Understanding media: The extensions of man
... Media existence is defined as an extension, where it can extend human communication limits such as time, space, and expressiveness (Schulz, 2004). McLuhan & Gordon (2003) explained that media is the extension of human capabilities where it is not only the channel for transmitting messages but also expresses cultural dimension and influences the experience which he stated in the first part 'the medium is the message'. Secondly, media plays the role of substitution where media could partly or completely replace social activities such as how media substitute human playmates in computer games, watching television replaces family interaction and any other form of interaction (Hjarvard, 2008;Schulz, 2004). ...
... In addition to that, regarding cinema logic, McLuhan stated that hot media implies a low level of audience participation (Vémola, 2009). McLuhan and Gordon (2003) also argued that TV as a medium has enabled the emergence of documentary movies, however the movie viewer or audience tends to be passive, which does not refer to how the audiences passively perceive meaning of the movie but how the audiences have low participation with the media (McLuhan, 2003). Based on Vémola (2009) hot media, such as movie, does not invite the audience to participate. ...
... In addition to that, regarding cinema logic, McLuhan stated that hot media implies a low level of audience participation (Vémola, 2009). McLuhan and Gordon (2003) also argued that TV as a medium has enabled the emergence of documentary movies, however the movie viewer or audience tends to be passive, which does not refer to how the audiences passively perceive meaning of the movie but how the audiences have low participation with the media (McLuhan, 2003). Based on Vémola (2009) hot media, such as movie, does not invite the audience to participate. ...
This research examines Taylor Swift’s concert documentary movie called The Eras Tour (2023) that created a shift in audience’s cinema experience by not customarily watching a movie but emerge themselves which resulting in a ‘concert-feel- like’ activity. This study shows an alternative and complement live performance and streaming technology that previously researched by Scherzinger (2019) as music distribution method. Using Hjarvard’s concept of mediatization and Harvey’s theory of the production of space, I analyze how this movie concert influences audience interactions which create a new social space within cinema. Data were collected through interviews and social media documentation to examine the watching experience of The Eras Tour (2023) movie. This research finds that this mediatized concert acts as an incomplete substitution for live performances, positioning cinema as a concert space due to the implications of mediatization. Additionally, the research reveals that audience interactions beyond merely watching the movie demonstrate an amalgamation process that fosters solidarity within the fandom. Interestingly, this phenomenon generally ‘breaks the rules’ of traditional cinema logic due to the amalgamations that occur. Thus, this research shows that the mediatized concert acts as an incomplete substitution of live performance, which contribute to modern practice of mediatization in media and music industry.
... Teori ini menganggap bahwa media adalah bagian dari lingkungan sosial dan budaya yang kompleks, dan bahwa media dapat membentuk rasa atau memengaruhi seseorang dalam mengambil tindakan dengan memengaruhi lingkungan sosial dan budaya tersebut. Bahkan, Marshall McLuhan sebagai penggagas teori ini yang juga memiliki konsep dunia global menganggap media juga merupakan hal yang penting untuk diteliti karena media merupakan pesan itu sendiri "media adalah pesan" (McLuhan, 2002). ...
... Isu utama yang diasosiasikan dengan teori media adalah persepsi kita terhadap media dan bagaimana kita menginterpretasikan berbagai persepsi (Aprilianti, 2020 berkomunikasi. Teori ini memiliki tiga asumsi dasar, yaitu seseorang tidak dapat meninggalkan atau melarikan diri dari peran media dalam kehidupan sehari-sehari, media secara langsung mempengaruhi manusia, baik melalui perubahan persepsi maupun pengalaman, dan asumsi yang terakhir adalah media mengikat dunia dengan menghilangkan batasan-batasan wilayah belahan dunia (McLuhan, 2002). ...
... Melalui teknologi digital menciptakan kemungkinan-kemungkinan baru antara audiens dan media serta audiens dengan audiens lainnya (Ananda et al., 2021). Hal tersebut sesuai dengan asumsi dari teori ekologi media yang menyebutkan bahwa masyarakat tidak bisa melarikan diri dari media, termasuk media sosial (McLuhan, 2002 Kondisi serupa namun berbeda juga terjadi panic buying yaitu ketika photocard yang dikeluarkan sangat memikat hati para penggemar dengan pose yang tidak biasa. ...
Abstrak Perilaku panic buying produk bundling yang alami oleh Kpopers tidak datang secara tiba-tiba. Media sosial memiliki peranan penting dalam mempengaruhi Kpopers untuk membeli barang dalam jumlah besar yang tidak biasa sebelum produk menjadi langka di pasaran. Penelitian ini ingin mengetahui bagaimana media memicu perilaku panic buying Kpopers serta apa saja yang menjadi faktor penyebab panic buying pada produk bundling Somethinc x NCT Dream. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif dengan teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi dan wawancara mendalam kepada Kpopers serta admin akun Twitter @NCTzenbase. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perilaku panic buying Kpopers dalam pembelian produk bundling Somethinc dikarenakan Twitter menjadi media fanbase mereka berinteraksi dengan penggemar dari Negara lain, Twitter menjadi media yang tidak bisa dihindari oleh Kpopers karena media ini menjadi tempat bertransaksi merchandise idol Korea yang mengakibatkan panic buying. Twitter memberikan persepsi dan pengalaman baru, serta menjadi pengikat antar Kpopers yang juga mendorong kepanikan pembelian. Faktornya yaitu karena eksklusivitas produk yang hanya dijual terbatas dan diunggah dalam Twitter, sehingga memicu ketakutan akan kehabisan produk. Abstract The panic buying behavior of bundled products experienced by K-pop fans (Kpopers) does not arise suddenly. Social media plays a significant role in influencing Kpopers to purchase goods in unusually large quantities before they become scarce. This research aims to understand how media triggers Kpopers' panic buying behavior and identify the factors causing panic buying of Somethinc x NCT Dream bundled products. The study employs descriptive qualitative methods, using observation and in-depth interviews with Kpopers and the Twitter account admin @NCTzenbase for data collection. The findings reveal that Kpoper' panic buying behavior in purchasing bundled products is influenced by Twitter, a medium where their fanbase interacts with fans from other countries. Twitter is unavoidable for Kpopers as it is a platform for transacting Korean idol merchandise, leading to panic buying. Twitter provides new perceptions and experiences and acts as a unifying force among Kpopers, further encouraging panic buying. The exclusivity of the product, sold in limited quantities and advertised on Twitter, triggers fears of the product running out, contributing to the panic buying behavior.
... Novi, novi mediji i carstvo prosumera Današnjost je doba iznimno velikih tehnoloških dostignuća, enormno brzih komunikacijskih promjena, a upravo ta rapidnost i kontinuiranost promjena uvjetuje čovjeka spremno prihvaćati i prilagoditi se razvoju i primjeni novih tehnologija kako bi se što više i bolje integrirao u hibridni svijet koji više nije niti potpuno stvaran, a niti sasvim virtualan. Kako je pisao McLuhan (1964) mediji su čovjekovi produžetci, koji ga produžuju u realnost. Medij je poruka te oblikuje/modelira kako ljudi koji ga koriste, misle i doživljavaju tu poruku koju primaju. ...
... Mi, kao ljudska bića, kreirali smo i stvorili "digitalni živčani sustav" (McLuhan, 2008) za naše društvo, baš poput onoga koji i sami imamo. Komunikacijski sustav je izrastao iz jednosmjerne masovne komunikacije u interaktivnu i vrlo individualnu komunikaciju (McLuhan, 1964(McLuhan, , 1993(McLuhan, , 2013. Postmoderni subjekt postaje dio tehnologije, a niti tehnologija niti subjekt nemaju određenu strukturu (Bošnjak, 1998, 63-64). ...
... Mi, kao ljudska bića, kreirali smo i stvorili "digitalni živčani sustav" (McLuhan, 2008) za naše društvo, baš poput onoga koji i sami imamo. Komunikacijski sustav je izrastao iz jednosmjerne masovne komunikacije u interaktivnu i vrlo individualnu komunikaciju (McLuhan, 1964(McLuhan, , 1993(McLuhan, , 2013. Postmoderni subjekt postaje dio tehnologije, a niti tehnologija niti subjekt nemaju određenu strukturu (Bošnjak, 1998, 63-64). ...
Tehnologija Web 2.0 stubokom je promijenila komunikacijsku paradigmu omogućivši novu vrstu interaktivne publike – prosumera. Mobilne komunikacije omogućile su nove ‘produžetke’ te podcrtale važnost digitalnog dizajna – korisničkog sučelja (UI) i korisničkog iskustva (UX). Što korisnike privlači na društvenim mrežama, posebice Instagramu? Podrazumijeva li važnost dizajna korisničkog iskustva (UXa) i korisničkog sučelja (UI-a) zadovoljavanje potreba te gratifikacije za korisnika (U&G)? Instagram je pomno izdizajniran tako da zadržava postojeće korisnike i privlači nove – jer svojim funkcionalnostima i vizualnim elementima zadovoljava potrebe i želje korisnika. Ovaj rad će analizirati korisnike Instagrama tako da istraži njihovo zadovoljstvo postojećim karakteristikama Instagrama, istraži njihove želje i potrebe te istraži na koji način se može unaprijediti korisničko iskustvo (UX) i korisničko sučelje (UI) ove društvene mreže.
... [10]. Such groups of channels form an "echo chamber" [16], which can be defined as the far-right core community that has been identified, where continuous reciprocal interactions reinforce shared political biases [7]. In modern information warfare, different governments or political movements can strategically use Telegram to disseminate information to domestic and international audiences who are less engaged with traditional media sources [25]. ...
... In fact, with increasing algorithmic curation and user involvement, a narrative in today's digital media is shaped not only by its content but also by the medium-how and by whom it is conveyed-and that it attracts different types of people to watch the video, resulting in different sentiment outcomes and also exacerbating hatred in replies. For instance, Joi Ito emphasizes that in the internet world, context acts as the medium [56], suggesting that the live connectivity of the internet makes information reliant on the context that carries it as an influencing factor [57]. These outcomes, depending on what is in the comments, can also affect viewers' anxiety or empathy toward cultural outgroups. ...
This purpose of this research is to understand the role of networked narratives in social media in modulating viewer prejudice toward ethnic neighborhoods. We designed experimental videos on YouTube based on intergroup contact theory and narrative frameworks aimed at (1) gaining knowledge, (2) reducing anxiety, and (3) fostering empathy. Despite consistent storytelling across the videos, we observed significant variations in viewer emotions, especially in replies to comments. We hypothesized that these discrepancies could be explained by the influence of the surrounding digital network on the narrative’s reception. Two-stage research was conducted to understand this phenomenon. First, automated emotion analysis on user comments was conducted to identify the varying emotions. Then, we explored contextual factors surrounding each video on YouTube, focusing on algorithmic curation inferred from traffic sources, region, and search keywords. Findings revealed that negative algorithmic curation and user interactivity result in overall negative viewer emotion, largely driven by video placement and recommendations. However, videos with higher traffic originating from viewers who had watched the storyteller’s other videos result in more positive sentiments and longer visits. This suggests that consistent exposure within the channel can foster more positive acceptance of cultural outgroups by building trust and reducing anxiety. There is the need, then, for storytellers to curate discussions to mitigate prejudice in digital contexts.
... Today, social media has created the idea of a 'global village.' As expressed by McLuhan in the 1960s, it is more accurate, "This era has been connected through the communication technology of the internet, with social media as a part of it" (McLuhan, 1964). It can be called a modern revolution where everybody can almost eliminate the boundaries between time and space (Kohle, 2022). ...
Education is essential, especially in an era of disruption and moral deterioration. Consequently, there is a need for multiple forms of religious teaching, particularly in the digital sphere. Women must also be able to access the digital domain, as they constitute most of the religious population. Only women have a greater understanding of women's issues. Hence, the empowerment of Muslim women requires the assistance of female digital experts. The study tried to show that many women also educate and spread Islamic teaching in the digital sector. Even though there is a concept of women in public spaces as aurat, women still show their existence and can keep up with the times. This research was conducted by a case study using a descriptive analysis method through a qualitative approach. The primary data sources are observation, interviews, and documentation with research samples of 10 viral female clerics on social media. It shows that the concept of women appearing in public spaces does not prevent da'wah and social roles, as the existence of women is closely related to their actions for society. Furthermore, preachers in the current era need digital, technological, and human literacy to survive. Nevertheless, they must imitate the previous female ulama and posit them as ideal role models: acting as muharrik (activator), murabbi and mu'allim (educator), munadzzim (organiser/leader), mura'i (guardian), and munasik (controller) for the ummah at the same time. In research on women, gender theory is often used as the basis for analysis. However, this study is more focused on the theory of the contribution of the female ulama in the digital era. How do they master digital literacy to transform religious values into digital form?
... With the development of electronic media, M. McLuhan's prediction of a "global village" has become a reality. The changes in new media technology have not only transformed human beings' use of "single-sensory" access to information into "multi-sensory" and "re-tribalization", but have also made communication platforms popular [1]. "Technology empowers" non-professional journalists to publish "news" on public communication channels. ...
With the development of electronic media, media communication platforms have become mass-marketed. Technologically empowered non-professional journalists can also publish news on public communication channels. The greatly lowered barrier to entry for news dissemination practitioners can lead to the emergence of poor-quality content that lacks depth, accuracy, and authority on the Internet. Therefore, through literature research and hierarchical interviews with users of the ShakeNews platform, this paper takes news events on feminist topics on the ShakeNews platform as a starting point, focusing on how the emergence of post-truth reversal news affects the audiences news literacy. The specific research questions of this paper are: Does the reverse news have an impact on the audiences news literacy? How? What are the influencing factors? Will the audiences news literacy continue to decline under the impact of reverse news? There is an impact of reverse news events on the news literacy of the public. Specifically, it is manifested in: the impact of attitudes towards news events. The impact on the attitude of the news protagonist and the audiences thoughts on obtaining information; The impact on the audiences information processing skills.
... Beispiele hierfür sind Konkurrenz und Anpassungsdruck (evolutionstheoretische Perspektive), funktionale Differenzierungen (systemtheoretische Perspektive) oder Mängelbeseitigung (anthropologische Perspektive), die zeitgleich als Auslöser und Erklärung für Medienwandel herangezogen werden. Medialer Wandel ist in diesen Perspektiven eine unendliche Abfolge aus Reaktionen auf verschiedene äußerliche Faktoren, etwa wenn Medien als ‚extensions of men' (McLuhan 1964) Kommunikation von immer mehr Grenzen befreien, sie sich an historische Entwicklungen und gesellschaftlichen Wandel anpassen oder im ökonomischen Wettbewerb überleben müssen (für eine detaillierte Typologie siehe u. a. Wilke 2015). Zu diesem Typus gehört auch der äußerst prominente Ansatz, Medienwandel mit der gesellschaftlichen Diffusion von Innovationen gleichzusetzen (Rogers 2003). ...
... In einer späteren Veröffentlichung, die durch einen Druckfehler den Buchtitel "The medium is the massage" (vgl.(McLuhan und Fiore 2008) erhielt, erläutert McLuhan den kulturprägenden Einfluss von Medien: "Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of media by which men communicate than by the content of the communication" (McLuhan und Fiore 2008, 8). der Medialisierung ist sowohl die Erweiterung unserer Wahrnehmung als auch die Erweiterung unserer Handlungsmög ...
... In einer späteren Veröffentlichung, die durch einen Druckfehler den Buchtitel "The medium is the massage" (vgl.(McLuhan und Fiore 2008) erhielt, erläutert McLuhan den kulturprägenden Einfluss von Medien: "Societies have always been shaped more by the nature of media by which men communicate than by the content of the communication" (McLuhan und Fiore 2008, 8). der Medialisierung ist sowohl die Erweiterung unserer Wahrnehmung als auch die Erweiterung unserer Handlungsmög ...
Zusammenfassung
Nachdem wir nun das ganze Spektrum der technischen Allgemeinbildung entworfen haben, fragt sich der kritische Leser, warum in der Überschrift nur ein „ Kern“ Technischer Allgemeinbildung angesprochen wird. Technische Bildung ist in Deutschland in den Lehrplänen und Stundentafeln der allgemeinbildenden Schulen nur marginal vertreten. Deshalb begründen wir hier einen Kulturreihenansatz als Weg zu diesem Kern Technischer Allgemeinbildung.
... In the sixties and seventies, the visionary work of Marshall McLuhan connected Teilhard de Chardin's idea of the "noosphere" to technological progress in a concept he termed a "technological brain for the world." See McLuhan and Gordon 2003;McLuhan 1997. In 1982, "New Age" philosopher Peter Russell picked up the idea of the "technological brain" in his book on a future "global brain." ...
This article inquires into the end of the emergence of the subject from the objective world. Ultimately, there are two possibilities, one of which satisfies the fundamental law of logic that out of nothing, nothing comes, while the other satisfies the fundamental law of physics that entropy must always increase until it reaches its maximum in equilibrium. The first possibility is explained by a theory that was put forward independently by philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte and physicist John Archibald Wheeler. In this picture, a final endpoint of emergence posits the first creation of causation. The second picture is displayed by connecting Hugh Everett’s “many worlds” interpretation of quantum decoherence to the law of increasing entropy. This article extracts the scientific philosophical conclusion that it is impossible to decide between the two as either one seems compulsory depending on whether one starts from the subject’s law to emerge or from the object’s law to dissipate structure. However, abstract philosophical speculation about the end of time and emergence is defended as fully legitimate. Though neither side is falsifiable and there are no conclusions to be drawn practically, it is not “bullshit” since it is based on thorough philosophical reasoning and takes into account all that we know about the place we inhabit scientifically.
This article explores the audio recording of written Scripture as a distinct communication mode where the voice functions not merely as a vehicle of meaning but as a semiotic resource to create meaning. A social-semiotic resource, as developed by Kress and van Leeuwen, is defined by the multimodal nature of communication, integrating linguistic, sensory, and sociocultural dimensions.
Bible translation often emphasizes the implementation of linguistic and literary textual analysis of the source text(s) but can benefit from including a greater focus on voice as an expression of social-semiotic identity—culturally specific yet universally significant. Voice elements like tonality, pitch, timbre, volume, and speed serve as semiotic markers in non-written texts, requiring careful consideration during preparation, review, and translation consultation. Translation teams should integrate these aspects into their work to enhance the performative quality and cultural relevance of oral and audio renditions without unduly burdening the project in a minority-language situation. There is a need to work in interdisciplinary teams to produce high-quality multimodal translations.
This study examines the connection between processing fluency – how easily information is processed and understood, and transportation– how deeply someone becomes immersed in a narrative, unconsciously accepting its depicted reality. Additionally, it explores the potential moderating influences of medium and persuasion knowledge. By conducting a comprehensive meta-analysis that combines and analyzes data from 33 effect sizes, the study reveals a positive association between processing fluency and transportation. The findings shed light on the varying effects of transportation across different mediums, suggesting that only text and text
with image, not video, through which information is presented can
influence the level of transportation experienced by individuals. On
the other hand, the results indicate that persuasion knowledge
does not play an active role in the psychological process underlying
the relationship between processing fluency and transportation.
The study also discusses the theoretical and managerial
implications with future research recommendations.
إن موضوع هذا العمل هو حقل علوم اإلعالم واالتصال و الذي
يسـعى ألن يوضـح بعـض املفاهيـم األساسـية التـي تحكـم هـذا التخصـص
كعينـة فقـط مـع التأكيـد علـى الحاجـة إلـى القيـام بنفـس ال�شـيء مـع مفاهيـم
أخـرى ال تقـل أهميـة. وتتلخـص فكـرة التوضيـح هـذه فـي محاولـة تأصيـل
املفاهيـم املسـتخدمة مـن قبـل الباحثيـن والتـي عـادة مـا تتـم ترجمتهـا خـارج
السـياق ممـا يخرجهـا عـن معناهـا األصلـي علـى أسـاس أن هـذا الحقـل هـو
تخصـص غربـي بامتيـاز وبالتالـي وجـب أن يتـم تنـاول املصطلحـات املتعلقـة
بـه وفقـا لألمانـة العلميـة التـي تتطلـب الصرامـة والحـزم فـي عمليـة توطينهـا
عربيـا. ولذلـك فـإن هـذا العمـل يحـاول الفصـل بيـن اسـتخدامات متعـددة
ملصطلحـات متفرقـة تطلـق علـى نفـس الكيانـات اللغويـة مثـل »االتصـال«
و »التواصـل«، »الشـبكات االجتماعيـة الرقميـة« و »مواقـع التواصـل
االجتماعـي«، »اإلعـام الحكومـي« و »إعـام الخدمـة العموميـة«. إن الهـدف
مـن هـذا العمـل هـو محاولـة تأصيـل بعـض االسـتخدامات اللغويـة ملفاهيـم
غربيـة والعمـل علـى توطينهـا فـي البحـث العلمـي العربـي وفقـا ألخالقيـات
الترجمـة العلميـة املتعلقـة بالوفـاء باملعنـى والداللـة وذلـك فـي سـبيل ابتـكار
مسعى يعمل على التأسيس لتوطين املعرفة الغربية في انتظار إطالق عملية
إنتـاج املعرفـة فـي الوطـن العربـي التـي ال يمكـن أن تتحقـق إال بالقضـاء علـى
أسـباب التخلـف املذكـورة سـابقا.
This article introduces the social impact of the ongoing digital revolution. The analysis conducted uses a critical analysis of the literature on the subject. The aim of the analysis is to understand the dynamics of change, which is key to dealing with the complexities of the digital age and realising its potential for sustainable development.
The term "perspective" in the context of media practices generally implies a focus on visual perspective and "point of view" However, an investigation into listener perspective reveals a wealth of considerations for and insights into the design and perception of a variety of media experiences. This chapter will provide an introduction into such topics with the focus on games and virtual reality, as these both require an understanding of the implications of medium-specific affordances for embodiment and listening perspective. Focusing on emerging technologies not only provides a glimpse of what is to come, but also a useful lens with which to re-evaluate the status quo concerning audio use in other media.
This chapter explored the transformative potential of the HyFlex approach in college-based higher education settings. The study indicates that HyFlex learning has the potential to enhance existing provisions by providing adaptable and flexible learning experiences, aligning with the fluid needs of individuals in contemporary society. Leaning on the work of Zygmunt Bauman, the chapter denotes the need for flexibility and adaptability. The research further reveals that HyFlex modalities can accelerate course delivery, addressing a critical preference among students for speed and instantaneity in education. This finding aligns with Bauman's concept that speed is valued for its association with convenience, efficiency, and progress in the present modernity. Likewise, HyFlex holds promise in widening participation in higher education by offering greater flexibility and cost reduction. A significant observation is the equilibrium HyFlex teaching and learning brings between traditional learning styles and emerging digital technologies. Despite its potential benefits, potential challenges emerge regarding appropriate equipment and environments for high-quality delivery. The chapter suggests that educational institutions must adapt provisions and invest in professional development to unlock the full potential of HyFlex teaching and learning. Similarly, there is the risk that HyFlex could be used as a transactional tool to increase student numbers and instant gratification for students, potentially comprising the depth of learning. In short, the HyFlex approach can be embraced to help individuals adapt and thrive in a digital age, offering diverse possibilities for learning.
Soundscapes are a key aspect in video games. Addrich Mauch presents a new set of methods for ethnomusicological field research and game sound analysis in game spaces. He aims to explore how gameworlds are created, manipulated, and experienced through sound and music. Fictional worlds in video games can be seen as worlds within worlds, mirroring what is outside and therefore be called heterotopias – real sites that are in relation to all other cultural, social, and physical sites of our society. Interaction is an essential aspect in describing those gameworlds; visual and auditory channels work together in supporting the gameplay as the primary feature of communication in video games. Mauch’s proposed theory provides deeper insights of the coded constant conversation between player and computer, demonstrated on the fieldwork studies and analysis of »Horizon Zero Dawn« (Guerilla Games 2017), »Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order« (Respawn Entertainment 2019) and »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla« (Ubisoft 2020).
This research investigates the multifaceted landscape of electronic art exhibitions on social media platforms in Pakistan, focusing on technological challenges, social media utilization, and global accessibility concerns. Drawing on the Media Aesthetic Theory, Stuart Hall’s Encoding/Decoding model, and Actor-Network this study aims to uncover the challenges and opportunities facing digital art in contemporary social media contexts. Using a semi-structured interview approach, adopted by Pitts (2020) fifteen emerging visual artists were interviewed. The interviews focused on understanding the artists’ perspectives on digital exhibitions, exploring technological innovations, artistic anatomy, and ethical considerations. The findings highlight a synthesis of technological innovations and the complexities of this digital terrain within an inclusive and ethically responsible art ecosystem. Prospects, accounting of respondents' perspectives, include enhanced content moderation, curatorial flexibility, and global reach. Challenges encompass algorithmic bias, lack of training, and financial constraints while ethical quandaries representing respondents' insights pertain to cultural sensitivity, environmental responsibility, and equitable collaboration. The study underlines the complexities of the digital landscape, advocating for an integrative and ethically responsible art ecosystem. Addressing these complexities, digital art practitioners stress the importance of transparency, community engagement, and promotion of innovation in the Pakistani art scene. These insights stress the multifaceted landscape of digital art and social media, with careful maneuvering of ethical and impactful artistic expressions.
This paper uses the method of in-depth interview,combined with weak ties and situation theory of media to analyze the construction of social scenes and user relationship connection phenomenon of strangers in Little Red Book.It is found that the weak relationship society promotes the social development of strangers,and the media situation is an important reason which affects the construction and development of social relationships on the online media platform.
Global sustainability challenges require a more responsible approach to production and consumption patterns on a global scale. One of the industries under observation is the textile and fashion industry. The chapter highlights the critical role of communication about sustainability and circular economy, and in particular the important contribution of video storytelling through the long-form documentary. After a background, the chapter presents and analyses the case of a documentary on a story of excellence in the field: the circular economy system in the Prato textile district. In Prato used clothes have been transformed into regenerated yarns to be used for new creations for 150 years now. Such regeneration process is able to create materials upcycling, combining tradition and modern technologies. The chapter analyzes the context, the documentary structure, content, and style, providing reflections for similar video storytelling projects.
The rapid evolution of the Internet is reshaping the media landscape, with frequent claims of an accelerated and increasingly outraged news cycle. We test these claims empirically, investigating the dynamics of news spread, decay, and sentiment on Twitter (now known as X) compared to talk radio. Analyzing 2019–2021 data including 517,000 hour of radio content and 26.6 million tweets by elite journalists, politicians, and general users, we identified 1694 news events. We find that news on Twitter circulates faster, fades faster, and is more negative and outraged compared to radio, with Twitter outrage also more short-lived. These patterns are consistent across various user types and robustness checks. Our results illustrate an important way social media may influence traditional media: framing and agenda-setting simply by speaking first. As journalism evolves with these media, news audiences may encounter faster shifts in focus, less attention to each news event, and much more negativity and outrage.
Up until the 19th century, the notion ‘medium’ described the natural elements – e.g., earth, water, fire, and air. John Durham Peters’ media philosophy (2015) demonstrates how contemporary technical media rely on this forgotten elemental dimension; as cultural techniques, media can reveal the elemental’s environmental sense. Against its broader philosophical background (Böhme and Böhme; Macauley, I extend Peters’ account into a ‘trans-materialist’ film-philosophy: I claim that the notion of the elemental stands, and mediates, ‘between’ the materialist tradition – currently operative in ecomaterial media theory (e.g., Cubitt; Ivakhiv; Parikka; Parks; Starosielski, Vaughan) – as well as the ethico-existential, immaterial dimension that belongs to the elemental. Two philosophical readings support this mediating aspect of the trans-material philosophy: Levinas’ immaterialist ethics ([1961] 1969) and Bachelard’s ‘material imagination.’ Levinas’ ethics underscore that existence is defined in relation to alterity; the enveloping elemental environment enables developing a relational sense of self. Additionally, Bachelard’s materialism invites us to reimagine our cosmic connection to the material world – and I argue it is the medium of film that expresses this potential most dynamically. As moving audiovisual image, cinema’s technical form fosters, for the immersed spectator, a renewed sense for our elemental environment.
Placing myself as a rejected doctoral student (2010–2022), this paper exam¬ines the emergent nature of identity formation across time and space. While presenting a layered account of my lived experience in seeking pathways of pursuing doctoral study, each reading experience leads me to produce my identity(ies) and situated knowledge(s) as an outsider. To illustrate the com¬plexity of one’s lived experience, I choose to present my work in an uncon¬ventional format of scholarship. By giving voice to an academic outsider, this paper adds to the nascent literature on the non-linear becomingness of academic identity. Further, this form of scholarship advocates for writing dif¬ferently as a means to empower minorities to articulate their diverse episte¬mology. The implication of writing up this public letter helps me mitigate feelings of vulnerability and rebuild self-confidence, creating a space of being and its potential to reconstitute the self in their becomingness.
Previous research suggests adult insecure attachment styles are predictive of social media addiction, and engaging in parasocial relationships with media figures, celebrities, or other fictional and non-fictional personalities in the media may function to fulfill attachment needs. This dissertation investigates the complex relationships between adult attachment styles, parasocial relationships, and social media addiction to determine if the presence of a parasocial relationship mediates the association between insecure attachment styles-preoccupied, fearful, and dismissive-and social media addiction. Data were collected from 520 participants through standardized scales measuring attachment styles, parasocial relationships, and social media addiction. Results indicate that while direct effects of insecure attachment styles on social media addiction are not significant, parasocial relationships play a crucial mediating role, particularly for individuals with a preoccupied attachment style. Furthermore, a significant negative association was found between parasocial relationships and social media addiction, suggesting that stronger parasocial relationships may actually reduce the likelihood for social media addiction. However, insecure attachment did not have a positive relationship with engaging in parasocial relationships. Taken together, these finds challenge the compensatory hypothesis that parasocial relationships may function to fulfill attachment needs for individuals with insecure attachment styles.
Este artigo aborda o conceito e as implicações da liberdade na era da Inteligência Artificial (AI) e suas tecnologias. A investigação destaca a grandeza e a complexidade dos problemas envolvidos: a liberdade humana e a Inteligência Artificial, e busca uma interconexão essencial entre eles. Embora não haja respostas definitivas para os desafios teóricos e práticos que surgem dessa interação, acredita-se que esses problemas merecem ser estudados. A questão central abordada é se a Inteligência Artificial favorece ou limita a experiência da liberdade humana. A hipótese defendida é que a Inteligência Artificial favorece a liberdade, na atualidade. O artigo inicia com uma breve revisão teórica sobre o conceito de liberdade na tradição filosófica ocidental e problematiza a ideia de liberdade e democracia na era da inteligência artificial. Propõe-se que a liberdade hoje deve ser compreendida como tecnoliberdade, pois é através das tecnologias de comunicação e informação digitais, em especial da inteligência artificial, que podemos pensar e vivenciar a liberdade. O objetivo é compreender a liberdade no contexto dos processos políticos, econômicos e sociais determinados pela inteligência artificial, buscando uma definição de liberdade que seja compatível com essa realidade.
The chapter deals with the representative shifts engendered by the digital revolution, probed by Ulrich Beck in his posthumous analysis of the “politics of Visibility”. His analysis is founded on the intertwining of “communication and world”. Specifically, his thinking revolves around the communicative drawbacks of risk society, dependent on the tendency to reproduce and share any aspect of our daily experience. This is why Beck dwells on the “new landscapes of communication”, bound to create new forms of communities in the era of globalized cosmopolitism. Hence follows the convergence of old and new media, which foster the way people turn into their “imagined communities”. This is the phase marked by the transition to global communication, ruled by the representation of risks undermining the global balance. In this sense, the narration of progress and technological innovation mingles with the underestimation of the negative effects of globalization in terms of health and poverty. This is one of the most relevant aspects concerning the risk society, nourished by the fast metamorphosis of the globalized world. Therefore, this chapter aims to highlight the “public bads of communication” emphasized by Beck—following Habermas’ lesson—in the era of digital opinions, more and more fluctuating in the public sphere of connected actors.
This chapter focuses on the “rhetoric of designation” probed by Jean Baudrillard in reference to the media narration and informative strategies featured in the consumer society. In the era of “machinic snobbism”, objects gain a semiotic impact and semantic complexity that social actors have the duty to decipher. Hence the communicative role played by mainstream media in the public sphere: “Journalists and advertisers are mythic operators: they present the object or the event as drama, as fiction” (Baudrillard, The Consumer Society: Myths and Structures, Sage, 1998, p. 127). The new rhetoric of designation built by the convergence of old and new media is pivoted on metalepsis, palindromes and tautologies, thanks also to the replacement of objects with their simulacra. Therefore, media metaphorization of daily experience is founded on the symbolic fluctuations of virtuality, in line with the immaterial representation of the infinite objects influencing our expressive capabilities. The fetish-object is the emblem of such an informative standardization, whose function is to mould new forms of social and aesthetic discourses. Television ascendancy has rapidly transformed the way social meanings and collective images settle in daily experiences: this tendency entails a permanent process of depletion and renewal of objects deprived of their archetypical images. To the fore is the relationship between art, myth and communication, inasmuch as the “rhetoric of designation” complies with the evolution of symbolic consumption and informative tenets.
Sustainability reporting compliance with the Global Reporting Initiative framework: An analysis of the worldwide healthcare sector. Purpose : The purpose of the paper is to investigate the compliance with the GRI Framework of sustainability reporting practices in the worldwide healthcare sector. Design/methodology/approach : 2,440 sustainability reports published in 1999–2019 by 632 healthcare organisations worldwide were examined using a content analysis. A descriptive research methodology, including a literature review, was applied in order to address the stated purpose. Findings : The results indicate that (1) the growing tendency of healthcare organisations to publish sustainability reports in line with the GRI Guidelines or the GRI Standards is noticed every year; (2) 68% of all 2,440 reports published by healthcare services and products organisations comply with the GRI Framework. Noticed trends concerning sustainability reporting compliance with the GRI Framework might provide a complete picture of non-financial disclosure practices in the worldwide healthcare sector. The paper offers interesting insights on sustainability reports that are the most common instruments used by organisations to provide accountability about the economic, environmental and social performance. Originality/value : This research contributes to a growing literature on the standardization of sustainability reporting in the worldwide healthcare sector by providing an empirical view on the actual use of the GRI Framework. Research fills a research gap in the field of non-financial reporting practices of healthcare organisations from all over the world.
The Polar regions and their ice have been the symbol of global warming not only since the icon of the Polar bear on the melting floe. Concurrently, the eternal ice has been a central motif of sublimity since the nineteenth century. Starting from an elementary perspective on the medium of ice and the notion of ice as a real-time system, as formulated by artist Hans Haacke in the 1960s, this chapter critically examines various works of art from the last 20 years that make use of Polar ice. Already in 2001, the artist David Buckland founded the initiative Cape Farewell, which sent artists on research ships to the Polar regions, so that they would bring their impressions from there back to the temperate-zone museums. In terms of an ecologically motivated aesthetic, the artworks allow one to delve into what the medium of ice allows to sensualise and imagine, but also to problematise the fragile aesthetics and artistic modes of sublimity in times of global warming. Examples will include artworks by Hans Haacke, David Buckland, Julian Charrière, Katie Paterson and Mathias Kessler, among others, and the Antarctic Biennale.
A sociological approach to podcasting as a multidimensional contemporary concept. The podcast in its form, interactively links design, collaboration and creativity in the creation of the so-called cultural content. Overall, this article presents five conceptual hypotheses concerning the most plausible ideas in understanding what kind of creature the podcast is. The first hypothesis is a sociological interpretation of the “new media”. For the second hypothesis, we attempt to trace the interpretation techniques so far prevalent of podcasting. The third hypothesis delves on the execution methods. The fourth one posits the intellectual uses and its political dimensions. Finally, we pose questions relatively different to the immediate past: what is the relationship between the “new media” and social research? Concluding with a final question: How does the podcast helps us to envision our modern world?.
Transformasi digital di era globalisasi sejauh ini telah mendekatkan masyarakat dengan konsep Big Data, Internet of Things, dan Artificial Intelligence dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Kolaborasi antara manusia dan segala perangkat teknologi informasi dan komunikasi telah membawa nilai-nilai yang tumbuh dalam masyarakat menjadi semakin kompleks. Teknologi informasi dan komunikasi secara signifikan membawa perubahan bagi ekosistem, baik sosial maupun industri, tidak terkecuali pada industri keuangan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui sejauh mana peran underwriter dalam memitigasi risiko kredit melalui pemanfaatan big data. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah studi kasus pada Investree, salah satu perusahaan keuangan yang berbasis teknologi dengan konsep peer to peer lending di Indonesia. Dalam aktivitasnya, Investree mengelola berbagai pengajuan kredit dari borrower untuk dibiayai oleh lender pada platform Investree. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa informasi big data dalam industri finansial berperan penting dalam proses screening dan scoring pada awal proses pengajuan kredit. Peran underwriter juga penting karena informasi dari big data bukanlah penentu keputusan final, melainkan menjadi salah satu bahan pertimbangan dalam proses analisa kredit lanjutan yang dilakukan oleh underwriter. Underwriter melakukan serangkaian analisa dan prosedur untuk menghasilkan rekomendasi yang ditujukan pada komite kredit apakah ajuan tersebut aman dan layak dibiayai. Dalam proses ini dapat terlihat bahwa data tidak dapat serta merta mengkomunikasikan dirinya sendiri. Dengan kata lain, tenaga manusia yang memiliki keterampilan menganalisis informasi khusus sesuai bidangnya masih diperlukan untuk mengkomunikasikan data dan menjadikannya lebih berarti.
Since the 2020s a phenomenon has been observed on live video platforms contemporarily to the COVID-19 pandemic, known as Virtual YouTubers, or VTubers. This type of content creator is based on the use of virtual avatars through motion capture and with intense use of digital art for the creation of online content, absorbing many characteristics of the Japanese subcultures otaku, kawaii, moe, among others, Japan being the country of origin of this type of content. Based on these aspects, we will conduct a narrative review and an overview of the state of the art regarding the concepts associated with VTubers and their quantitative data, focusing on the expansion of this type of content creator and how this cultural product establishes itself with a high degree of ascension rate within the scope of augmented reality/virtual reality, as well dialoguing with their transmedia strategies.
How do we currently preserve and access texts, and will our current methods be sustainable in the future?
In From Handwriting to Footprinting, Anne Baillot seeks to answer this question by offering a detailed analysis of the methods that enable access to textual materials, in particular, access to books of literary significance. Baillot marshals her considerable expertise in the field of digital humanities to establish a philological overview of the changing boundaries of ‘access’ to literary heritage over centuries, deconstructing the western tradition of archiving and how it has led to current digital dissemination practices. Rigorously examining the negative environmental impact of digital publishing and archiving, Baillot proposes an alternative model of preservation and dissemination which reconciles fundamental traditions with the values of social responsibility and sustainability in an era of climate crisis.
Integrating historical, archival and environmental perspectives, From Handwriting to Footprinting illuminates the impact that digitisation has had on the dissemination and preservation of textual heritage and reflects on what its future may hold. It is invaluable reading for anyone interested in textual history from a linguistic or philological perspective, as well as those working on publishing, archival and infrastructure projects that require the storing and long-term preservation of texts, or who want to know how to develop a more mindful attachment to digitised material.
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