scholarly journals Introduction: Researching online worlds: challenging media and communication studies

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (47) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Kjetil Sandvik
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Asynchronous Communication ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Spatial Practices ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media And Communication

Digital media and network communication technology have not changed this setup, but rather have opened the possibility for encountering and experiencing additional types of worlds and performing additional types of spatial practices. Being situated online and being globally networked with the possibility of both synchronous and asynchronous communication, digitally mediated worlds provide possible interactions between users which are radically more independent of time and place than the ones facilitated by older media. From this perspective, the concept of online worlds both challenges and broadens our understanding of how media shape the world and how the media technology creates new social structures.

scholarly journals SHIFTS IN THE MEDIA TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE: THE EFFECTS, CHALLENGES, AND FUTURE OF THE WORLD OF JOURNALISM

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (14) ◽  
pp. 184-195
Author(s):  
Jamilah Hamzah ◽  
Khairunnisa Kamal Azi ◽  
Nurul Hidayah Hamid ◽  
Wan Mohd Noor Hafiz Wan Mansor ◽  
Norsiah Abdul Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Broadcast Media ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
News Reports ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Media ◽  
Depth Interviews

The advent of the Internet in Malaysia in 1998 has changed the world of journalism from conventional to digital. For that, all journalists need to be prepared with various skills in order to meet the needs of the current audience so as not to be left behind. However, not all journalists are ready to face the changes that occur in the world of journalism which require them to handle various tasks simultaneously (multitasking) either in terms of writing news, taking photos, and editing videos. This study uses in-depth interviews involving eight print journalists and broadcast comprising Malays, Chinese, and Indians in two states in Malaysia with more than 10 years of experience in journalism. The objective of the study is to examine journalists' views on the world of journalism, among others in terms of skills, technology, challenges, and future. The findings of the study found that journalists, regardless of print or broadcast media are now facing major challenges in maintaining the printing industry, especially with declining sales in the market. The results of the study also show that all media agencies are now actively transitioning from conventional to digital media to prepare journalists and enable the mainstream media to remain relevant in this industry. The findings also revealed that competition from social media platforms has seen media agencies exploiting the platform to compete accordingly in providing ethical news reports with regards to their 'house-style' as well as guided by authentic sources.

scholarly journals Mobile bystanders and rubbernecks, disaster tourists, and helpers. Towards a theoretical framework for critically studying action possibilities at accident sites

2021 ◽  
pp. 205015792098482
Author(s):  
Linus Andersson ◽  
Ebba Sundin
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
News Media ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Media And Communication ◽  
Media Practices

This article addresses the phenomenon of mobile bystanders who use their smartphones to film or take photographs at accident scenes, instead of offering their help to people in need or to assist medical units. This phenomenon has been extensively discussed in Swedish news media in recent years since it has been described as a growing problem for first responders, such as paramedics, police, and firefighters. This article aims to identify theoretical perspectives that are relevant for analyzing mobile media practices and discuss the ethical implications of these perspectives. Our purpose is twofold: we want to develop a theoretical framework for critically approaching mobile media practices, and we want to contribute to discussions concerning well-being in a time marked by mediatization and digitalization. In this pursuit, we combine theory from social psychology about how people behave at traumatic scenes with discussions about witnessing in and through media, as developed in media and communication studies. Both perspectives offer various implications for normative inquiry, and in our discussion, we argue that mobile bystanders must be considered simultaneously as transgressors of social norms and as emphatic witnesses behaving in accordance with the digital media age. The article ends with a discussion regarding the implications for further research.

scholarly journals Konvergensi Media dalam Pemasaran Produk Kerajinan Masyarakat desa Wisata Pariangan

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-64
Author(s):  
Rahmatul Husna Arsyah ◽  
Astri Indah Juwita
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Local Revenue ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Tourist Village ◽  
Tourism Potential

Abstract: Nagari Pariangan as the most beautiful tourist village in the world has a place to help the community's economy, increase local revenue (PAD). Local industrial products that have been owned by the community can become souvenirs for visiting tourists. However, in fact Nagari Pariangan does not have the media to promote it. This study aims to analyze the convergence of media in marketing the local industrial handicraft products of the community. This research approach is descriptive qualitative, with data collection methods, namely by means of observation and interviews and literature review. The results of this study reveal that Nagari Pariangan is an area with tourism potential that has become the spotlight of the world, there is a need for a media that helps the community in introducing local Nagari products in order to increase local community income. The main key to convergence is digitization, Nagari Pariangan does not yet have digital media as a forum for supporting community industrial output. Based on the 3C technology dimension (Communication, Compute and Contents), which consists of the IT Industry, Telcom Infrastructure Provides, and the Content Industry. Nagari Pariangan is considered capable of building a digitalized medium, in order to be able to make the economy of the people in areas that have tourism potential much better.     Keywords: convergence; craft produk; media  Abstrak: Nagari Pariangan sebagai desa wisata terindah dunia memiliki wadah untuk membantu perekonomian masyarakat, menambah pendapatan asli daerah (PAD). Hasil Industri lokal yang selama ini dimiliki oleh masyarakat bisa menjadi oleh-oleh bagi wisatawan yang berkunjung. Namun, pada kenyataanya Nagari pariangan belum memiliki media dalam mempromosikannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melakukan analisis konvergensi media dalam memasarkan produk kerajinan industri lokal masyarakat. Metode penelitian ini adalah kualitatif deskriptif, dengan metode pengumpulan data yaitu dengan cara observasi dan wawancara serta kajian literatur. Hasil dari penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa Nagari Pariangan merupakan daerah dengan potensi wisata yang sudah menjadi sorotan dunia, dan perlu adanya sebuah media yang membantu masyarakat dalam memperkenal produk lokal nagari agar bisa menambah pendapatan masyarakat setempat. Kunci utama konvergensi adalah digitalisasi, Nagari Pariangan belum memiliki media digital sebagai wadah dalam mendukung hasil industri masyarakat. Berdasarkan dimensi teknologi 3C (Communication, Compute and Contents), yang terdiri dari IT Industry, Telcom Infrastructure Provides, serta Content Industry. Nagari Pariangan dirasa mampu untuk membangun sebuah media yang digitalisasi, agar mampu menjadikan ekonomi masyarakat di daerah yang memiliki potensi wisata jauh lebih baik.Kata kunci: konvergensi; media; produk kerajinan

“Seven Fallacies in Architectural Culture”

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-11
Author(s):  
Douglas Kelbaugh
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Architectural Practice ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Progressive Force

As an architect and educator I worry about the intellectual and pragmatic challenges that currently bedevil architectural practice and pedagogy. There are at least seven design fallacies that in various combinations permeate professional practice and studio culture at most schools of architecture. Some are self-imposed and tractable; others are less easily addressed because they are externally driven by the media, technology, globalization and capital. Some are about form-making; others are about social equity and environmental sustainability. All seven are deeply embedded in our architectural psyches. Changing them will not be easy, but change them we must if we want to recuperate architecture and urbanism, as well as invigorate them as a more positive and progressive force in the world.

Rationalitäten des Lebensendes

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Terminal Care ◽  
Hospice Care ◽  
Social Protest ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Fundamental Change ◽  
Nursing Science ◽  
Media And Communication

In recent decades, the cultural, social, medical and political handling of the end of life has been subject to fundamental change. Against the background of the rise of chronic diseases and longer dying processes, new problems have occurred, leading, amongst other things, to new conceptions of terminal care. In this volume, experts from various disciplines (ethnology, history, media and communication studies, medicine, nursing science and sociology) analyse the current debate on dying, death and bereavement and its relevance to society. The articles the book contains focus on key developments at the end of a life, such as current concepts in palliative and hospice care, individual prevention practices and public representations in the (digital) media landscape, and address their institutional and sociocultural contexts. In doing so, they challenge several truisms of previous research that arose due to close connections between social protest and scholarship. With contributions by Florian Greiner; Julia Dornhöfer; Anna Wagner, Manuel Menke, Susanne Kinnebrock and Marina Drakova; Michaela Thönnes; Lilian Coatas; Mara Kaiser; Sabine H. Krauss; Anna Kitta; Anna D. Bauer; Anke Offerhaus; Thorsten Benkel and Werner Schneider

scholarly journals Digital distinctions: mechanisms of difference in digital media use

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (58) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Stina Bengtsson
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Media And Communication ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
Empirical Material

This article aims at understanding to understand the distinctive mechanisms of digital media use, seen in relation to cultural practices at large. The empirical material is a survey study of university students at the Business Administration, Media and Communication Studies, Political Science and Philosophy departments at Södertörn University, Sweden. The empirical analysis deals with the students’ digital media use and preferences, and how these are related to their broader cultural practices and preferences. Specific attention is paid to the webpages the students mention in the survey, and how these are distributed among the groups. By showing detailed information on these areas, the mechanisms of difference of digital media use are revealed.

The Oxford Handbook of Media, Technology, and Organization Studies

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Organizational Processes ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
The World ◽  
End Products ◽  
Basic Relationship ◽  
Technological Object ◽  
Do So

Humans are woven with technology; since their inception in myth, tools – things ready to hand for use – have been what defines us. Understood prosthetically, they are extensions of our physiological and sensory apparatus. Our most basic relationship with the world is thus a technological one. Rather than simply an array of instrumental equipment that enables the creation of end products, technology sets our skills, our understanding, and our action in relation to each other through the sense of productivity, and it is here that technology and organization are intertwined. This handbook will explore the largely unchartered territory of media, technology, and organization studies, and interrogate their foundational relations, their forms, and their consequences. The arrival of digital media technologies - the organizational powers that move people, data, and things – and their subsequent influence on the styles and forms of organizing highlights the need to survey the very technological materials and objects that enable and shape organization, and those that are enabled and shaped by organizational processes in return. To do so, each chapter focuses on a specific mediating, technological object, such as the Clock, High Heels, the Pen or the Smartphone, asking the question: How does this object or process organize? Rather than being a chapter ‘on’ an object in isolation, the chapters consider how we might think about their resonance in the way we have, and continue to, create organizational form.

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