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French police have arrested the founder of Telegram. What happens next could change the course of bigtech
Timothy Koskie, University of Sydney
If Pavel Durov is successfully prosecuted, it could lay the groundwork for further legal action against larger tech companies.
Embracing digital spaces: How older immigrants are navigating theinfodemic
Natalia Balyasnikova, York University, Canada and Claire Ahn, Queen's University, Ontario
Contrary to assumptions that seniors are technologically averse, many older adults now show remarkable agility in navigating digital media.
ChatGPT turns 1: AI chatbot’s success says as much about humans astechnology
Tim Gorichanaz, Drexel University
ChatGPT’s interface fueled the technology’s phenomenal rise to prominence. By being good at talking with us, it spoke to us.
Philly parents worry about kids’ digital media use but see some benefits,too
Denise E. Agosto, Drexel University
Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 17 Philadelphia parents about how their family uses digital media. Here they offer tips to promote healthy, balanced media habits for kids.
Community radio: young South Africans are helping shape the news through socialmedia
Sisanda Nkoala, University of South Africa; Blessing Makwambeni, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, and Trust Matsilele, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Social media is a lifeline for community radio, helping it grow by being shaped by young listeners.
Young people are abandoning news websites – new research reveals scale of challenge tomedia
Nic Newman, University of Oxford
The latest data shows a dramatic generational shift in the way people consume news.
Saving broadcasting’s past for the future – archivists are working to capture not just tapes of TV and radio but the experience of tuning intogether
Michael J. Socolow, University of Maine
Scholars, preservationists, archivists, museum educators and curators, fans and the public are meeting in late April in the nation’s capital to figure out how to preserve broadcasting’s history.
Lineker-BBC row: survey shows how different outlets approach their staff’s social mediapresence
Kelly Fincham, University of Galway
Over the past few years, most big media organisations have updated their social media rules.
Mukbang, #EatWithMe and eating disorders on TikTok: why online food consumption videos could fuel foodfixations
Sijun Shen, Monash University and Vivienne Lewis, University of Canberra
What’s the connection between #EatWithMe videos and mukbang? And what are we to make of claims they could help people overcome a fear of eating?
Europe has never had a global voice – but that may be changing with rise of digitalmedia
Liam Kennedy, University College Dublin
Efforts to create a pan-European media outlet have found it tough going, but there are signs that a new digital player may well be finding success.
Deepfake audio has a tell – researchers use fluid dynamics to spot artificial impostervoices
Logan Blue, University of Florida and Patrick Traynor, University of Florida
AI-generated voice-alikes can be indistinguishable from the real person’s speech to the human ear. A computer model that gives voice to the dinosaurs turns out to be a good way to tell the difference.
When tragedy becomes banal: Why news consumers experience crisisfatigue
Rebecca Rozelle-Stone, University of North Dakota
Whether it is the war in Ukraine or other devastating news, people find it hard to sustain their attention. A scholar who studies crisis fatigue explains why that is so and what we can do.
Our fifth anniversary: Readers weighin
Scott White, The Conversation
“Always reliable, readable and short. Perfect.” Our readers offer their thoughts on the fifth anniversary of The Conversation Canada.
The untold story of Canada’s journalismstartups
Mary Lynn Young, University of British Columbia and Alfred Hermida, University of British Columbia
Canada is home to a growing number of new digital-born journalism organizations, even though government policy aimed at helping the news industry has focused mostly on the decline of legacy media.
Saving journalism: views on how to pay for reliable information
Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey, Rhodes University
Many countries are experimenting with different forms of government support for journalism, but the question is about what works best and is sustainable.
West Elm Caleb and the rise of the TikToktabloid
Jenna Drenten, Loyola University Chicago
Tabloids traditionally have gone after the rich and famous. On TikTok, anyone can be a target.
Apple’s iPod came out two decades ago and changed how we listen to music. Where are we headednow?
Stuart James, Edith Cowan University
The iPod was a marvel: a sleek device that let you pocket your favourite tunes and roam around town. Today it’s more or less obsolete — but its impact has been evident.
It’s complicated: Australian media firms were breaking up with Facebook long before the infamous 2021 newsblackout
James Meese, RMIT University; Edward Hurcombe, Queensland University of Technology, and Francesco Bailo, University of Technology Sydney
Facebook used to be a goldmine for news media companies. But since the tech giant changed its algorithm in 2018, news firms have drifted away from Facebook, particularly digital-native publications.
Your phone and your brain - what we know sofar
Daniel B. le Roux, Stellenbosch University
Analysis of 46 studies indicates that there’s still a lot of uncertainty about the long-term impacts of digital device use on cognition.
Children own around 3 digital devices on average, and few can spend a day withoutthem
Pasi Sahlberg, UNSW Sydney and Amy Graham, UNSW Sydney
In the second phase of the Growing Up Digital study, researchers surveyed nearly 2,500 parents, grandparents and caregivers about children’s use of digital media and technologies.
