FCRP - Emergent Media

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    Not only people are getting old, the new media are too: Technology generations and the changes in new media use
    (SAGE Publications, 2022) Loos, Eugène; Ivan, Loredana
    This article investigates the changes in the use of traditional and new media by different technology generations. Focusing on the changes in the use of Email, Chat and Social Network Sites by older people, it explores the process by which new media become ‘old’ and reach a saturation point. Collected survey data suggest differences in media use between the three technology generations distinguished in this study: the ‘mechanical’ generation (born in 1938 or before), the ‘household revolution’ generation (born between 1939 and 1948), and the ‘technology spread’ generation (born between 1949 and 1963). This longitudinal and transnational study provides evidence of media saturation, showing that an increase in both the availability of and access to media does not lead to an increase in use, even in older adults who are behind in the adoption of the new media. Finally, the article discusses the findings, arguing for an interplay between individual and structural lag in later life.
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    The Reconfiguration of the Public Sphere
    (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025) Dobrescu, Paul; Durach, Flavia
    This chapter discusses the completely new reality determined by the emergence of new private actors who dominate and shape the communication and information infrastructure—i.e. the digital platforms. The digital media ecosystem has become one of the main battlefields of contemporary geopolitical competition. This chapter reflects on the changes in the media and information ecosystem, arguing that some of them pose significant risks, leading to a particular type of crisis in the contemporary democratic societies. Three main problems in the public sphere are identified and exemplified: the disturbance in the relationship between information and democracy, the use of digital affordances to strategically highjack public conversions, and the increased fragility of news media, under the pressure of platformization.