Abstract
The growth of ICTs has led to a new socialization model and a continuous dynamic flow of communication and information, wherein smartphones have become very popular with teenagers. This paper investigates what teenagers use smartphones for and the related intervention measures published in digital newspapers. A qualitative methodology was used to analyze 362 news items published in 53 Spanish digital newspapers. The results and conclusions indicate that teenagers use smartphones mainly for recreational purposes and sparingly for educational ones. The published intervention measures are primarily aimed at stimulating citizens’ reflections on the subject, in order to improve proper smartphone use by teenagers.
Highlights
The growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has changed our past ways and means of communication by configuring new socialization structures, systems and methods, especially among youngsters
The main purpose of this research is to study smartphone use by teenagers and to identify the related intervention measures published in the media, in Spanish digital newspapers
As shown in the results presented, this approach enables us to discover the perspective offered to citizens by digital newspapers on smartphone use by teenagers
Summary
The growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has changed our past ways and means of communication by configuring new socialization structures, systems and methods, especially among youngsters. Technology plays an important role in the daily life of citizens due to its ongoing presence in the surrounding culture [1]. Digital resources provide people with the tools needed to improve their capacity for expression, interpretation and creation, but require them to have good literacy in all stages of life. Such digital growth generates new problems, needs and expectations for citizens, and facilitates other forms of communication and relationships [2,3,4,5]; which in turn confer different meanings, significance and interest to social interactions. These posts go beyond the traditional division between intentional and incidental news exposure
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