From the media fast to digital detox: Examining dominant discourses about technology use

Szablewicz, Marcella

doi:10.1080/17404622.2019.1676913

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“…This finding is in consonance with that of Gedik & Cosar, (2020), who revealed that a higher proportion of respondents had frequent exposure to media reporting on secession agitations, and their perception was found to be significantly correlated with exposure to secession-related media reports. Similarly, Szablewicz (2020) found that the presence of social media metrics shapes perceptions of media influence on oneself and others. Also in line is the study of Markom et al, (2019), who revealed that due to the rate of insecurity in the southeast region of Nigeria, people now take extra measures to protect themselves from harm.…”

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Utilisation of new media in communicating insecurity in Southeast Nigeria

Jumbo,

Asemah,

Anyanwu

et al. 2023

J. Commun.

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This paper aims to describe how in recent times, the issue of insecurity in the southeast of Nigeria is alarming. People are no longer safe as they have become targets for the perpetrators of insecurity within the region. In all of these cases, people must be fully aware of the level of insecurity in a specific location in order to determine the next course of action. In order to achieve this, this study examined the use of new media to communicate insecurity in Southeast Nigeria. The study was founded on the premise of technological determinism. In this research, a survey research approach was used. Using the Wimmer and Dominick sample size calculator, a sample of 384 was generated from the study's population of 22,012,828. A questionnaire was utilised as a data collection tool. Meanwhile, the multistage sampling procedure was used. Data was analysed with the use of descriptive statistics and pie chart. The finding showed that 51.0% of respondents had been exposed to insecurity messages via new media to a very large extent. It was also revealed that on an average of 74.8% (N=367), new media has been used in communicating insecurity among residents in southeastern Nigeria to a very large extent. It was recommended that new media users should be sensitized on the need to use the platform appropriately or with a sense of responsibility instead of using it to fuel more security problems within the southeastern region of Nigeria.

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confidence: 91%

Utilisation of new media in communicating insecurity in Southeast Nigeria

Jumbo,

Asemah,

Anyanwu

et al. 2023

J. Commun.

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“…Those spending days locked into an online world via one or more devices feel smartphones ‘devalue’ the essence of life and conversations (Przybylski and Weinstein, 2017). Furthermore, detoxing ‘connotes ridding oneself of a foreign substance that has negative consequences for one’s health and well-being’ (Szablewicz, 2019:41). But giving up digital devices does not always come with the desired effect.…”

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‘Our old pastor thinks the mobile phone is a source of evil.’ Capturing contested and conflicting insights on digital wellbeing and digital detoxing in an age of rapid mobile connectivity

Mutsvairo

Рагнедда

Mabvundwi

2022

Media International Australia

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While Africa has largely been considered a digitally-disconnected country, recent studies have shown that connectivity figures are on a rise. In this paper, we theorize digital wellbeing in a context characterized by a fast-growing number of mobile data users despite a historically low Internet penetration. It is focused on an ongoing ethnographic research on mobile users and digital inequalities in Africa, zooming in on results from an explorative study featuring 10 in-depth interviews with young adult heavy users (more than 4–5 hours a day) and seeking to understand strategies they use in attaining digital wellbeing. The findings show how the sampled young adults (18–30 years old) struggle with the daily realities of digital participation including addiction and generational conflict in technology use. Results also reveal ways through which electronic connectivity is perceived both be a tool of freedom as well as a subtle form of potential digital enslavering.

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