Journalism, society, and politics in the digital media era

Advances in digital communication have affected the relationship between society, journalism and politics within different contexts in varied ways and intensities. This volume, combining interdisciplinary academic and professional perspectives, assesses the impact of the digital media environment on citizens, journalists and politicians in diverse sociopolitical landscapes. The first part evaluates the transformative power of media literacy in the digital age and the challenges that journalism pedagogy encounters in global and fragmented environments. The second part critically examines the methods in which social media is used by politicians and activists to communicate during political campaigns and social protests. The third part analyses the impact of digitalization on professional journalism and news consumption strategies. The fourth part offers a range of case studies that illustrate the significant challenges facing online media regarding the framing and representation of communities in crisis and shifting contexts. The book is intended to introduce readers to the crucial dynamic and diverse challenges that affect our societies and communitive practices as a result of the interplay between digital media and political and societal structures. Advances in digital communication have affected the relationship between society, journalism, and politics within different contexts in varied ways and intensities. This volume, combining interdisciplinary academic and professional perspectives, assesses the impact of the digital media environment on citizens, journalists, and politicians in diverse sociopolitical landscapes. The first part evaluates the transformative power of media literacy in the digital age and the challenges that journalism pedagogy encounters in global and fragmented environments. The second part critically examines the methods in which social media is used by politicians and activists to communicate during political campaigns and social protests. The third part analyzes the impact of digitalization on professional journalism and news consumption strategies. The fourth part offers a range of case studies that illustrate the significant challenges facing online media regarding the framing and representation of communities in crisis and shifting contexts. The book is intended to introduce readers to the crucial dynamic and diverse challenges that affect our societies and communitive practices as a result of the interplay between digital media and political and societal structures Los avances en la comunicación digital han afectado la relación entre sociedad, periodismo y política en diferentes contextos y de diversas formas e intensidades. Este volumen, que combina perspectivas académicas y profesionales interdisciplinarias, evalúa el impacto de los medios digitales en ciudadanos, periodistas y políticos en diversos paisajes sociopolíticos. La primera parte evalúa el poder transformador de la alfabetización mediática en la era digital y los desafíos que enfrenta la pedagogía del periodismo en entornos globales y fragmentados. La segunda parte examina de forma crítica la forma en que los políticos y activistas utilizan las redes sociales durante campañas políticas y protestas sociales. La tercera parte analiza el impacto de la digitalización en el periodismo profesional y las estrategias de consumo de noticias. La cuarta parte ofrece una variedad de estudios de casos que ilustran los importantes desafíos que enfrentan los medios en línea con respecto al encuadre y la representación de comunidades en crisis y contextos cambiantes