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Title: Digital news and silver surfers An examination of older Australians engagement with news online
Author/Creator: Barnes, Renee
Description: With media organisations placing increasing emphasis on online news delivery, many have argued the potential for online media to enhance democracy, by enabling increased access to the public debate and a greater ability for citizens to influence the public agenda. Within this complex paradigm of a changing media landscape, Australia's population is ageing. As a result, understanding the needs of older Australians in the presentation and distribution of digital news is vital if we are to ensure intergenerational equity in access to public debate. However, very little work has examined how older Australians engage with news online. Drawing on a survey of Australians aged 41-84, this exploratory study examines the preferences of participants in news engagement, the role of presentation and distribution of online news in engagement and perceived barriers to accessing news online and on mobile devices.
Relation: Australian Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy / Vol. 3, No. 3
Relation: http://telsoc.org/ajtde/index.php/ajtde/article/view/16
Year: 2015
Publisher: Telecommunication Society of Australia Ltd.
Subject: FoR 1005 (Communications Technologies) | FoR 1801 (Law) | FoR 2001 (Communication and Media Studies) | online journalism | digital divide | accessibility | participatory journalism | news | design and useability

Resource Type: Journal Article
Identifier: ISSN: 2203-1693
Rights: Copyright © 2015 Australian Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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