STUDIES (Vol.6, No.2, 2023):
The Emotional Intelligence and Social Media Addiction in Communication Undergraduate Students in Turkey: The Impact of Emotional Intelligence, Demographic Variables and Social Media Use Habits on Social Media Addiction
ABSTRACT This study’s aim is to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and social media addiction (SMA) in Communication undergraduate students in Turkey. In addition to EI, the impact of demographic variables and social media use habits on SMA were investigated. For the study, quantitative method was chosen, and an online questionnaire was conducted……Continue reading→
Educational Values in Digital Games
ABSTRACT The aim of the study is to research, analyse and explain the media values and educational values of digital games. The work is based on the philosophy of education according to Vuk-Pavlović and the semiotics of the media according to Barthes’ theory. The aspect of media pedagogy towards digital media is discussed, especially the……Continue reading→
The Clicking Economics of Media and Shifts in News Content: The Case of North Cyprus Online Media
ABSTRACT The new media ecology has resulted in shifts in news content. The audience metrics that provide data about the preferences, expectations, and habits of the audiences based on clicks bring about the creation of new strategies and business models to increase income. The theory of the political economy of media says that just as……Continue reading→
Journalism in Slovakia Five Years After the Murder of Ján Kuciak
ABSTRACT February 2023 marked five years since the tragic assassination of Ján Kuciak, an investigative journalist from Aktuality.sk, and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová. The results of the investigation of the murders revealed the primary motive behind the murder was Kuciak’s dedicated pursuit of investigative journalism. This revelation sparked the consequential societal upheaval and tensions which……Continue reading→
Media Literacy Policy for Unknown Media Audiences
ABSTRACT Media literacy target audiences are an important part of media policy. Other national media policy objectives, such as quality and responsibility of the mass media, safety, and sustainability of the media environment, are also related to society’s media literacy. Aligning policy measures with the changing challenges of modern media use is not an easy……Continue reading→
“Not See the Forest for the Trees.” The Significance of Context in Media Monitoring Capabilities from a Comparative Perspective
ABSTRACT This article presents the upgraded Organic Multilevel Model 2.0 (OMM2) initially proposed by Oller in 2016. OMM2 underlines organic analysis principles, focusing on dynamic, comparative and diverse perspectives. It offers a methodology tailored for studying communication and media in developing nations, especially those with evolving intermedia journalistic cultures, emerging or fragile democracies, and autocratic……Continue reading→
Media Literacy Web Challenges During Five Digital Parliamentary Campaigns in Bulgaria (2021–2023)
ABSTRACT Since 2021 the Bulgarians had to go to the polls for five national parliamentary votes (one regular – April 4, 2021 and four early – July 11 and November 14, 2021, October 2, 2022, and April 2, 2023). Internet platforms, social media and especially social networks became increasingly popular channels for politicians to communicate……Continue reading→
From Literacy to Skills Discussing Media Education and Its Goals
ABSTRACT Digital media and accompanying forms of communication also affect risks and opportunities regarding media-related competencies. Since a broad basis of knowledge is required to understand the increasingly complex contexts in both mediatized and interpersonal communication, media literacy and media education must be considered crucial to meet these current challenges. However, media education is noticeably……Continue reading→
Family News Talks: Deliberative Communication in Families
ABSTRACT The authors of the research study investigated and compared the use of media among young adults (aged 19-24) in Slovakian and Latvian families, along with its potential for fostering deliberative communication both within and outside these family units. The study highlights the very limited interest among young people in actively seeking out quality news……Continue reading→
Capability of Monitoring Media Related Competences of the Public in Estonia
ABSTRACT The study provides a systematic summary of the available knowledge concerning media related competences in Estonia. The goal was to focus on four information-related research questions: (i) What information about media competences is collected? (ii) How is this information analysed? (iii) What knowledge is created and published? (iv) Where are the main information and……Continue reading→
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Media Literacy and Academic Research
Vol. 6, No. 1, June 2023
ISSN: 2585-9188
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