national attention for months through 2014 and 2015. Protesters have successfully gained the attention of elite power brokers, a necessary step in the social movement process. #BlackLivesMatter has many insights to provide about mobilization, if researchers take black American discursive power and intellectual production more seriously as subjects of analysis. This article argues that a dramaturgy framework reveals important meaning making that occurs on the periphery of a social movement. In this periphery, my analysis shows that black social media publics are harbingers of racial progress. Introducing the concept of a Greek Chorus to the dramaturgy framework better clarifies the role that Twitter plays in the movement as a public space where outside observers negotiate their own meaning making surrounding the movement’s claims and strategies. Conceptualizing movement mechanics in this way provides a clearer understanding of the importance of digital media in the contemporary black civil rights movement without relying on technological determinism, reducing social media to a structural component of the movement, or undermining the importance of physicality to protest.

scholarly journals The Concept of “New Media” Among News Producers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shlash Alzyoud
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Social Media Networks ◽  
News Industry ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study is to understand how Jordanian journalists view social media networks as being related to the news industry and the extent of their dependence on these networks in producing news. It also explores the opinions of journalists on the pros and cons of these networks through the lens of relationship between these networks and professional journalism. The study uses the qualitative approach by conducting interviews with a number of professional Jordanian journalists. The most prominent results that the study revealed are that journalists view social networks as an important and beneficial development. There is optimism among journalists about the relationship between professional journalism and social media. Also, social networks have brought several benefits to the professional journalism. The results also show that there is a firm belief among journalists that social networks cannot be considered a substitute for traditional media.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Potensi Sumber Daya Manusia Melalui Teknologi Komunikasi Media Sosial di Era Milenial Desa Kampil

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-320
Author(s):  
Fitri Wulan Ningsih ◽  
Teddy Dyatmika
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Impact

Abstrak: Memasuki era transformasi digital ditahun 2021, perkembangan teknologi komunikasi terutama media sosial sudah sangat pesat dan tak terbatas. Dalam dunia yang semakin canggih ini dibeberapa daerah di Indonesia masih beberapa daerah yang belum dapat mengoptimalkan media sosial salah satunya di desa Kampil RT 06 RW02 Kecamatan Wiradesa. Ditengah perkembangan teknologi komunikasi saat ini pemuda Desa Kampil RT 06 RW 02 masih mengandalkan pekerjaan mereka sebagai buruh bangunan, petani, pedagang rumahan, dan juga merantau ke kota lain dengan pekerjaan serupa bahkan ada yang tidak memiliki pekerjaan. Hal tersebut tentu menjadi masalah yang harus diselesaikan, tertutama bagi kalangan pemuda agar kedepannya desa kampil RT 06 menjadi desa yang sejahtera di bidang ekonomi. Dalam penyelesaian masalah ini, metode yang digunakan adalah metode training atau pelatihan. Teknologi komunikasi terutama kehadiran media sosial yang ada ditengah masyarakat saat ini dapat menjadi jalan keluar dari masalah tersebut. Dalam memanfaatkan teknologi itu sendiri yang cenderung menguasai dalam penggunaan teknologi komunikasi biasanya adalah pemuda, untuk itu pemuda adalah sasaran dalam penyelesaian masalah ini. Pelatihan yang dialakukan adalah dengan pengenalan media sosial, pemanfaatan media sosial untuk promosi dan bagaimana optimalisasi media sosial dalam mempromosikan produk dan jasa. Dampak yang muncul dari pelatihan ini adalah pemuda lebih memahami fungsi media sosial dan dapat memanfaatkan media sosial untuk keperluan promosi.Abstract: Entering the digital transformation era in 2021, communication technology, especially social media, is very fast and unlimited. In this increasingly sophisticated world, in some areas in Indonesia, there are still some areas that have not been able to optimize one of the social media in Kampil village, RT 06 RW02, Wiradesa sub-district. In the development of communication technology, the youth of Kampil Village RT 06 RW 02 still rely on their work as construction workers, farmers, home traders, and also migrate to other cities with similar jobs and some even do not have jobs. This is certainly a problem that must be resolved, especially for the youth so that in the future Kampil Village RT 06 becomes a prosperous village in the economic field. In solving this problem, the method used is the method of training or training. Communication technology, especially the presence of social media in today's society can be a way out of this problem. In utilizing the technology itself, those who master the use of communication technology are usually young people, for that youth are the targets in solving this problem. The training carried out is with the introduction of social media, the use of social media for and how to optimize social media in promoting products and services. The impact that emerged from this training was that young people better understood the function of social media and could use social media for promotional purposes.

To Tweet or not to Tweet? An analysis of Twitter use during the 2014 Belgian elections

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1+2-2017) ◽  
pp. 107-123
Author(s):  
Stéphanie De Munter ◽  
Philippe De Vries
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Election Campaigns ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Broadcast Media ◽  
Election Victory ◽  
The Relationship

Social media, and Twitter in particular, are playing an increasing role in the day-to-day activities of politicians (Weber Shandwick, 2014). Before the digital revolution, the relationship between the politician and the voter was intermediated by journalists and broadcast media. In contrast to traditional media, social media are presumed to enable politicians to engage directly with the electorate (Kruikemeier, Van Noort, Vliegenthart & De Vreese, 2015). In the last decade, there was a growing interest in the role of social media in election campaigns, triggered by Barack Obama’s electoral presidential election victory in 2008 and more recently by Donald Trumps’ triumph in 2016 (Rodriguez-Andres, 2018). The research presented in this article answers three main questions. First, who are the politicians using Twitter for campaigning purposes and what variables can predict Twitter use? Second, when do Belgian politicians use it and with which frequency? And third: do tweeting politicians perform better at the ballot box? The main findings reveal that a Flemish candidate has a higher probability of 18,7% to be present on Twitter compared to a candidate from the French community. Another important finding is that there is no significant association between the number of tweets and number of preferential votes, although a trend towards significance was observed for Flemish politicians.

THE HEADIC ISSUE OF DIGITAL REVOLUTION: AN EMERGENT CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE OF JOBS

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Issa Compaoré ◽  
Honoré Ouédraogo ◽  
Dr. Théophile Bindeouè Nassè ◽  
Andrew Salakpi
Keyword(s):  
Change Management ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
The Future ◽  
Current Practices

The article goes through the different stages of human at work and it current practices then focuses on the digital revolution coming on. It explores the effects on jobs in the transport and banking sectors. What are the countries that are well prepared for that revolution? Are Africa and Burkina ready for the digital transformation? The lack of infrastructure is severe in some countries. The main keys are to strengthen the educations systems, to build a solid lifelong system and the use the tools of change management. The findings show that countries have an important role to play but also international organizations like ILO, UNESCO, OCED, EU, and AU. Keywords: Digital revolution, Challenge, Jobs, Future.

The transformative power of social media: Considerations for practice and emerging leaders

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard G. Booth ◽  
Gillian Strudwick ◽  
Robert Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Emerging Leaders ◽  
Transformative Power ◽  
Healthcare Environments ◽  
The Future ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Social media has transformed how people communicate both in non-healthcare and healthcare-specific settings. Due to social media’s growing importance in society, it is likely that this form of communication will reshape various elements of how healthcare is conceptualized, managed, and delivered. To explore this emerging issue, this article describes the current use of social media in healthcare and examines the future digital transformation of healthcare. Finally, recommendations toward leveraging social media, and how emerging leaders can act as digital stewards to inform future healthcare environments, are also provided.

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