scholarly journals Hypermedia and governance in Saudi Arabia

First Monday ◽  
2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwan M. Kraidy
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Cellular Phone ◽  
Digital Cameras ◽  
Information Dynamics ◽  
Television History ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Impact

The advent of new media has altered the information dynamics that shape public discourse. Convergence, miniaturization, personalization, interactivity, and mobility have blurred the boundaries between producers, consumers, and regulators of information. The role and impact of old mass media such as radio, television and the press, has changed as a result of their interaction with electronic mail, cellular phones, digital cameras, among others. Through an examination of public discourse surrounding Star Academy, the most popular and most controversial program in Arab television history, this article explores how dynamics of information among different media have shaped the Arab public sphere. Based on five months of fieldwork in 2004, the analysis focuses on electronic fatwas, press commentary, new legislation to “protect morality”, SMS messages from fans, cellular phone voting, participatory television talk–shows, and media marketing strategies. The article examines new articulations among political, cultural religious and commercial factors that have been enabled by new technologies and the impact of these interactions on Arab public discourse. The analysis suggests a model of inter–media dynamics.

scholarly journals The extent to which Saudi E-newspapers adhere to professional media standards: مدى التزام الصحف السعودية الإلكترونية بالمعايير المهنية الإعلامية

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kholoud Abdullah Mohammed Meliani
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
The Press ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

The emergence of the press on the Internet is a new media phenomenon linked to the revolution of information and communication technology. The media landscape has become closer to everyone. The role of the individual is free from the production controls and the policies of the media establishment. Which created a great problem related to the profession and its conditions so that it became easy for the citizen to be a journalist without professional qualification and practical experience in the basic rules of work. The increasing number of electronic media and the impact on Saudi Arabia are an important stage in its media activity. It has been able to reflect a significant role in the world of journalism, to accelerate the use of these new technologies, and to impose itself on the media arena as a strong competitor for paper journalism. However, the multiplicity of electronic platforms, accompanied by many negative repercussions in this aspect, including the absence of professionalism and professionalism and the decline in journalism standards, especially in the climate of freedom enjoyed by the new media and the absence of scissors censor. The aim of this study was to identify the methods and means of communicators in the electronic press to achieve professional standards such as accuracy, credibility, objectivity and neutrality in the dissemination of news and reports through the use of descriptive and analytical approach through the field survey on a sample of the study community. The study relied on the questionnaire as a tool for collecting data from a sample of 120 Saudi journalists in electronic newspapers and then analyzing and interpreting them. The study reached several results, the most important of which is that there is weakness in the adoption of the Saudi electronic press to the professional standards of objectivity, accuracy, credibility, and impartiality in the dissemination of news and reports. The study also concluded that e-newspapers do not always adhere to the rules of journalistic editing, and sometimes publish what is considered a violation of personal freedom.

Internet Affordances and Teens' Social Communication

2010 ◽  
pp. 14-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo S. Mesch
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Type Size ◽  
Instant Messenger ◽  
Social Applications ◽  
The Impact

As the Internet has been adopted and integrated in the daily lives of an increasing number of young adolescents in western countries, scholars and commentators are debating and speculating on the impact of these new media on the activities, social relationships and worldview of the young generation. The communication environment has become more and more complex, as youth combine the use of electronic mail, open forums, chat rooms, instant messenger and social networking sites. In this chapter the author argues that the use of different social applications, partially define the structure and content of social communication and association. In this chapter the author reviews the literature on the motivations for the use of each social application and the impact of the use on the type, size and quality of social ties that are maintained and created.

scholarly journals Are teachers techno-optimists or techno-pessimists? A pilot comparative among teachers in Bolivia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Poland, Turkey, and Uruguay

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Łukasz Tomczyk ◽  
Vladimir Costas Jáuregui ◽  
Cibelle Albuquerque de La Higuera Amato ◽  
Darwin Muñoz ◽  
Magali Arteaga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Latin American ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The aim of the article is to highlight the key elements related to the implementation of new technologies in education from the perspective of the opinions and experiences of educators in the field in Bolivia, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Poland, Turkey, and Uruguay. The text compares issues related to attitudes towards the use of new media in education, experiences with different forms of e-learning, and the level of restrictions on the use of smartphones in school. These variables are juxtaposed with the self-assessment of digital competence and how cyberspace is used. The survey was conducted using a standardised survey questionnaire translated into the relevant national languages in the first half of 2019, and involved a sample of 873 teachers representing eight countries. On the basis of the pilot studies it was noted that: 1) Teachers from LAC and EU like to use digital media - this is a constant trend independent of geographical location; 2) Teachers note that new technologies are not always better than analogue didactic aids; 3) Teachers from selected countries (the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Turkey, and Uruguay) have much greater techno-optimism in themselves than teachers from Bolivia, Poland, Finland and Turkey in terms of the impact of ICT on student motivation and engagement; 4) In all countries teachers prefer free online courses (the different forms of e-learning are used most often by those in the Dominican Republic, and the least often in Bolivia and Poland); 5) In each country teachers who highly value their own digital competences and have a positive attitude towards new media use ICT much more actively; 6) There is also a global trend in that the extensive use of cyberspace (typical e-services) appears in combination with the extensive use of various forms of e-learning; 7) Teachers from Ecuador are most likely to want to ban the use of smartphones in schools. The most liberal approach in this respect is taken by the Uruguayans; 8) The knowledge of the conditions related to restricting the use of smartphones goes beyond the analyses related to the style of use and attitude towards new media. This article is the result of pilot studies conducted within the framework of the SMART ECOSYSTEM FOR LEARNING AND INCLUSION project carried out in selected Latin American, Caribbean (LAC) and European (EU) countries.

scholarly journals Naujųjų technologijų poveikis tarptautinei komunikacijai: viešosios diplomatijos atvejis

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 24-36
Author(s):  
Beata Ociepka
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Public Diplomacy ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
International Communication ◽  
Relational Model ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Digital Networks ◽  
International Broadcasting ◽  
The Impact

The Impact of New Technologies on International Communication: The Case of Public DiplomacyBeata OciepkaThe events in North Africa in the spring of 2011 again attracted the attention of the world public opinion to social media because of their use by opposition for initiatinga social change. The paper raises the question whether social media might play any role in international communication. To answer the question, the case of public diplomacy as a form of political international communication of Central and Eastern European newcomers to the European Union is analyzed. Social media are seen as tools supporting the old networks built thanks to classical tools of diplomacy and contributing to the development of new digital networks. However, the analysis of using of social media by ministries and ministers of foreign affairs as hubs or knots of networks in public diplomacy does not convince as to their any contribution to the development of the relational model of public diplomacy in the region. More optimism might be derived from the online presence of the Belsat television, a channel broadcasting in Belarusian from Poland to Belarus in order to achieve social changes though international broadcasting and social media.Key words: social media, public diplomacy, international communication, new media

scholarly journals The Impact of Social and Digital Medias on Senegalese Society

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ousmane Sall
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
West African ◽  
African Countries ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Rich History

West African countries especially Senegal, have a very rich history of written and oral communication based on their culture and traditions. Today, Senegal is inescapable about the adoption and use of new technologies in Africa. Senegal experienced a boom of cell phones users over the past 5 years in 2012 for example, we noticed “88% mobile subscriptions” compared with “46% mobile subscriptions in 2008” {world bank,2013}. That explains mobile phones are no more to make a call or to send a text message but also to interact with people around and entertain. In fact, digital communication is expanding in all Senegalese spheres like the workplace, school, universities... in the latter half of the 20th century before the explosion of social media, people only depended on old media like TV, Radio, Newspapers… to get informed. For this study, we are going to focus on how social media are impacting economically and politically on Senegalese society and how young people are managing the transition between traditional media and new media.

New Technologies To Enhance Information Exchange

1999 ◽  
Vol 1999 (1) ◽  
pp. 843-848
Author(s):  
Renn Hanson ◽  
Christopher Hall ◽  
Katherine Dana
Keyword(s):  
Information Exchange ◽  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Poster Session ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Digital Images ◽  
Digital Cameras ◽  
Timely Manner ◽  
Video Cameras ◽  
Electronic Network

ABSTRACT The increased availability of video cameras, digital cameras, and imaging software has expanded the use of this equipment during oil spills and can improve the ability of observers to relay information in an accurate and timely manner. Digital images may be shared via electronic network, electronic mail or the World Wide Web so remotely located parties can view the same information recently observed by on-scene personnel. Adobe Systems, Inc. has developed Acrobat® software which is ideal for distributing electronic information1. Acrobat® software creates files which can be viewed using a freely distributed application which is easy to use and runs on many operating systems. This poster session demonstrates how digital images can better represent information obtained during spills and demonstrates methods for distributing the information.

scholarly journals New Technologies and Not-So-New Democracies

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 (40) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Schudson
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Democratic Politics ◽  
New Democracies ◽  
American Democracy ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Over Time

Discussions of the impact of the new media on democratic politics often generalize too broadly about new technologies and almost always take for granted a uniformity about democracies. Democra- cies vary across nations and over time. For the USA, it is argued that Americans have had four different visions of what political spe- ech and participation should be. American democracy has shifted from a citizenship of deference, to one of party enthusiasm, to a model of the informed citizen, to the contemporary model of irreve- rent citizenship. Each model calls forth different versions of a public sphere. What is the democracy that technology is having an impact on? This question must be integrated in the discussion of the impact of technology on democracy.

scholarly journals Crisis política y “aparición” de las masas (1950-1970) [Artículo evaluado por pares]

2018 ◽  
pp. 235-249
Author(s):  
Isabel Wschebor
Keyword(s):  
Public Discourse ◽  
Political Action ◽  
New Members ◽  
Television Broadcasting ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Media ◽  
Action Models ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion ◽  
New Strategies

ResumenEn el siguiente artículo se estudian diferentes factores que dan cuenta de la reaparición del concepto “masas” en el discurso público entre las décadas de 1950 y 1970 en Uruguay. El primero de ellos está relacionado con un realineamiento de diversos sectores y tendencias políticas dentro de los partidos tradicionales, tras el agotamiento de los modelos de acción política desarrollados en el período previo. Y el segundo, está asociado a una nueva utilización del término en el abanico de los partidos de izquierda. Globalmente, se trató de estrategias de captación de nuevas adhesiones, con el objetivo de legitimar nuevos proyectos políticos de respuesta a las modalidades de actuación tradicional, así como a la crisis económica. Se repasa también la incidencia que tuvo el desarrollo de los medios de comunicación —expansión de la prensa, generalización de la radio e inicios de la transmisión televisiva— como vía privilegiada de propagación de mensajes que debían reproducirse a un público extendido. Las nuevas estrategias de adhesión social por parte de la política y el uso de los medios de comunicación para ello, son analizados como síntomas del ingreso de una sociedad en las lógicas de la modernidad. Palabras claveMasas; Acción política; Medios de comunicación AbstractThe following article studies the different factors that show for the reappearance of the concept “masses” in public discourse between the 1950s and 1970s in Uruguay. The first of them is related to a realignment of different sectors and political tendencies within the traditional parties, after the exhaustion of the political action models developed in the previous period. And the second one, is associated with a new use of the term in the range of left parties. Globally, these were strategies for attracting new members, with the aim of legitimizing new political projects in response to the traditional methods of action, as well as the economic crisis. It also reviews the impact of the development of the media -expansion of the press, generalization of radio and the beginning of television broadcasting- as a privileged way of propagating messages that should be reproduced to an extended public. The new strategies of social adhesion on the part of the policy and the use of the means of communication for it, are analyzed as symptoms of the entrance of a society in the logic of the modernity. Key WordsMasses; Political action; Mass media  

scholarly journals Digital Religion in China: A Comparative Perspective on Buddhism and Christianity's Online Publics in Sina Weibo

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanshuang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Sina Weibo ◽  
Politics Of Religion

The proliferation of social media in China has provided traditional religious authorities with multifarious digital features to revitalise and reinforce their practices and beliefs. However, under the authoritative political system different religions pick up the new media to varying degrees, thereby showing different characteristic and style in their social media use. This paper examines the public discourse about Buddhism and Christianity (two of the great official religions in China) on China’s largest microblogging platform-Sina Weibo, and seeks to reveal a distinct landscape of religious online public in China. Through a close look at the social media posts aided by a text analytics software, Leximancer, this paper comparatively investigates several issues related to the Buddhism and Christianity online publics, such as religious networks, interactions between involved actors, the economics and politics of religion, and the role of religious charitable organizations. The result supports Campbell’s proposition on digital religion that religious groups typically do not reject new technologies, but rather undergo a sophisticated negotiation process in accord with their communal norms and beliefs. It also reveals that in China a secular Buddhism directly contributes to a prosperous ‘temple economy’ while tension still exists between Christianity and the Chinese state due to ideological discrepancy. The paper further points out the possible direction for this nascent research field.

Napster and the press: Framing music technology

First Monday ◽  
2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea L. Guzman ◽  
Steve Jones
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
File Sharing ◽  
Music Technology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

Fifteen years ago, a new file-sharing technology called Napster provided college students and adults alike with a novel way of engaging with both the Internet and popular music. In this paper, we examine how the media framed Napster for an audience that largely was not Internet savvy at a time when listening to music was still tied to physical media. We conducted a textual analysis of stories regarding Napster appearing in both the specialized music press and the general mainstream media. We found that the mainstream media devoted considerable coverage to Napster and the file-sharing issues surrounding it while the music press barely mentioned the technology. Multiple themes emerged, some familiar to our ongoing conversation regarding the impact of new technologies, that place Napster at the nexus of cultural struggles over technology and power.

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