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Human-Machine Communication: Complete Volume. Volume 7 Special Issue: Mediatization
Human-Machine Communication: Complete Volume. Volume 7 Special Issue: Mediatization
Human-Machine Communication
This is the complete volume of HMC Volume 7. Special Issue on Mediatization
The Perturbing Mediatization Of Voice-Based Virtual Assistants: The Case Of Alexa, Leopoldina Fortunati, Autumn P. Edwards, Chad Edwards
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 …
Human-Machine Communication: Complete Volume. Volume 2
Human-Machine Communication: Complete Volume. Volume 2
Human-Machine Communication
This is the complete volume of HMC Volume 2.
Human-Machine Communication: Complete Volume. Volume 1
Human-Machine Communication: Complete Volume. Volume 1
Human-Machine Communication
This is the complete volume of HMC Volume 1.