Inequality and Digitally Mediated Communication: Divides, Contradictions and Consequences [PDF]
This article examines relationships between economic and social inequality and digitally mediated communication. Differences between instrumental and critical approaches in the digital divide literature are considered to highlight the limitations of the former approaches and the ways these are reflected in European policy.
Robin E Mansell
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Online News Sites and Journalism 2.0: Reader Comments on Al Jazeera Arabic
The current paper investigates reader commenting on news sites as one facet of journalism 2.0. Specifically, the themes, frequency, and regional coverage of readers’ comments—and in general, their activity levels and distribution—are considered, with a ...
Muhammad M. Abdul-Mageed
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Digital tools disrupting tertiary students’ notions of disciplinary knowledge: Cases in history and tourism [PDF]
This paper reports on the findings from a two year research project that explored the potential of digital tools in support of teaching–learning across different disciplinary areas at a New Zealand university.
Cowie, Bronwen, Khoo, Elaine G.L.
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Location, safety and (non) strangers in gay men’s narratives on ‘hook-up’ apps [PDF]
Hook-up websites and apps are said to be transforming the sexual lives of gay men and have been linked with the apparent erosion of gay publics as the basis for identity politics and social action.
Davis, Mark +4 more
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YOLO Publics: The Potential for Creative Subversion of an Online Trading Community
Digitally mediated publics are often discussed in terms of extremism and radicalization, but it remains possible that digital communication technologies can engender new connections and conversations through “creative subversion.” This article explores ...
Sine N. Just, Linea Munk Petersen
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Fostering inclusion in art museums through mobile digital content [PDF]
This paper deals with digitally mediated museum experiences of novice visitors at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and discusses them in the context of museum inclusion.
Željka Miklošević
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The Ethics of Troubled Images [PDF]
This special issue of Cultural Studies Review brings together an interdisciplinary range of scholarship to investigate the ethical implications of troubled ...
Buchan, Bruce +2 more
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Online discussion compensates for suboptimal timing of supportive information presentation in a digitally supported learning environment [PDF]
This study used a sequential set-up to investigate the consecutive effects of timing of supportive information presentation (information before vs. information during the learning task clusters) in interactive digital learning materials (IDLMs) and type ...
Biemans, H.J.A. +7 more
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Understanding the social in a digital age [PDF]
Datafication, algorithms, social media and their various assemblages enable massive connective processes, enriching personal interaction and amplifying the scope and scale of public networks.
Benjamin R +9 more
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Mediated Proximity: Community Policing in the Digital Age
The article addresses the digital transformation of policing in practice, with specific emphasis on online police patrols. Empirically, the study is based on participatory observations and qualitative interviews with Norwegian officers. It reveals a shared emphasis on localism and proximity when engaging with the public online. Despite the transforming
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