Consumption of current affairs. New audience habits in relation to the news [Monograph presentation]

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https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.3687

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News, current affairs information, news audiences, information channels and sources, adaptation of traditional media, reconceptualisation of news, uses and risks in current information

Abstract

In this monograph, we examine some of the characteristics and factors shaping the way in which news is consumed by different audiences today. We observe a paradigm shift characterised by continuous access to current affairs via social media, combined with various media across different screens, where influencers and podcasts, journalists and content creators converge. In an uninterrupted flow of content where all manner of data and information, rumours and falsehoods, virtues and flaws are intermingled. 

 

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  • Beatriz Catalina, Rey Juan Carlos University

    Tenured Professor of Journalism at Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC). PhD in Communication Sciences from Rey Juan Carlos University (2011), Graduate in Journalism from UCM (1989), and Graduate in Political Science from UNED (2014). She has participated in various competitive research projects. Currently, she is a research member of the National R&D&I Project “Media Repertoires and Practices in Adolescence and Young People: Uses, Cyberwellbeing, and Digital Vulnerabilities on Social Media” (2023–2027). She is also part of the UNESCO Chair in Communication Research at Rey Juan Carlos University and the Orbicom-UNESCO network. She has authored or co-authored over 40 academic articles in the past 12 years and has presented contrinutions at more than 50 international communication conferences. She has also contributed to 11 scientific book chapters. Her research focuses on Audiences, Digital Communication, and News Consumption

  • Antonio García-Jiménez, Rey Juan Carlos University

    Full Professor of Journalism at Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC). His research trajectory has been largely focused on the media practices and consumption of adolescents and young people, with particular emphasis on digital vulnerabilities. In addition to his academic output, he has led and participated in numerous national and international research projects. He is currently the Principal Investigator of the knowledge generation project “Media Repertoires and Practices in Adolescence and Youth: Uses, Cyberwellbeing, and Digital Vulnerabilities on Social Media” (PID2022-138281NB-C21). In recent years, he has also participated in projects on disinformation and science communication. He is Director of the Research Group on Communication, Society, and Culture (GICOMSOC) and served as Dean of the Faculty of Communication Sciences at URJC (2008–2014).

  • Jorge Pedro Sousa, Fernando Pessoa University

    Full Professor at Fernando Pessoa University (UFP), Porto, Portugal, and integrated researcher at ICNOVA – NOVA Institute of Communication (Lisbon, Portugal). He serves as the Scientific Coordinator of the PhD programme in Communication Sciences at UFP. His research focuses on Journalism Studies, particularly the history of journalism, the evolution of news reception, the historical-cultural analysis of journalistic discourse, and photojournalism. He has led four publicly funded research projects through competitive calls and three privately funded competitive projects. He is currently leading the project 'MemNews', which investigates Portuguese citizens’ memories of news reception in Portugal. The project is based at UFP and includes scholars from Portuguese, Brazilian, and Spanish institutions. His scholarly work, comprising books, chapters, and articles, has garnered over 7,000 citations on platforms such as Academia and Google Scholar He has supervised 35 PhD candidates and 16 postdoctoral researchers.

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01-07-2026

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Nº 43 (2026): (july-december)

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CfP Consumption of current affairs information. New habits of audiences regarding the news

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Catalina, B., García-Jiménez, A., & Sousa, J. P. (2026). Consumption of current affairs. New audience habits in relation to the news [Monograph presentation]. Doxa Comunicación. Interdisciplinary Journal of Communication Studies and Social Sciences, 43. https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.3687
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