The context of smartphone use and access of news by graduate students in Communication in Spain

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https://doi.org/10.18568/cmc.v18i53.2475

Abstract

This paper seeks to comprehend the context of smartphone use and access to news among youths. The study was conducted in 2019 with eight graduate students living in Murcia, Spain, based on battery and mobile date consumption on participants’ mobile devices and individual semi-structured interviews. Through the study, we identified that instant messaging applications and social networks are the most popular among students. Digital social networks we also mentioned as the leading source of information, in an action that is not always proactive and involves complete user attention. Furthermore, aspects like the technical capacities of smartphones, free access and the type of content offered related to the context of device usage and news consumption, which point to challenges for journalism within this scenario.

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Tássia Becker Alexandre, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos)

PhD at the Graduate Program in Communication Sciences of Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos). Substitute teacher in the Journalism course at Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso (UFMT).

Maria Clara Aquino, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos)

Professor of the Graduate Program in Communication Sciences of Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos). PhD in Communication and Information at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).

Inmaculada J. Martínez, Universidad de Murcia

PhD in Communication Sciences (Advertising) at Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Master’s in Marketing at Know How Business School. Full processor of Advertisement Business in the Communication and Documentation course at Universidad de Múrcia.

Juan Miguel Aguado, Universidad de Murcia

Doctor in Communication Sciences (Journalism) and Graduate in Social Research at Polish Academy of Sciences (Warsaw, Poland). Professor of Theory of Communication in the Communication and Documentation Course at Universidad de Múrcia. 

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Published

2021-12-20

How to Cite

Becker Alexandre, T., Aquino, M. C., Martínez, I. J., & Aguado, J. M. (2021). The context of smartphone use and access of news by graduate students in Communication in Spain. Comunicação Mídia E Consumo, 18(53). https://doi.org/10.18568/cmc.v18i53.2475

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Vol. 18 No. 53 (2021): SETEMBRO/DEZEMBRO

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