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The Perturbing Mediatization Of Voice-Based Virtual Assistants: The Case Of Alexa, Leopoldina Fortunati, Autumn P. Edwards, Chad Edwards Apr 2024

The Perturbing Mediatization Of Voice-Based Virtual Assistants: The Case Of Alexa, Leopoldina Fortunati, Autumn P. Edwards, Chad Edwards

Human-Machine Communication

This study examines the role of voice-based assistants (VBAs), specifically Alexa, in the mediatization paradigm framework. The authors hypothesize that emerging technologies such as chatbots and VBAs intensify the process of online meta-reintermediation of news. Three research questions were investigated through a questionnaire administered to 655 university students in the US and Italy: Do participants try to get news from Alexa? Are participants aware that VBAs represent a case of meta-reintermediation of news? Does Alexa contribute to the potential hybridization of news, information, and knowledge? The analysis of 451 open-ended answers showed that only a fraction of participants searches for …


The Current - Volume 34 Issue 12, Nova Southeastern University Apr 2024

The Current - Volume 34 Issue 12, Nova Southeastern University

The Current

No abstract provided.


The Current - Volume 34 Issue 11, Nova Southeastern University Mar 2024

The Current - Volume 34 Issue 11, Nova Southeastern University

The Current

No abstract provided.


The Current - Volume 34 Issue 10, Nova Southeastern University Mar 2024

The Current - Volume 34 Issue 10, Nova Southeastern University

The Current

No abstract provided.


The Current - Volume 34 Issue 9, Nova Southeastern University Feb 2024

The Current - Volume 34 Issue 9, Nova Southeastern University

The Current

No abstract provided.


Listen To Black Women: Newsgathering In Digital Third Spaces, Gheni N. Platenburg Feb 2024

Listen To Black Women: Newsgathering In Digital Third Spaces, Gheni N. Platenburg

Feminist Pedagogy

This teaching activity re-introduces the concept of digital third spaces and how to use them as complementary newsgathering tools. Students are tasked with visiting these spaces to listen to Black women. In other words, they will observe content and engage in conversations with digital third space visitors to better educate themselves on the topics, issues and concerns of Black women and learn how to take this information and formulate story ideas for improved news coverage of and about Black women.


The Current - Volume 34 Issue 8, Nova Southeastern University Feb 2024

The Current - Volume 34 Issue 8, Nova Southeastern University

The Current

No abstract provided.


The Current - Volume 34 Issue 7, Nova Southeastern University Jan 2024

The Current - Volume 34 Issue 7, Nova Southeastern University

The Current

No abstract provided.


The Prospector, November 7, 2023, Student Publications Nov 2023

The Prospector, November 7, 2023, Student Publications

The Prospector

Miners Men's and Women's Basketball


The Prospector, October 10, 2023, Student Publications Oct 2023

The Prospector, October 10, 2023, Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: UTEP Says Farewell to Forty Years of Dinner Theater


Wright State University Magazine, Fall 2023, Wright State Alumni Association And Wright State Foundation Oct 2023

Wright State University Magazine, Fall 2023, Wright State Alumni Association And Wright State Foundation

Wright State University Magazine

Fifty-two page issue of the Wright State University Magazine. This magazine is published twice a year and focuses on news related to Wright State alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the university.


The Prospector, September 26, 2023, Student Publications Sep 2023

The Prospector, September 26, 2023, Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: El Paso Reaches 'Breaking Point' as Migrants Flood Downtown


The Prospector, September 12, 2023, Student Publications Sep 2023

The Prospector, September 12, 2023, Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Two for One, A Student Mother Makes it Happen


The Prospector, August 29, 2023, Student Publications Aug 2023

The Prospector, August 29, 2023, Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Back to School Issue


The Prospector, May 2, 2023, Utep Student Publications May 2023

The Prospector, May 2, 2023, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Parting Words from the President


A Fake Future: The Threat Of Foreign Disinformation On The U.S. And Its Allies, Brandon M. Rubsamen Apr 2023

A Fake Future: The Threat Of Foreign Disinformation On The U.S. And Its Allies, Brandon M. Rubsamen

Global Tides

This paper attempts to explain the threat that foreign disinformation poses for the United States Intelligence Community and its allies. The paper examines Russian disinformation from both a historical and contemporary context and how its effect on Western democracies may only be exacerbated in light of Chinese involvement and evolving technologies. Fortunately, the paper also studies practices and strategies that the United States Intelligence Community and its allied foreign counterparts may use to respond. It is hoped that this study will help shed further light on Russian and Chinese disinformation campaigns and explain how the Intelligence Community can efficiently react.


The Prospector, April 18, 2023, Utep Student Publications Apr 2023

The Prospector, April 18, 2023, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Inglorious Bastards


The Prospector, April 4, 2023, Utep Student Publications Apr 2023

The Prospector, April 4, 2023, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Greta Van Fleet Wants Fans to Have 'Dreams in Gold'


Wright State University Magazine, Spring 2023, Wright State Alumni Association And Wright State Foundation Apr 2023

Wright State University Magazine, Spring 2023, Wright State Alumni Association And Wright State Foundation

Wright State University Magazine

Fifty-two page issue of the Wright State University Magazine. This magazine is published twice a year and focuses on news related to Wright State alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the university.


The Prospector, March 21, 2023, Utep Student Publications Mar 2023

The Prospector, March 21, 2023, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: "No Más Bebés": Forced Sterilization in 1970's America


The Prospector, February 28, 2023, Utep Student Publications Feb 2023

The Prospector, February 28, 2023, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: A Grand Review for a Grand Opening


The Prospector, February 14, 2023, Utep Student Publications Feb 2023

The Prospector, February 14, 2023, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Valentine's Day


The Prospector, January 17, 2023, Utep Student Publications Jan 2023

The Prospector, January 17, 2023, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Behind the Faces at the Border


The Prospector, January 17, 2023, Utep Student Publications Jan 2023

The Prospector, January 17, 2023, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Behind the Faces at the Border


Partisan Selective Exposure On Social Media During The 2020 Presidential Election, Grayce Lemon Jan 2023

Partisan Selective Exposure On Social Media During The 2020 Presidential Election, Grayce Lemon

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

This study examines selective exposure and selective avoidance on social media during the 2020 presidential election. 147 voters participated in the survey conducted using Qualtrics. The purpose of this study was to understand whether selective exposure and avoidance behaviors differed based on voting outcome (Trump or Biden), and to test whether political ideological polarization was reflected in news consumption through social media. Taken together, the results indicate that although both voting bases engaged in selective exposure and avoidance, the propensity was the same between Trump and Biden voters. Additionally, results confirm existing hypotheses that the strength of political ideology positively …


College Students’ Perspectives Of Bias In Their News Consumption Habits, Jolie C. Matthews Dec 2022

College Students’ Perspectives Of Bias In Their News Consumption Habits, Jolie C. Matthews

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This article builds off prior work on news consumption habits and perception of bias in the news by focusing on college students’ self-generated definitions of bias, and the strategies they employ to guard against how their personal bias potentially affects what news they choose to believe and consume. Through interviews with undergraduate students, findings show that while participants acknowledged they had personal bias to a degree, the majority still defined bias as an external issue imposed on them by others than as an internal issue shaping their thoughts about the sources they consumed. Some students attempted to mitigate any perceived …


The Prospector, November 29, 2022, Utep Student Publications Nov 2022

The Prospector, November 29, 2022, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Graduation


The Prospector, November 15, 2022, Utep Student Publications Nov 2022

The Prospector, November 15, 2022, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Battle of I-10 at the Don Haskins


The Prospector, November 1, 2022, Utep Student Publications Nov 2022

The Prospector, November 1, 2022, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: The Basketball Issue


The Prospector, October 18, 2022, Utep Student Publications Oct 2022

The Prospector, October 18, 2022, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: The Homecoming / Halloween Issue