Digital Discourse Database

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The Complicated, Distressing Relationship Teens Have With The News

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Newspaper | Huffington Post
Date | 8.3.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | misunderstanding, research/study, youth
Summary | Most youths get their news from their family, through the news media their parents consume, or through social media. The majority does not visit traditional news channels on their own initiative. Studies have shown that many youths cannot tell sponsored from editorial content. They are increasingly skeptical of news reports and at the same time unable to differentiate fake news or set valid news into a meaningful context.
Image Description | Silhouette of a person using a smartphone.
Image Tags | smartphone

Get Ready, Here Comes Generation Z

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Newspaper | Huffington Post
Date | 11.4.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | brain, diversity, research/study, youth
Summary | The next generation consisting of people born between 1996-2012 is being researched so that college mentors know how to interact with them. This "Generation Z" has a short attention span of ca. 8 seconds, is very competent at multi-tasking, position themselves as global citizens interconnected with various people digitally, and have entrepreneurial ambitions with a strong preference for financial security over pursuing a passion.
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The Raised Fist Emoji Is Social Media’s Resistance Symbol

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Newspaper | Huffington Post
Date | 7.2.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, politics, research/study, social media, Twitter
Summary | Some researchers have analyzed which emojis are most often used in the recent protest hashtags on Twitter. The raised fist emoji comes up in all of them, particulartly when the tweet contains a word like "together" or a similar word marking community. Other popular emojis are the heart emoji, the American flag emoji, and the crying/laughing emoji. Depending on the tone of the hashtag, different emojis are more popular than others.
Image Description | The raised fist emoji and graphs and tables about the distribution of the different emojis in the protest hashtags.
Image Tags | chart, emojis, hashtag

How To Completely Unplug From Your Smartphone For An Entire Day

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Newspaper | Huffington Post
Date | 3.6.2015
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | addiction, research/study, technology-free
Summary | We are all a little addicted to our technological devices and are so used to spending all spare time we have on our smartphones. It is however greatly beneficial to our body and mind to unplug completely for a day. We may not be able to fathom what we could do will all that time without technological devices but the author provides a long list of possible activities: cooking a well-balanced breakfast, reading an actual print newspaper or book, exercising, cleaning up, taking up a craft, playing with one's pets, meeting friends, or going on a day trip to explore.
Image Description | Getty images of people doing the suggested activities and one of a person photographing a sunset on their smartphone (described by tags).
Image Tags | camera, female(s), hand(s), smartphone

Here’s A Clear Sign You Might Be Too Dependent On Your Phone

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Newspaper | Huffington Post
Date | 26.1.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | (mental) health, addiction, research/study, threat
Summary | American researchers have conducted studies confirming that "device dependability" is a real psychiatric illness that leads people to perceive phantom buzzes from their smartphones, i.e. to hear a notification when there is none. Most individuals affected show neurotic personality traits and/or feel anxious when separated from their smartphone. The condition is supposed to be included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychological Association and the researchers hope that this will raise awareness of the dangers of smartphone dependability or addiction.
Image Description | Getty image of five race and gender diverse young adults holding smartphones in front of an orange wall.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone

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