Informative habits and online participation: a study about young undergraduates in Argentina

Authors

  • Raquel Tarullo Institute of Politics and Government. Technological Research Center of the National University of the Northwest of the Province of Buenos Aires. CITnoba.UNNOBA. UNSAdA. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2372-7571

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25029/od.2020.268.19

Keywords:

News consumption, Undergraduates, Social media, Political participation, Digital public space

Abstract

This research explores the information habits and digital participation practices of young undergraduates in Argentina. A mixed methodology was used that combined quantitative and qualitative data obtained from surveys (n = 1243) and interviews (n = 132). The results indicate that students are informed in two stages: they find the news incidentally and then delve into those news with which they empathize. They prefer digital environments, but television is part of their informational habits. They read what others share and comment, but prefer to stay away from digital conversations.

Author Biography

Raquel Tarullo, Institute of Politics and Government. Technological Research Center of the National University of the Northwest of the Province of Buenos Aires. CITnoba.UNNOBA. UNSAdA.

PhD in Social and Human Sciences (UNQui). Research professor at the National University of the Northwest of the Province of Buenos Aires (UNNOBA) and at the National University of San Antonio de Areco (UNSAdA). Coordinates the R&D Project “Digital competences in the university and its impact on the academic and civic practices of students and teachers” (Exp. 0556/2019-2021). In 2019, she made a research stay at the University of Valencia. Currently, she is a Visiting Research Fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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Published

2020-09-30

How to Cite

Tarullo, R. (2020). Informative habits and online participation: a study about young undergraduates in Argentina. Obra Digital, (19), 45–60. https://doi.org/10.25029/od.2020.268.19

Issue

No. 19 (2020): Digital uses to promote democratic experiences

Section

Monographic

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