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Networked frames: theoretical foundations for framing analysis in digital environments
This article reviews the theoretical foundations of framing as a multiparadigmatic and integrative research program and examines the limitations of the cascading activation model (Entman, 2003, 2004) in the context of frame circulation through digital platforms. Building on that assessment, it recovers the Network Activated Frames (NAF) model (Aruguete, 2021) and develops its theoretical bases as analytical tools for studying the framing process in reticular environments. The argument rests on three complementary dimensions: individual user decisions, network topology as a structural condition, and cultural resonance as an activation mechanism. The debate over Argentina's Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Law (IVE) (Calvo, Aruguete, Ingrassia y Gómez Wagner, 2021) serves as an illustrative case to show how different communities amplify locally dominant frames based on their alignment with shared interpretive repertoires. The article concludes by discussing how the NAF articulates with frame building and framing effects research, with the aim of reconstructing the full cycle of production, circulation, and reception of interpretive frames in today's media ecosystem.
Copyright (c) 2026 Nadia Koziner, Natalia Aruguete https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The Incentive Regime for Large Investments (RIGI) in the Media: An Analysis of Frames and Information Sources in Clarín, La Nación, and Página 12 during 2025
The creation of the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI, by its acronym in Spanish) in 2024 paved the way for a context that encouraged diverse interpretations in the public sphere. Within this framework, this study mainly aims analyzing the media coverage of the RIGI in the digital editions of the newspapers Clarín, La Nación, and Página/12 between January 1 and December 31, 2025. To this end, a quantitative methodological strategy is employed, drawing on the theoretical insights of framing and indexing. The article begins with an introduction that contextualizes the research problem. Then, it describes the theoretical and methodological framework and, finally, presents the frames and sources identified in the analysis and the conclusions. The main findings indicate that the coverage is predominantly descriptive, with low levels of problematization and limited critical analysis of the issue. The emphasis of the coverage is placed on the economic dimension, from approaches that largely overlook political, social, or environmental aspects. Furthermore, the way in which the RIGI is portrayed in the selected newspapers appears to be more strongly anchored in the interests of business groups than in ideological or partisan political differences.
the Large Investment Incentive Regime -RIGI
Copyright (c) 2026 Paula Blodinger, Bianca Cecchini Murúa https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Communication/Culture and (in)discipline: the contributions of Hector Schmucler to the communication field, and the study of technological mediations and cities
This article revisits and analyzes Héctor Schmucler's theoretical proposal regarding the binomial Communication/Culture, presented more than 40 years ago. This perspective provides a framework for understanding and enriching debates and challenges within the field of communication, including research, teaching, and professional practice. Schmucler's proposal goes beyond merely linking two concepts with a slash; it represents a theoretical, ethical, and epistemological perspective. Therefore, the article analyzes the connections between Schmucler's proposal, the work of his contemporaries, and its context of production. It then identifies valuable contributions for analyzing the object of study of Communication Sciences nowadays, which, according to the Communication/Culture perspective, is conceived as a project, a risk, and an objective to be achieved. The results apply Schmulcer´s theoretical framework to two particularly productive subfields of reflection in communication in Latin America: the study of technological mediations and cities. The analysis presented here aims, therefore, to prioritize a theoretical perspective which remains fertile and incisive, by highlighting the unresolved tensions between communication as a project and the dominant logics of connectivity, as well as the growing tendencies toward urban segregation.
Copyright (c) 2026 Katrina Salguero Myers, María Eugenia Boito https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The rise of cringe in politics: Vicarious embarrassment and mob censorship in elections
In the 2024 electoral process, the three candidates for the presidency of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (Sigamos Haciendo Historia), Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz (Fuerza y ​​Corazón por México) and Jorge Álvarez Máynez (Movimiento Ciudadano), conducted intensive campaigns on digital platforms to win over the youth vote. This article aims to study the unintended consequences of these digital political communication strategies. The concept of cringe in politics is proposed to describe one of the most prominent forms of resistance to the ludic expressions of political communication in the digital environment. To develop this concept, the article draws on theories of political entertainment, vicarious embarrassment and mob censorship and applies the discourse analysis research technique. The study further examines a selection of critical responses to key posts by Sheinbaum Pardo, Gálvez Ruiz and Álvarez Máynez on Instagram and TikTok, arguing that cringe in politics undermines the credibility and identity of political figures and discourages them to engage in playful or unconventional forms of political communication. Cringe as a mechanism of mob censorship is shaped by ableism, classism, ageism and sexism, exposing the dark side of civic engagement in the digital environment.
Copyright (c) 2026 Cosette Celecia Pérez, Víctor Hugo Reyna , Monserrat Barranco Silva https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Youth representations in electoral advertising campaigns: Argentina and Brasil (2007-2018)
In what ways were young people represented in the most relevant televised electoral campaigns in Argentina and Brazil between 2007 and 2018? Drawing on a qualitative analytical approach, this paper examines how the young are represented in two types of audiovisual campaign materials: TV spots in Argentina and the Horário Gratuito de Propaganda Eleitoral (HGPE) broadcasts in Brazil. The sample includes the political campaigns of the two leading candidates in six elections. Based on the results, the paper shows some traits associated with youth that can be seen in the campaigns: a) strength or drive; b) young people as dreamers or nonconformists always willing to fight for their demands; c) risk; d) the pursuit of leisure and fun.
Copyright (c) 2026 Dolores Rocca Rivarola https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Connected and Excluded: Gender, Migration, and Technologies during the Pandemic in Buenos Aires
This article examines the experiences of migrant women in the Districts of La Matanza and Moreno during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on gender inequalities, the digitalization of public policies, and the community strategies that emerged amid worsening socioeconomic precariousness. Drawing on interviews and institutional analysis, the study explores how local mechanisms —such as helplines, Puntos Violeta, and WhatsApp groups— operated as forms of beyond structural limitations in connectivity, documentation access, and digital literacy. This article shows that government digitalization failed to create an inclusive system for migrant women, who faced multiple barriers linked to gender, administrative status, and socioeconomic inequality. However, it highlights women’s agency and the role of ICTs in fostering networks of support, protection and transnational presence. An intersectional framework is proposed to understand these dynamics and to guide more equitable and gender-sensitive public policies.
Copyright (c) 2026 Cecilia Melella, Gimena Perret https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
A Theory of Communication? A reconstructive reading of the contributions of Sergio Caletti
In this essay we analyze a corpus of texts written and published by Sergio Caletti between 1991 and 2019, during his lifetime and posthumously, so as to establish his role in the field of Communication Studies. In view of this, we chose to carry out a reconstructive operation because it allows us to break down and connect the contributions of the author throughout his career and therefore identifying three analytical dimensions. First, we examine the historical conditions of emergence and theoretical constitution of the field; secondly, we address Caletti's proposal on the communication/culture/politics relationship; and, finally, we turn to the redefinition of the imaginary as a constitutive instance of the subjectivation processes. Based on our reconstructive approach, we postulate that the articulation between the dimensions configures a general theory for the field of studies which the author referred to as Theory of the Social Production of Meanings.
Theory of the Social Production of Meanings
Copyright (c) 2026 Sebastián Rigotti https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Youth and politics in the digital age: Information consumption habits in Trujillo, 2025
Considering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and particularly SDG 16, which promotes peace, justice, and strong institutions, journalism plays a fundamental role. It contributes to the collection of reliable information, the power of citizen participation, and also to the understanding of news consumption patterns. In this regard, this research focuses on the analysis of the political journalism consumption patterns in digital newspapers among young people aged 18 to 25 in the city of Trujillo. To this end, a qualitative approach was taken, taking into account the phenomenological design. The research focused specifically on young people in the city of Trujillo. The main techniques for data collection were interviews and the constant comparative method in order to gain detailed knowledge of their experiences, perceptions, and thoughts related to consumption habits. As a result, it was demonstrated that the participants were eager to stay informed in a quick, accessible, and constant manner, which in turn strengthens their critical thinking and broadens their knowledge of their rights. It was concluded that young people prefer short and accessible audiovisual content disseminated on platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, valuing not only speed but also strong reliability of the sources. They also participate in the digital environment by commenting, sharing, and discussing content, which significantly reinforces their active role.
Copyright (c) 2026 Karla Alexandra Sánchez Reyna, Rhomerth Salazar, Felipe Anderson Rios Incio https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Asymmetries in Argentine digital newsrooms (2020–2024): Changes and continuities in productive logics and work profiles
In this article, we analyze the production stage of the news circuit in digital newsrooms across five Argentine cities. Based on 46 semi-structured interviews with journalists and senior staff from commercial media outlets, a public media outlet, and a cooperative, we explore working conditions, professional profiles, and their perceptions of thematic coverage. The results show that the management model (commercial private, non-profit, and public service) of digital media delineates the boundaries of their productive and labor logics. Working conditions are characterized by precariousness, contractual irregularities, multiple job holdings, and union fragmentation. In addition, professionals are required to have multiple skills. Gender inequalities persist vertically and horizontally. Moreover, the implementation or expansion of departments related to audience metrics and social media platforms stands out. Thematic coverage, as well as worker productivity, ends up being encapsulated by content performance results and the algorithmic logics imposed by global tech companies.
Copyright (c) 2025 Ornela Carboni, Lorena Retegui https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The media role in shaping the discourse on native biodiversity (Mendoza, Argentina)
In today's media landscape, the media wields decisive power in all areas of social life, selecting, creating, and determining what should be seen, read, and heard by. In this context, this study analyzes how biodiversity is represented and made visible in the Mendoza print media. The aim is to understand the discursive frameworks that intervene in the configuration of its social and environmental value from a qualitative approach,. This paper takes as reference categories such as: traces of production, newsworthy events, and reading contracts. Methodologically, we carried out a discourse analysis about a corpus of news published in Los Andes and UNO. The results show that coverage is episodic and reactive, it focuses on crisis situations. We propose the category “Environmental Emergency Agenda” to highlight this fragmented and sensationalist dynamic, which hinders the consolidation of sustained narratives regarding conservation.
Copyright (c) 2025 Alexandra Barahona, Claudia Campos https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Journalists on Instagram: identities and personal brand
Carefully crafting a public identity and cultivating relationships with followers to establish a personal brand on social media are part of the routine for many journalists. This study examines how journalists produce their identities through the profiles and messages on Instagram. Through a content analysis, the study reviewed the biographies of 97 active journalists with 1.000 or more followers on public Instagram accounts who work in national media in Puerto Rico, as well as the messages they produced during a constructed week. It was found that journalists establish the prestige of their brand in the visual and written biography through journalistic and professional identities. Meanwhile, in the publications and through different uses of native narratives, they embrace both personal and journalistic identities to showcase the authenticity of the brand and normalize the platform, respectively. To a lesser extent, they adopt a professional and promotional/advertising identity, a practice that shows the commercialization of the brand. It was identified that publications are often self-referential, although not the ones with journalistic content.
journalism, Instagram, Puerto Rico, identity, personal brand
Copyright (c) 2025 Lourdes Lugo-Ortiz https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Against the libertarian culture of cruelty: Notes on an archive of hope
The rise of political radical right parties and governments represents a challenge for philosophical studies. In this article, the phenomenon is studied from two approaches. On the one hand, we traced some representative images of how the Argentina´s President Javier Milei uses his social networks to create a libertarian culture and an archive of cruelty. On the other hand, the study aims to review the notions of hope, based on Ernst Bloch´s approach of the subject, and of queer hope, developed by various contemporary authors, in order to reflect on the new links between past, present and future.
Copyright (c) 2025 Mariano Veliz, Natalia Taccetta https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Artificial intelligence and fiction: representations, fears and expectations surrounding technological development
This review article offers an overview of recent reflections on Artificial Intelligence (AI) representations in both written and audiovisual fiction. There are a number of reasons to highlight the importance of this type of study, since it has been shown that representations of technology in general, particularly of AI, have significant and varied impacts, ranging from shaping the directions research takes to influencing public acceptance, raising social concerns, and guiding how these technologies are regulated. The article surveys research on the influence of AI representations on designers, the public, the fears and expectations commonly depicted. It also has an impact on the ways these representations relate to the issues of each historical moment, and on how fictional portrayals connect with broader social issues such as gender and social inequalities. The representations also create fears regarding scenarios in which technology escapes human control and technological development fulfills humanity’s longing for immortality.
Copyright (c) 2025 Luis Ricardo Sandoval https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
This article examines how cinema — medium with a strong realist vocation — has served as a means to show the mechanisms through which childhood (r)exists in complex contexts. By providing a mirror-like tool, cinema enhances a portrayal of childhood that evades the adult world and parodies the social construction of institutionalized reality thanks to its relationship with movement, vertigo, stillness, and time. Through a qualitative case study of six Latin American films that foreground childhood, the article explores how children’s bodies operate differently, materializing through play as a form of simulation (representation). This involves both the mask and the dancing body tropes, with narratives which were conveniently modified and a nomadism that resists a fixed identity. Aesthetically, it reveals a body re created as an artifice of bio(r)existence.
Copyright (c) 2025 Carlos Fernando Alvarado Duque https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Ethics as a collective practice: COMUNNESS team agreement for the construction of knowledge
Within the framework of the public university, this article addresses the set of ethical agreements developed within a university-based working space that integrates the core academic functions: research, teaching, outreach, and innovation. This collective focuses on the model of Social and Solidarity economy from a communication studies perspective. The contribution seeks to systematize the referential frameworks guiding ethical analysis in human research and the specific agreements with the “Others” that give meaning to formative processes. The aim is to reinforce ethical practices in situated contexts and highlight the political dimension of knowledge production within social sciences.
Copyright (c) 2025 Ana Laura Hidalgo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Buenos Aires and the future transformations of imaginary temporality in the post - dictatorial city
This paper analyzes a set of transformations in the post-dictatorship imaginary temporality regarding the future in the case of Buenos Aires (Argentina). The study analyzes four areas based on a montage of newspaper and magazine documents dated between 1977 and 1985: a) the open urban space as an image of a future democratic society and as a setting for placing the fears linked to intersubjective violence; b) the erasure of urban future as transformation, under imaginary scenes of its present; c) the exhausted relationship between the city and personal progress, and crisis as a permanent state and d) the city—especially that of the "third world"—as a key space for catastrophe. The paper projects an imaginary scene in which the future becomes obscure and urban imagination weakens.
Copyright (c) 2025 Silvia Hernández https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The present article is part of the research conducted by the Investigar en red collective, a teaching researchers team from programs linked to communication and journalism from approximately fifty public and private universities located across nine Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela). The objective is to explore how students from our faculties access information and study within a context in which the current media ecosystem triggers new reading, consumption, and content production practices. This article focuses on the use of social media as a way for students from the National University of Salta and from The National University of the Center of the Buenos Aires Province to get access to news.
Copyright (c) 2025 María Fedra Aimetta, Maxiliano Perét https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Chaturbate: the body-spectacle as experience:
Guy Debord 's contribution to social debate is inevitably linked to The Society of the Spectacle (1967), one of the critical theories utilized for debating contemporary social issues. Debord´s theory is not reduced to a Marxist standpoint of capitalist societies. Rather, it is a way to understand the world governed by the fetishism of images, which became merchandise as a consequence of media illusion and cultural alienation. This essayistic study is divided into two parts. The first is a historical journey on the concept of spectacle in order to contextualize it within the economy and media policy. In view of this, the spectacle is pondered through pornography as a theoretical scenario, since it allows for the (re)creation of sexual desires within capitalism. The second part describes the Chaturbate page that contains the latest pornographic productions. This page not only reveals pornography as an objectification of the body, but also as a diffusion and a visual consumption. Besides, it criticizes the traditional forms of pornography, and places us in a post-pornography that develops a less accusatory, but more critical view of contemporary sexuality.
espectáculo, crítica social, pornografía, capitalismo, medios de comunicación.
Copyright (c) 2025 Xavier Brito-Alvarado, adndy https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Digital money platforms and mobile payment apps
Post-pandemic scenarios have functioned as laboratories for digital money platforms and mobile payment apps.In both technologies money forms and functions demonstrate their historical constitution as information and communication media. Thus, this article addresses these topics considering disciplines of design, communication and media studies. To accomplish this, the study recovers two theories that analyse the infrastructural conditions and the symbolic-cultural dynamics involved in mediation of microeconomic practices. Moreover, the paper summarizes the history of infrastructural platformisation and of the institutional constructs that promoted mobile money. Then, a key point is made about a payment app arising from Billetera Santa Fe Program. The methodological approach is carried out by analyzing government, legislative and business documentation and by using digital methods of review surveys. Conflicts, frictions, problematic dimensions and disputes of money apps are expected in these platformisation processes.
Copyright (c) 2025 Luis Sebastián R. Rossi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The publication of pre-election opinion polls in the argentine print media
This article analyzes the news coverage of two Argentine print media in relation to the role of pollsters and the representation of public opinion in the framework of the 2023 presidential campaign in Argentina. It seeks to identify the distinctive features of the publication of pre-election polls in Clarín and La Nación in the period between June 26 and November 20, 2023. In these elections, the results of which required a runoff election, the candidates Sergio Massa of Unión por la Patria and Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza faced each other. The latter won with 56% of the votes. The general objective is to establish the distinctive characteristics adopted by the informative pieces of these media in relation to the role of consulting firms and the representation of public opinion. As specific objectives, and using quantitative methodology of content analysis, the format of the publications will be analyzed in relation to the guidelines established by the European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research (ESOMAR) and the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) in 2006 in order to avoid interpretative confusion among non-expert readers. In addition, the frequency of reporting, the informative relevance in terms of hierarchy and the way in which the polling data were incorporated into the information units will be observed.
Copyright (c) 2025 Agustina Lassi, Silvia Demirdjian, Javier Castellini, Camila Bozán https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Deconstructing gender in the digital age
This article analyzes how digital platforms are transforming the expression and construction of gender identity. It examines the new forms of gender deconstruction through social networks, the challenges faced by diverse gender identities online, and how these interactions are redefining traditional norms and stereotypes. From digital platforms of the organizations Status Queer, Diálogo Diverso, and Fundación Ecuatoriana Equidad, the ways of expression and construction of gender identity are identified and examined. With the help of content analysis and interviews, accurate information can be obtained on how identity expression and construction has been transformed in the digital age; the use of inclusive language, education and awareness, and the visibility of diverse representations of gender and sexual orientations have gained great relevance thanks to the digital platforms analyzed.
Copyright (c) 2024 José Miguel Zúñiga Maldonado https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The social network Tiktok and its incidence on behavior change
TikTok has become one of the most widely used communication channels due to the relevance of its content. The platform’s tools have revolutionized the way people engage in their daily practices. This research aims to analyze the existing literature on TikTok’s incidence on behavior to identify knowledge gaps that could guide future research lines, with a focus on Ecuador and the region. The methodology used consists of a bibliometric study on SCOPUS, which included 891 papers, of which 29 were selected for specific analysis. The results show an incidence of the TikTok social network on user behavior in terms of consumption, political orientation, study strategies, and other decision-making areas. The study concludes that TikTok influences global trends and impacts consumer behavior. Further studies are recommended to explore how the platform affects consumption decisions and local brand perceptions.
Copyright (c) 2024 Dennys Jordán, Jorge Andrés Izaguirre Olmedo, Ana Luisa López https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Audiovisual genres and scientific dissemination for children.
The article investigates the multimodal configurations of science communication in three audiovisual series aimed at pre-school children: Las aventuras de Ruka y los tesoros del mar (2014), Octonautas (2010) and Peztronauta (2009). The methodological framework for corpus study takes up contributions from semiotics, didactics, discourse analysis and children’s audiovisual (Verón, 1998; Kress & Van Leeuwen, 2001; Cassany, 2003; Steimberg, 2013; Fuenzalida, 2016; Rojas y Cerchiaro; Sabich, 2022; among others). Based on three dimensions of analysis –the thematic, the iconic-indexical and the pedagogical– the conclusions indicate two models of science dissemination: One is meritocratic, which restores standardized characteristics of nature and rewards the protagonists for meeting challenges, and another is protectionist, which tends to claim the flora and fauna of Latin America from the knowledge of native and exotic species.
Copyright (c) 2024 María Agustina Sabich https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Migration and media in Chile: scoping review of an emerging field of study
This article aims to account for the existence of the field of studies on migration and media in Chile and to provide a quick initial characterization of it. To this end, a scoping review was applied to the studies on the topic available in Web of Science, Scopus, SciELO and Google Scholar from the earliest files accessible at these academic databases up to June 2023. A corpus of 59 documents was obtained, which were classified and analyzed based on variables established ad hoc. The results allow us to identify a field of studies on migration and media in Chile and characterize it in three fundamental aspects: i) the participating authors, institutions, countries and publication media; ii) the existing terms and subtopics, and iii) the main methodological decisions involved in these investigations. Some limitations of the article and possible future research lines are identified.
Copyright (c) 2024 Jose Navarro-Conticello https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The article studies two moments of the School of Information Sciences of the National University of Córdoba: 1966 and 1971, the first attempt of creation and its effective foundation, respectively. The working hypothesis is that each of these instances was constituted by theoretical-political debates, as well as by social circumstances, which contributed to the initial ways of outlining the study of communication. The methodology used is a case analysis, for which documentary review techniques and archival material were employed. It is concluded that the debates of different actors refer to the socio-historical moment in which the undergraduate program was institutionalized and to theoretical conceptualizations, elements that contributed to the study of communication at that time.
Copyright (c) 2024 María del Carmen Cabezas https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
From interpretative and innovative journalism of the 1960s and 1970s to resistance journalism during the military dictatorship (1976-1983)
The article aims to reconstruct the reconfigurations that political journalism underwent between the 1960s and 1970s, focusing on the roles of the profession and the journalism models that became legitimate throughout the analyzed period. To achieve this, it first concentrates on the emergence of analytical, interpretive, and committed journalism associated with the "new journalism" movement, which found its most representative expressions in the political-intellectual magazine Primera Plana, the newspaper La Opinión, and the figure of Rodolfo Walsh. Secondly, it explores how this innovative project was shut down by the censorship of the last military dictatorship. The analysis examines how a journalism of resistance and denunciation of state terrorism was configured from exile or ostracism—by those who remained in the country. Methodologically, the research focuses on a qualitative inquiry strategy centered on the main journalistic institutions and actors that formed those intellectual formations and dissemination networks during the dictatorship.
Copyright (c) 2024 Micaela Baldoni https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Right-wing mediatizations on X/Twitter on 9 July 2022
This paper explores the discourses of political internet users on X/Twitter, their formation into digital socio-political collectives in July 2022, and their relations with the urban space. The starting point will be the preparations for the mobilization of opposition to the Argentinean government of Alberto Fernández on 9 July of that year. A qualitative methodology was used. A socio-semiotic analysis of the tweets collected and the formation of groups of digital socio-political subjects was carried out. Among the conclusions, we found the existence of collectives of Internet users-demonstrators, militant Internet users and Internet users with anti-democratic discourses on X/Twitter. It was also concluded that these digital groupings possess some features of contemporary social movements and others of the new radical right, as well as specific invariants.
Copyright (c) 2024 Ana Aslimovich https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The contemporary evolution of information and communication activities is often called “convergence.” This designates the interweaving of the media, telecommunications and Internet industries and the mutation of their social uses and consumption. This article examines and problematizes the notion of convergence, provides information on when and why it began to be used, and reflects on its analytical usefulness within the framework of the unfinished process of digital transformation of communications. The text makes a proposal for conceptual disaggregation of convergence at different levels (network technologies and platforms; business and industrial alliances and mergers; services; mass consumption devices; modes of access; policies and regulations; and significant social circulation) that emphasizes social and historical aspects of technologies.
Convergence – Information and communication technologies – Digital environments – Infocommunication
Copyright (c) 2024 Martin Becerra https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
COLLECTIVE ACTIONS IN THE LOCAL PUBLIC SPACE.
This article reports the main results of a study on social protest in Río Cuarto, a medium-sized Argentine city, using the press as the main source of record. Particularly, we stop to analyze the 1998-2000 protest cycle. This period is characterized by the presence of governments of different political stripes at the national, provincial and local levels that brings changes in public policies, especially economic ones, with an impact on services provided by the State such as education, health and work in public agencies. In this framework, state workers took part in the main protests of those years and the growing mobilization of the group of unemployed workers stands out. Just as the actors diversify, it also happens with the ways in which they make their demands visible in the public space, ranging from the most traditional repertoires to more creative and innovative ones.
Río Cuarto - collective actions - public space – visibility - mobilizations - citizenship
Copyright (c) 2024 Maria Eugenia Isidro, Claudia Kenbel https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Audiovisual platforms (2018-2022): from exhibition to production to Argentine content.
This article investigates the content exhibition and production strategies of audiovisual platforms in Argentina during the period 2018-2022. The goal is to understand who develops local content and what the exhibition modalities are. The research premise is that the dominant market platforms especially promoted short serial fiction projects and that compensated for the decline observed in open TV, while it did not have the same impact in Cinema. To carry it out, it was proposed to understand the evolution of the expanded audiovisual market in the country. This was combined with a survey on the state of the matter, a theoretical configuration from the political economy of communication and a specific methodological development that included the description of the market and the survey of the audiovisual content released on the platforms that operate in Argentina. then compared with two external sources (OBITEL and Argentores).
audiovisual digital platforms; content production; exhibition
Copyright (c) 2024 Ornela Carboni, Santiago Marino https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0