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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 …
The Current - Volume 34 Issue 12, Nova Southeastern University
The Current - Volume 34 Issue 12, Nova Southeastern University
The Current
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The Current - Volume 34 Issue 11, Nova Southeastern University
The Current - Volume 34 Issue 11, Nova Southeastern University
The Current
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The Current - Volume 34 Issue 10, Nova Southeastern University
The Current - Volume 34 Issue 10, Nova Southeastern University
The Current
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The Current - Volume 34 Issue 9, Nova Southeastern University
The Current - Volume 34 Issue 9, Nova Southeastern University
The Current
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Listen To Black Women: Newsgathering In Digital Third Spaces, Gheni N. Platenburg
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
The Current - Volume 34 Issue 8, Nova Southeastern University
The Current
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The Current - Volume 34 Issue 7, Nova Southeastern University
The Current - Volume 34 Issue 7, Nova Southeastern University
The Current
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