Este artigo apresenta resultados de um estudo exploratório sobre os usos e perceções dos meios digitais por jovens portugueses que têm ou tiveram doença oncológica, utilizando o enquadramento teórico dos direitos das crianças, da literacia digital e da literacia mediática para a saúde. Com o objetivo de discutir, em particular, as formas como os jovens utilizam as redes sociais e como gerem a sua privacidade ou exposição enquanto doentes ou ex-doentes de cancro, conduzimos três grupos de foco com 12 participantes entre os 13 e os 22 anos. Os meios digitais oferecem a este grupo oportunidades para entretenimento e contacto durante e depois dos tratamentos, mas colocam desafios relativamente à qualidade de informação de saúde que encontram na internet e à privacidade que os jovens querem garantir, sobretudo durante os tratamentos.

Buscando compreender o papel das novas mídias nas democracias modernas, este artigo debate as consequências do ativismo digital, através da proliferação de fake news, usando como estudo de caso as eleições brasileiras de 2018. Metodologicamente, primeiro realizámos uma contextualização bibliográfica sobre mídias digitais, ciberativismo e fake news. Posteriormente entrámos na parte empírica deste estudo, na qual explorámos o alcance de fake news selecionadas por sua relevância no âmbito das eleições de 2018. Para executar o estudo, utilizámos as ferramentas de análise de dados Google Trends e Buzzsumo. A partir do estudo empírico, essa pesquisa buscou responder a três perguntas: (1) Quando as fake news selecionadas obtiveram o primeiro pico de busca no Google?; (2) Quando alcançaram maior repercussão no Google?; e (3) Qual foi o alcance delas no Facebook e no Twitter? A temática estudada é importante por abordar o alcance das fake news na opinião pública, podendo estas ter sido ou não um diferencial no resultado da eleição. Como conclusão, identificámos o crescimento da busca pelos assuntos relacionados com as fake news analisadas conforme eles eram mencionados na campanha presidencial e principalmente no dia da eleição, quando essas mensagens poderiam ter um papel fundamental na escolha do voto.

This study assesses the role of interparliamentary institutions (IPIs) and networks in the diffusion of new ideas and solutions of (digital) public engagement in national parliaments by using elite semi-structured interviews from two case studies, Austria and Portugal. Evidence collected shows that both parliaments are strongly relying on IPIs to develop and implement digital public engagement activities to stay informed, eliminate the possibility of failure, reduce the administrative costs and uncertainty of IT planning and new experiences, and comply with standards of what is perceived to be a legitimate parliament. By showing that IPIs are vehicles of (digital) public engagement diffusion—parliaments learn from and emulate other parliaments perceived as successful through these institutions—this study has significant implications for our understanding of public engagement as well as of interparliamentary cooperation

A teoria da dependência dos media sugere que as pessoas usam os meios de comunicação para tomarem decisões quotidianas, sobretudo em tempos de incerteza (BALL-ROKEACH; DeFLEUR, 1976). Este estudo avalia a relação entre a confiança e a frequência do uso dos meios de comunicação social por comparação com o uso dos meios digitais. Os dados foram recolhidos antes da pandemia através de um questionário, numa amostra de conveniência (n=223). Os resultados sugerem a existência de diferenças significativas das medidas de confiança e da frequência no uso dos diferentes tipos de meios de comunicação em função de algumas variáveis sociodemográficas. No final, apresentam-se conclusões e sugestões para a eventual replicação do estudo num momento posterior ao da declaração do fim do estado de pandemia.

Book of abstracts for the 2023 annual conference and media arts show of the Organization for Electronic Literature (ELO). Jointly organized by ELO and the Center for Portuguese Literature at the University of Coimbra (CLP), this event was held from July 12 to 15. Abstracts of papers, panels, artworks, performances and workshops bear witness to a critical digital media approach to social and environmental issues by a wide range of scholars and artists.

La sociedad del conocimiento exige una alfabetización mediática para la ciudadanía, que ha de ser crítica y responsable ante la recepción y producción de información. La escuela aborda la competencia mediática como una herramienta clave que aporta los conocimientos, destrezas y actitudes necesarios para ser ciudadanos competentes ante los medios masivos y digitales. En este trabajo se ofrecen los resultados de un estudio con 3.782 estudiantes de entre 9 y 12 años de 7 países, con la intención de diagnosticar su nivel de competencia mediática y poder diseñar estrategias educativas adecuadas a las carencias detectadas. El instrumento de medida fue un cuestionario online validado para estudiantes de Primaria. El nivel detectado es medio-bajo en los 7 países, especialmente en los procesos de producción y difusión de contenidos en Internet, relacionados con la seguridad en la Red. Se requieren mayores esfuerzos en Brasil, Ecuador y Perú para mejorar la competencia mediática de sus niños y adolescentes. A partir de los resultados se pone de manifiesto la necesidad de establecer un plan de mejora de las competencias mediáticas de los ciudadanos desde las primeras edades.

This article explores how parliaments in Europe are adopting digital media to promote public engagement with citizens. Drawing on a meta-analysis of previous similar studies and a content analysis of parliamentary websites, the article concludes that parliaments are selective in their public engagement activities, are still mainly using ICT to report parliamentary business, and are timidly embracing the opportunities brought on by ICT to actively engage citizens. Two innovative mechanisms found in the analysis are discussed in detail: cases of online discussion forums and digital debates on social media and cases of crowdsourcing platforms that integrate citizens’ views into the law-making process.

This report brings together the internship experience at the sports news portal oGol with a theoretical review on women’s football, sports journalism, and the role of the media and digital platforms, as well as an empirical study aimed at identifying coverage patterns. The first chapter describes the practical period, including the work routine, the content produced, and a critical assessment of the internship. The study is guided by two central research questions: (Q1) What is the scope of oGol’s coverage of women’s football? and (Q2) How is this coverage characterized within oGol’s journalistic practice? Methodologically, publications related to women’s football throughout 2024 were analyzed, with variables such as main topic, journalistic genre, sources and information channels, mentions of teams/national squads, and temporal distribution. In addition, a longitudinal snapshot based on the month of September in benchmark years (2009, 2014, 2019, and 2024) was conducted, comparing the proportion of content devoted to men’s and women’s football. The results indicate that, although women’s football coverage remains minor compared to men’s football, it shows a gradual increase over the period observed and is structured mainly around competitive agendas and the transfer market, with a predominance of informative formats and factual reporting. Finally, the conclusion discusses the relevance of turning “peaks of attention” into sustained visibility as an important condition for strengthening the women’s game.

The special issue "New Challenges of Interactivity in Narrative Creation" explores how profound social, technological, and cultural shifts have radically transformed the creation and consumption of contemporary stories. It traces the historical evolution of narrative from traditional linguistic, theatrical, and cinematic roots to the interactive architectures of modern digital media. In doing so, it addresses the historical ambiguity of "interactivity," arguing that contemporary user agency operates as a nuanced, negotiated process influenced by media convergence, technological infrastructures, and market forces. Within this ecosystem, traditional narratological structures face critical challenges. A multitude of multilinear formats, database aesthetics, and algorithmic toolkits have decentralized the classical authority of the author, editor, and critic. This fragmentation creates an individualistic emotional relationship with the stories users experience. To discuss these phenomena, the issue compiles five papers that examine interactive narrative across the subversion of the "prosumer" model in collaborative digital encyclopedias; the hybrid and fragmented identities within the VTuber live-streaming phenomenon; the tension between capitalistic ecosystems and cultural memory preservation through indigenous game design in Raji: An Ancient Epic; the spatial-temporal dynamics of the modern video game fragment as a Bakhtinian chronotope in Silent Hill; and the metanarrative functions of liminal spaces and environmental storytelling in The Stanley Parable. Collectively, these works reveal that interactive narratives offer new ways to explore complex topics in a rapidly changing cultural and technological ecosystem.