scholarly journals Introductory Chapter: Some Notes on Journalism in the Age of Social Media

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ján Višňovský ◽  
Jana Radošinská
Keyword(s):  
Social Media

Introduction to the Digital Street

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Lane
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Outreach Worker ◽  
Digital Form ◽  
Street Life ◽  
Black And Latino

The first chapter introduces the concept of the digital street. The author argues that a digital form of street life plays out alongside the neighborhood on social media. The author discusses how the traditional boundaries of street life and the street code in particular have shifted as neighborhood space extends online. Black and Latino teenagers now experience their neighborhood differently from previous generations. The author explains the fieldwork this book is based upon. The author describes meeting “Pastor” and becoming an outreach worker in his peace ministry and then taking on additional roles online and offline with teenagers and concerned adults. This introductory chapter also gives background on access to smartphones and the Internet. A brief description of the contents of each chapter and the order of the chapters is provided.

Introduction

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Victor Pickard
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
News Media ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
The Political ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
Departure Point ◽  
Structural Problems ◽  
Political Economic

This introductory chapter sets the broader context of the book by drawing attention to core pathologies in US news and information systems. In particular, it draws attention to the run-amok commercialism that lies at the heart of these structural problems. Using President Donald Trump’s election as a departure point, it covers a wide array of symptoms, ranging from low-quality information, sensationalism, and other problems in mainstream news media to misinformation proliferating through social media. The chapter gives an overview of the entire book and lays out the major arguments. It also describes the political economic theoretical framework that guides the book’s analysis.

The Online Feminine Mystique

2018 ◽  
pp. 711-722
Author(s):  
Raechel Johns ◽  
Dale Mackrell ◽  
Naomi F. Dale ◽  
Saif Dewan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Women And Technology ◽  
Over Time

When the Internet was first commercialized and commonly utilized, men numerically dominated Internet use (Actman, 1995 and Johns, 1997). Over time, the population of Internet users has normalized and increasingly women are using the Internet at the same rate as men. This raises societal questions. Is social media conditioned to be more ‘female-dominated' due to the focus on social aspects, traditionally seen as more feminine? This introductory chapter explores the technology use of women. Taking a perspective of providing a background, first, the literature related to women and technology and the dominant theoretical underpinnings is discussed. Then the authors investigate conditioning of women in careers, lifestyles and general technology use. This discussion of the academic literature is then reinforced through an analysis of industry based data, to understand how women are utilizing technology. The chapter concludes with an agenda for further research into the use of technology by women.

From ‘happy slapping’ to ‘Facebook murder’: networked media in violent crime

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Yardley
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Violent Crime ◽  
Charles Taylor ◽  
Criminological Perspective ◽  
Dead Bodies

This book offers an analysis of three cases in which perpetrators confessed on social media to committing homicides: the murders of Jennifer Alfonso and Charles Taylor, and the Janzen familicide. The confessions included text-based content justifying the killings and, in two cases, images of the victims' dead bodies. The book also explores the role of networked media in violent crime from a criminological perspective and shows how networked media are being used in relation to homicide. In particular, it considers the phenomenon called ‘happy slapping’, which is essentially a crime enacted for the camera — a concept that has recently been termed ‘performance crime’ — and ‘Facebook murder’. This introductory chapter explains how the author was drawn to topic of media in homicide, discusses the foundations of her research, and provides an overview of the chapters that follow.

The Online Feminine Mystique

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Raechel Johns ◽  
Dale Mackrell ◽  
Naomi F. Dale ◽  
Saif Dewan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Women And Technology ◽  
Over Time

When the Internet was first commercialized and commonly utilized, men numerically dominated Internet use (Actman, 1995 and Johns, 1997). Over time, the population of Internet users has normalized and increasingly women are using the Internet at the same rate as men. This raises societal questions. Is social media conditioned to be more ‘female-dominated' due to the focus on social aspects, traditionally seen as more feminine? This introductory chapter explores the technology use of women. Taking a perspective of providing a background, first, the literature related to women and technology and the dominant theoretical underpinnings is discussed. Then the authors investigate conditioning of women in careers, lifestyles and general technology use. This discussion of the academic literature is then reinforced through an analysis of industry based data, to understand how women are utilizing technology. The chapter concludes with an agenda for further research into the use of technology by women.

Where Social Media Meets AAC

ASHA Leader ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vicki Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Social Media

Making Twitter Work For You

ASHA Leader ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists

As professionals who recognize and value the power and important of communications, audiologists and speech-language pathologists are perfectly positioned to leverage social media for public relations.

Doctors employ social media

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Jane Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media
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