Beyond “Media Panics”:

Buckingham, David; Jensen, Helle Strandgaard

doi:10.1080/17482798.2012.740415

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“…The media and the public play a major role in triggering panics related to moral concerns and protection of the public order (Lim, 2013) through their extreme responses to new technologies that are considered to be threats to the existing public order (Buckingham & Strandgaard Jensen, 2012;Cohen, 1972). It seems that the media's extensive engagement with Pokémon Go's dangers is a contemporary example of such moral panic.…”

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The race to escape: Location-based escapism and physical activity as a motivator in the consumption of the AR game Pokémon Go

Laor¹

2020

Cyberpsychology

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This research examines motives for engagement in Augmented Reality (AR) games. The research field examined in this study was Pokémon Go, due to the game’s rapid rise in popularity. The study is based on semi-structured interviews with 35 Pokémon Go players. The theoretical framework guiding this study is the uses and gratifications theory, which deals with media consumers’ uses of various media and content types to satisfy psychological and social needs (Ruggiero, 2000). Pokémon Go satisfies diverse player needs, and players’ main uses of the game are related to escapism, social interaction, and challenging others. The study revealed multiple motivations for playing Pokémon Go, which were consistent with previous research, and identified two additional motivations of Pokémon Go players, which are also applicable to AR use in general: increased physical activity and location-dependent escapism integrated into everyday activities outside the home. This consumption pattern is apparently part of the revolution of data accessibility online and on mobile phones, which also function as social means for satisfying needs for entertainment, escapism, and highly accessible information.

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Section: Pokémon Gomentioning

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The race to escape: Location-based escapism and physical activity as a motivator in the consumption of the AR game Pokémon Go

Laor¹

2020

Cyberpsychology

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“…Although parents display genuine concerns, they may also be scapegoating the internet for broader issues. According to Buckingham and Jensen (2012), "these are symptoms of more general anxieties provoked by the rapid pace of social change, entail forms of displacement and concerns about broader issues which are typically transferred to or more narrowly focused on specific issues" (p. 416). To explain parents' concerns over children and media, Cohen's (2002) concept of "moral panic" is extensively used.…”

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“…Often enough, however, the object of moral panic passes over and is forgotten, until the next phenomenon piques the interest of society at large. Buckingham (2012) suggests "there is always a moral panic around children's media usage, because their consumption is often perceived as an urgent problem" (p. 414). For instance, there's growing uneasiness with the popularity of toys "unboxing" videos on the internet.…”

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Exploring Middle-Class Malaysian Parents' Perceptions and Concerns About Children's Internet Usage

Hansaram¹

2019

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The growing number of children internet users are causing parents to worry. While there are many researches in the Global North, very few studies are done in the Global South. The study aims to bridge this gap with a study of Malaysia, a Global South country. Using a contextual approach, this research investigates middle-class Malaysian parents’ perceptions and concerns about their children’s internet usage. Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted with seven parents, whose children – aged from five to eighteen – are active internet users. The analysis of the interviews revealed three major themes; firstly, parents make evaluative judgments about internet contents and platforms; secondly, children’s age determines use and device ownership; and thirdly, Malaysian parents used mediation strategies unique to Malaysia: they employ spies among their children and enlist help from older children. The analysis further revealed two generalized Malaysian parents’ fears about the internet: foreign culture influencing the dominant culture and apprehensions about new technologies.

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“…Dan berakibat pada kejenuhan terhadap informasi dan berdampak pada perubahan perilaku menjadi panik setelah mengakses media massa. Kelompok atau komunitas bisa menjadi alasan media panics terjadi seperti dari hasil kajian literatur Buckingham & Strandgaard (2012), kelompok merupakan sumber terbentuknya budaya kecil sehingga sangat memungkinkan media panics dipengaruhi oleh komunitas dan kelompok. Di sisi lain, gegar budaya juga merupakan bagian dari gejala media panics yang dialami oleh anggota sebuah komunitas atau kelompok.…”

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Media Panics Ibu Rumah Tangga Setelah Mengakses Berita Covid-19

Setiyaningsih

2020

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Media panics is an expression of panic in using media, it is a study of media effects. In the era of the pandemic, news about developments in social conditions, especially related to the increasing number of people who have contracted Covid-19 in Indonesia, has triggered panic media use. This study used a descriptive quantitative method by analyzing one variable, namely media panics of housewives. Respondents involved a number of 244 housewives in Indonesia. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with descriptive analysis method. The results of this study prove that many housewives consume Covid-19 news, especially topics related to the increasing number of sufferers and the easy spread. This is caused by saturation of information, feeling disturbed, unable to avoid news, exposure and use of the media, and joining groups. whereas the factors that influence the unequal way of accepting the concept of modernity in media, cultural shocks of utilizing high-tech media, common habits, discourse panic

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Beyond “Media Panics”:

Cited by 42 publications

References 21 publications

The race to escape: Location-based escapism and physical activity as a motivator in the consumption of the AR game Pokémon Go

The race to escape: Location-based escapism and physical activity as a motivator in the consumption of the AR game Pokémon Go

Exploring Middle-Class Malaysian Parents' Perceptions and Concerns About Children's Internet Usage

Media Panics Ibu Rumah Tangga Setelah Mengakses Berita Covid-19

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