The incorporation of print media readers to digital media. Convergent use of the online platform

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https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n14a1

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On line media, users, expectations, multiplaform, journaslistic brand

Abstract

Thanks to a survey made to more than 3500 readers of La Vanguardia.com, this article holds up that what motivated most of them to adopt the reading of the digital edition was not so much the specific things of the on-line platform but the reliability they have settled on the journalistic brand. The analysis of patrons of use and the expectations of those readers takes us to see the digital support not as a place for immediate information but as a flexible vehicle to access to an information source of reference. The investigation of gratifications obtained by the readers when establishing a relationship with the journalistic brand takes us to move our point of view towards what remains still among media and their audiences, over the evolution of the platforms.

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Author Biographies

  • Iván Lacasa Mas, Universidad Internacional de Cataluña

    Professor Agregat o Titular. Departament de Ciències de la Comunicació, FACULTAT DE CIÈNCIES DE LA COMUNICACIÓ. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya.

  • María Victoria Mas, Universidad Internacional de Cataluña

    Professor Contractat Doctor. Departament de Ciències de la Comunicació, FACULTAT DE CIÈNCIES DE LA COMUNICACIÓ. Universitat Internacional de Catalunya.

  • Mariano Fernández Díez, La Vanguardia

    Marketing manager de LaVanguardia.com

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05-06-2012

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How to Cite

Lacasa Mas, I., Mas, M. V., & Fernández Díez, M. (2012). The incorporation of print media readers to digital media. Convergent use of the online platform. Doxa Comunicación. Interdisciplinary Journal of Communication Studies and Social Sciences, 14, 13-38. https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n14a1
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