Social Communicators Research Articles

TELEKONFERENCJA W EDUKACJI STREETWORKERÓW – POLSKO-SZWEDZKIE DOŚWIADCZENIA

DOI: 10.19251/rtnp/2020.12(25) The current epidemiological situation has caused many changes in all spheres of our lives. One of them is education, both for children and also for adults, who during their studies try not only to get an education and orientation for their future professional work, but also to extend their horizons and acquire abilities, necessary in life. Due to the epidemiological restrictions, education has been transferred to the Internet and direct contact with the teacher has been replaced by a virtual one, which makes interaction between teacher and learner more difficult. However, these are not our teachers’ first steps in education via the Internet. The following text presents an example of a videoconference that took place even before the pandemic. It is not typical teaching via an educational platform, because the students were gathered in one room, and only the connection was made via Skype. However, the online contact with the teacher resembles modern remote teaching methods. The following text illustrates how streetworking can be taught via the Internet based on a sample class given to a group of Swedish students. Currently, the only form of contact with street children for streetworkers is through social media and different communicators. Therefore, it can be said that the epidemiological situation has forced a change from street work to online. So maybe streetworkers can also be trained via the Internet. Confronted with the described example, the reader will be able to try to explain this doubt.

C-E Interpreting of Political Neologisms in Light of Searle’s Network-background Theory

Searle believes that language meaning is determined by intentional states, and is hugely influenced by social rules and communicators’ mental capabilities, concluding his Network-Background Theory in his discussion of Intentionality. Contemporary Chinese political discourse has its own distinctiveness, and is especially featured by increasing political neologisms, posing difficulties for interpreters and for China’s international publicity. Interpreting of Chinese political neologisms, also for the purpose of conveying language meaning can gain guidance from Searle’s Network-Background Theory. This paper elaborates through exemplification on strategies for interpreting political neologisms in light of Searle’s theory.

Latent Profiles of Social Media Users, STI Knowledge, and Condom Use among African American Young Adults

The abundance of social networking platforms has increased the frequency and the availability for which individuals communicate with one another. The feasibility and accessibility to go online to find sexual partners pose opportunity for contracting sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the absence of safe sexual practices. Low condom use has been reported among young adults who seek sexual partners online. African American young adults have some of the highest rates of infection for certain STIs. In order to mitigate the incidence and prevalence of STIs in at-risk populations, sexually active young adults must use condoms consistently and correctly during sexual activities. The present study sought to uncover the heterogeneity within African American young adults regarding their online networking utilization, STI knowledge, and sexual risk behavior. African American young adults (N = 236), ages 18 - 23, completed private online survey administration. Using latent class analysis, three classes were identified: Social Network Communicators (43%; N = 101), Social Networking Daters (36%; N = 83), and Media Sharers (21%; N = 52). Social Networking Daters exhibited the highest probability of using online dating sites daily, low STI knowledge, and a zero probability of consistent condom use. All three groups exhibited relatively low STI knowledge. Furthermore, having a history of STI increased the likelihood of being classified into the Social Networking Daters class relative to the other classes. Findings highlight the need to capitalize upon online platforms for African American young adults who utilize online dating sites and other online environments.

Mobile messengers as a technology of modern self interaction in the focus digital sociology

The article presents the author’s reflections on the functioning and influence on social processes of development of modern social communicators – mobile messengers, which act both digital and socialtechnologies, and form a new phenomenological and research field – self-technologies.The development of Internet users and mobile technology users in Ukraine and in the world is analyzed in the paper. The most popular mobile messengers in Ukraine are Viber, Telegram and Skype, which unite representatives of different social groups into mobile social networks. It is the dynamics of consumer interest that actualizes the sociological study of the specifics of communication through mobile messengers.In the article it is stated that the modern person, as they say 24/7, is not only influenced by digital technologies, but also builds his life, business, entertainment, travel and more with the help of “numbers”, in the first place among which is positioned the smartphone and there are add-ons and, above all, mobile messengers. With this digital gadget and messenger, each person manages his own network, presents his own work to the social community and the world at large, and becomes not only a consumer but also an active subject of these technologies.It has been determined that self-technologies implemented through digital applications and mobile and Internet communication are becoming a reality of social life today and mobile messengers play a special role in them. Where by self-technologies we mean constantly repeated actions for initiation, creation of own social network for the purpose of self-presentation, promotion among supporters of own content and management of communication and interaction within the network.

Exercise Instructors for Older Adult Fitness: A Review of the Literature

Group-exercise instructors are a vital social determinant of exercise enjoyment, attendance, and adherence. Instructors also affect the degree to which physical cultures are socially inclusive. In order to elucidate the roles that instructors play in affecting these outcomes, we conducted a scoping review. Scoping reviews are a preliminary method for assessing the breadth and depth of existing literature in order to identify key themes and gaps therein. Based on Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) framework, we identified 52 articles and book chapters, 33 of which were older-adult specific, using a university search engine that simultaneously searches multiple databases. We conceptually mapped the literature, which revealed instructors' vital roles as: (1) constructors of group social cohesion, (2) cultural intermediaries, (3) competent practitioners, (4) leaders and communicators, and (5) educators. Of these, the instructor's educative role lacks empirical attention. We conclude with implications for future research, practice, and policy.

Mercado laboral de los comunicadores corporativos en las organizaciones en Colombia

El entorno en el que se desempeñan los comunicadores corporativos en Colombia exige nuevas competencias laborales que las instituciones de educación superior deben considerar. Este trabajo busca responder a: ¿cuáles son las características de la demanda laboral de los comunicadores orientados hacia el trabajo corporativo en Colombia? Y ¿cuáles las competencias en que se les debería formar? El objetivo es conocer las características de las oficinas de comunicación de las empresas colombianas y sus expectativas frente a la formación de los comunicadores. El estudio se basó en una encuesta realizada a los encargados de los departamentos de comunicación de 259 grandes empresas colombianas, entre mayo y junio de 2017. Se encontró que las empresas prefieren contratar publicistas a comunicadores, y que las competencias esperadas por el mercado se enfocan más en el hacer que en el pensar. Los resultados permitirán orientar los programas universitarios de comunicación en este país.

Construction and validation of content of a video on self-care with arteriovenous fistula.

To validate the content of the script of an educational video to promote self-care with arteriovenous fistula in chronic renal patients with nurses and social communicators. Methodological study that constructed and validated an educational video. Firstly, the demands of self-care were identified through a literature review on self-care with arteriovenous fistula. Then the construction of the video followed the steps of pre-production, production and post-production. The script's content validation occurred in the pre-production phase and counted on 22 nursing judges and media professionals. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee in Research, under opinion 61705516.0.0000.5208. The following items received a negative evaluation from the judges: "The scenes described reflect stereotypes or discrimination" (p=0.008) and "The pace of the scenes is tiring" (p=0.001/p=0.034), "The characters/images are appealing to the audience (p=0.006), "The illustrations reflect important aspects of subject under study" (p=0.006), "The illustrations promote the understanding of the video message" (p=0.001) and "The general structure is creative" (p=0.001). The educational video was considered valid by the nursing judges and media professionals to promote self-care with arteriovenous fistula among renal patients.

El proceso de planificación comunicacional desde una perspectiva de género

El artículo ofrece una reseña sobre el cuadernillo Compartir el mundo. Actuar en clave de géneros, el cual presenta experiencias, teorías y metodologías en relación a la implementación de la perspectiva de género en las instituciones. El corriente contexto histórico caracterizado por el movimiento feminista como protagonista en la escena pública resignifica nuevas epistemologías y estrategias de intervención para los y las comunicadores/as sociales en relación al trabajo de planificación comunicacional en instituciones y organizaciones.

Criminalización del aborto en la ciudad de Córdoba (1887-1922): un estudio de caso

Mi objetivo es analizar las características y representaciones de las prácticas abortivas en la ciudad de Córdoba a principio del siglo XX, relacionándolas con una incipiente y progresiva criminalización del aborto. En ese sentido, considero que la cuestión del aborto se encuentra inextricablemente relacionada con un proceso a nivel nacional denominado maternalización de las mujeres, que construye a la mujer unívocamente como madre. Atenderé a un recorte temporal anclado en la cultura legal estatal, entre los años 1887 y 1922. Ambos cortes responden, por un lado, a la sancióndel Código Penal y al establecimiento del aborto como “delito contra las personas”. Por el otro, a la reforma penal que modifica su tratamiento. Dentro de este lapso he podido registrar, para la ciudad de Córdoba, las primeras causas judiciales caratuladas como “aborto”, lo que podría permitirme el acercamiento a la cultura popular. De esta manera, recupero dos campos en tensión en el ejercicio de la justicia: la cultura legal estatal, trazada por agentes estatales, expertos legales criminólogos y comunicadores sociales que sancionan e interpretan las normas legales, establecen procedimientos jurídicos y presentan los peligros que el delito significa a la sociedad; y la cultura popular, que tiene sus propias concepciones sobre esas normas legales. En este artículo me detendré en el análisis minucioso de un expediente judicial sobre la causa abierta a una mujer “por suponérsela autora de aborto violento”. Dicho caso permite reflexionar sobre el carácter incipiente y crecientemente condenatorio a dicha práctica y sobre las ambigüedades y limites porosos entre aborto e infanticidio, entre aborto espontáneo y provocado. A su vez, el expediente se presenta como la puerta de acceso a la enunciación de diferentes discursos que ponen en tensión la relación antes aludida. Así, a los planteos expertos (el juez, el fiscal, los médicos, entre otros) se involucran con lxs profanxs (la acusada, lxs vecinxs, etc.).

The Landscape of Science Communication in Contemporary Canada: A Focus on Anglophone Actors and Networks

The landscape of contemporary media presents challenges and opportunities for science writers and communicators. These issues have not yet been fully understood. This paper presents the findings of collaborative work conducted to identify the growth in numbers of social media communicators who are writing about science for the Canadian public. We used emerging media research tools, including Altmetrics, and traditional survey tools. Our goal was to help Canada's professional member associations—Science Writers and Communicators of Canada (SWCC) and the Association des Communicateurs Scientifiques du Québec (ACS)— map the changing science communication landscape in Canada. Using an online survey tool, we compared survey responses from social media science communicators we identified to those of professional science communication members of SWCC and the ACS. We found that Canadian social media science communicators were younger, were paid less (or not at all) for their science communication activities, and had been communicating science for fewer years than other science communicators. They were more likely to have a science background (rather than communication, journalism or education) and were less likely to be members of professional associations. They tended to communicate with one another through their own informal networks. These findings provide professional science communication organizations in Canada with an empirical base from which to develop training, support and outreach activities aimed at improving the quality of public engagement with science in Canada.

La educación para la política en la universidad colombiana.

La presente investigación indaga sobre la necesidad de una ruta didáctica para la enseñanza de la política a los comunicadoressociales en el contexto educativo colombiano. Los comunicadores sociales en formación serán los futuros líderes de opinión, orientadores depensamiento crítico, por éste motivo se acude a la experiencia de docentes, estudiantes y una mirada al contexto sociopolítico colombiano,partiendo metodológicamente desde la observación y el enfoque introspectivo vivencial con entrevistas semi-estructuradas y en profundidadcuyos resultados permiten trazar la ruta didáctica en el programa de comunicación social de la Universidad de Pamplona, sede Villa del Rosario,acudiendo a nuevas estrategias desde el humor, los seriados, el aprovechamiento de los productos multimedia y la capacitación docente yestudiantil para la elaboración de un discurso de la política como base de una comunicación ética y comprometida con la democracia y losprocesos ciudadanos

Is public awareness and perceived threat of climate change associated with governmental mitigation targets?

Social scientists and science communicators are concerned about the apparent discrepancy between the scientific consensus on climate change (Anderegg et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci 107:12107–12109, 2010; Doran and Zimmerman EOS Trans Am Geophys Union 90:22–3, 2009) and the general public’s views (Knight Environ Sociol 2:101–113, 2016; Lee et al. Nat Clim Chang 5:1014–1020, 2015). It is reasoned that increased public awareness and perceived threat of climate change may pressure governments to enact policy to counteract climate change (e.g. setting stringent carbon emissions targets). Despite a logical link between public awareness and government-set emissions targets, this relationship remains untested. We examined the relationship between public awareness about and perceived threat of climate change and governmental emissions targets across 71 countries and 1 region. We found a positive association between the proportions of a country’s population that are aware of climate change and the unconditional emissions reduction targets set by that country in the Paris Agreement (Rogelj et al. Nature 534:631–639, 2016). However, the proportion of people in a country who perceive climate change as a personal threat was not associated with higher emissions reduction targets. Our results suggest that public awareness may be an important part of garnering the public support required for policies designed to mitigate climate change to succeed.

Using Social Media Affecting Lifestyle and Social Behaviors of Generation Y in Bangkok Metropolitan, Thailand

As with each generation before, Generation Y has its own unique social behaviors, life experiences, lifestyles and demographics that has an immense influence on their use of social media, behaviors that have a direct impact on today’s cosmopolitan society. Accordingly, many researchers are now studying the impact of multi-generation audiences, groups and/or consumers that consists of Generation X, Generation Y and Generation Z. This Multigeneration approach is the practice of developing an understanding of the unique lifestyles and behaviors of each generation. This information development is extremely important to the marketers of social media or online communicators as this means that marketers of social media, including online communicators need to understand the similarities and differences of Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z. Meanwhile, the focus and purpose of this paper is to describe, in detail, the idiosyncrasies pertaining to Generation Y and affirming how the use of social media affects their lifestyles and social behaviors specifically within the Bangkok Metropolitan Precinct, plus design a key social media model in terms of strategic communication that is precisely appropriate to the lifestyles and social behaviors of Generation Y within the Bangkok Metropolitan Precinct. The results of this study are, however, limited, as it was concentrated within a married or pre-married demographic. In addition, the research does not follow the pre-research concerning demographics over time to see how lifestyles and social behaviors have changed. The researcher recommends that to maintain Generation Y’s social media usage consciousness the right lifestyle patterns and social behaviors and choice of social media literacy is required to help them generate culture creators (culture entertainment), social codification, home and family rehabilitation, sports, outdoor and health activities and promoting quality of life for themselves. However, peer influence plays a crucial role of referencing Generation Y’s decision making on social media usage and social media literacy, also it aids in their socialization process. Therefore, marketers and social media communicators need to act strategically and ethically as influencers should hold up a window not a mirror and let Generation Y understand their own lifestyle and possession of social-media savvy behaviors in choosing what messages they wish to receive and decide quality of life for themselves.

Using Social Media Affecting Lifestyle and Social Behaviors of Generation Y in Bangkok Metropolitan, Thailand

As with each generation before, Generation Y has its own unique social behaviors, life experiences, lifestyles and demographics that has an immense influence on their use of social media, behaviors that have a direct impact on today’s cosmopolitan society. Accordingly, many researchers are now studying the impact of multi-generation audiences, groups and/or consumers that consists of Generation X, Generation Y and Generation Z. This Multigeneration approach is the practice of developing an understanding of the unique lifestyles and behaviors of each generation. This information development is extremely important to the marketers of social media or online communicators as this means that marketers of social media, including online communicators need to understand the similarities and differences of Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z. Meanwhile, the focus and purpose of this paper is to describe, in detail, the idiosyncrasies pertaining to Generation Y and affirming how the use of social media affects their lifestyles and social behaviors specifically within the Bangkok Metropolitan Precinct, plus design a key social media model in terms of strategic communication that is precisely appropriate to the lifestyles and social behaviors of Generation Y within the Bangkok Metropolitan Precinct. The results of this study are, however, limited, as it was concentrated within a married or pre-married demographic. In addition, the research does not follow the pre-research concerning demographics over time to see how lifestyles and social behaviors have changed. The researcher recommends that to maintain Generation Y’s social media usage consciousness the right lifestyle patterns and social behaviors and choice of social media literacy is required to help them generate culture creators (culture entertainment), social codification, home and family rehabilitation, sports, outdoor and health activities and promoting quality of life for themselves. However, peer influence plays a crucial role of referencing Generation Y’s decision making on social media usage and social media literacy, also it aids in their socialization process. Therefore, marketers and social media communicators need to act strategically and ethically as influencers should hold up a window not a mirror and let Generation Y understand their own lifestyle and possession of social-media savvy behaviors in choosing what messages they wish to receive and decide quality of life for themselves.

A Qualitative and Quantitative Study of Social Media Communicators: An Extension of Role Theory to Digital Media Workers

The life of knowledge workers in the information age is enwrapped in both uncertainty and opportunity. Organizations have faced ill-defined times by placing their confidence in the ability of digitally literate workers. We explored how social media communicators navigate the role stressors of this recently developed organizational position. The qualitative results revealed communicators struggled with and managed role ambiguity by relying on outside social media experts and Web analytics. A separate international quantitative survey of social communicators showed organizational leadership and social media self-development activities diminished levels of perceived ambiguity. The implications of this research suggest that organizational leaders possess minimal authority and influence in defining the role of knowledge workers.

Registered Name or Business Fantasy: Corporate Communication in the Construction of Fantasy Sustainability

The sustainability has become a fashion, and all business organisations want tobe fashionable. Everyone aims to trend and developed their items in a sustainableway, protecting human health. This article proposed a reflection due to the role played by business communication in its relation with sustainability, the work of social communicators and the challenges of planet preservation. We also introduce communication strategies developed by corporate media. To conclude, we present some cases which show how organisations perform their business and deny thier own communication.

Pedagogical Intervention: The Place and the Influence of Contemporary Animated Movies on Pedagogical Process

Abstract Nowadays, the most expansive factor which determines the various aspects of human life are social communicators. Among them there is a consistent dominance of television for decades. This social mean of messaging, being a common utility good has changed its status, in recent times. It seems that from the electronic device intended for remote receiving the moving images, it became an inalienable part of the family - often its binder. What’s more, a new feature that TV performs, fully enables parents to entrust essential pedagogical - educational process of youngest members of the family. This means, more than once, many hours of child’s mindless contact with animation movies. At that time, uncontrolled by the parents and guardians, contents of animation are received and assimilated by the child (unconditionally-E. M.) influencing the evolution or changes in the personality, attitudes, and behaviors. The phenomena that occur in the sphere of child’s personality under the influence of the assimilation of media content, just encompass the educational scope. This means that childhood is the most important period of human development and an essential part of pedagogical and educational process where our personality and character, our attitudes and behavior and action are shaped. Hence, pedagogical intervention becomes necessary to contemporary content of animation,which is easy to receiveon the one hand promotes hedonistic behaviour patterns and mass culture, on the other “(...) does not provoke to work on yourself, (...), rather adulate the recipient, confirming him to the belief that he/she has the right to do what he/she wants” [Bobrowska 1999, pp. 67-73].

Práticas de comunicadores de movimentos sociais que atuam no ambiente digital: explorações empíricas no processo de construção de uma pesquisa

The paper reports the exploration research movements made in the construction of a research that investigates the practices of Curitiba (PR) social movements communicators using the digital environment and reflects about it. The text examines the methodological processes of realization of empirical explorations, the main leads and findings obtained, and their splits for the research construction at issue. The results indicate relations between communicators’ practices and the proposals and actions of the movements, with the trajectories of militancy, training and media consumption of communicators.Keywords: social movements, communicator, communicative citizenship.

Climate change and psyche: Conversations with and through dreams

In the last few years, awareness of anthropogenic global warming has become widespread as its effects are felt across the globe and warnings from scientists have become increasingly urgent. Psychological research into human reactions to reports of climate change has predominantly focussed on mechanisms of denial, and cognitive strategies for effecting changes in behaviour. This paper presents research inquiring into the psychological realities of those who are actively engaged with climate change issues, asking questions about how such people can be supported, and what can be learnt from understanding their psychological processes. Utilising a depth psychological approach, a co-operative research group of activists, researchers, policy makers and social communicators met in Sydney, Australia to share their daily experiences and concerns, and nightly dreams, articulating frustrations, griefs, hopes and fears in relation to global warming. The shared dreams acted as a provocative voice within the research, facilitating in-depth discussions of topics and perspectives that might otherwise have been avoided or repressed. This paper describes the research methods used to support dream sharing in a co-operative research group situation, and reflects upon the value of doing so within the framework of a depth psychological inquiry.

Making Climate-Science Communication Evidence-Based — All the Way Down

Scientists and science communicators have appropriately turned to the science of science communication for guidance in overcoming public conflict over climate change. The value of the knowledge that this science can impart, however, depends on it being used scientifically. It is a mistake to believe that either social scientists or science communicators can intuit effective communication strategies by simply consulting compendiums of psychological mechanisms. Social scientists have used empirical methods to identify which of the myriad mechanisms that could plausibly be responsible for public conflict over climate change actually are. Science communicators should now use valid empirical methods to identify which plausible real-world strategies for counteracting those mechanisms actually work. Collaboration between social scientists and communicators on evidence-based field experiments is the best means of using and expanding our knowledge of how to communicate climate science.