Acquiring literacy in the new media ecosystem

Let’s put it this way: today’s media do not enjoy good press. Neither classic media – traditional newspapers – nor social media, although, to be fair, social media have enjoyed a moment of particular favour for some years. In fact,…

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Digital detox: detoxing from social networks

There is a growing awareness that there has not been enough focus in recent years on the distorting effects that digital connections and interactions may have generated. All of us, some more or less than others, suffer from a sort…

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The smombies are coming

Smombies are smartphone zombies or distracted pedestrians, while the activity is known as walking while texting. It is a serious problem and this is why many cities around the world are launching initiatives to limit the damage. In South Korea…

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Social Media Guard, an international campaign

Nearly nine million YouTube users have seen Coca-Cola's 2014 campaign about spreading the correct use of social media. With the campaign's name Social Media Guard Coca-Cola wanted to remind us that sometimes social media are in danger of "monopolizing" our…

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Sky Academy, the commitment of a large group

In recent years there have been some interesting media education initiatives in Italy, such as Sky Academy, the sustainability project of the pay TV platform Sky Italia, dedicated to primary and secondary schools, which provides educational workshops for students aged…

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Social media: a substanceless addiction

WHO (World Health Organization) describes pathological addiction as that psychological, and sometimes even physical, condition caused by the interaction between a person and a toxic substance. This interaction determines a compulsive need to take the substance to feel its psychological…

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