Strangers are friends I haven't met yet: a positive approach to young people's use of social media

This article reports on a recent research project undertaken in the UK that investigated young people's use of a range of prominent social media tools for socialising and relationship building. The research was conducted by a way of online survey. The findings suggest that this sample of British young people's socialising and relationship-building practices via the range of prominent social media tools reflect similar behavioural categories used offline. The use of these social media tools provides young people with an opportunity to manage, simultaneously, different categories of relationships in a multiplicity of ‘spaces’ created by these tools. The findings challenge the widely held belief that young people expose themselves to risk on social media as they indiscriminately befriend strangers. There is an absence of evidence of ‘unjustified’ intent to harm others. Indeed the findings indicate a strong desire to primarily support and protect those with whom relationships have been carefully established. The research suggests in fact that online engagement through social media can be positive and constructive for young people. It appears to provide them with a challenging ‘space’ to practice identity and relationship management strategies.     

公众参与的“媒体驱动型”特征

当前中国公众参与呈现出"媒体驱动型"特征.这一特征的成因有六:区域性和片段性存在的公民社会;媒体公共领域的生成与初步发展;媒体管理初具社会法团主义特征;新闻专业主义的激发和规范作用;走向"善治"对媒体的现实需求;达成"审议民主"需要媒体作为.本文是一次尝试性的归纳,具体细节尚有待深入的探讨.     

高校基金会新媒体应用问题研究——以39所一流大学建设高校为例

微信、微博等新媒体平台自问世以来,凭借传播速度快、互动性强等特点,在宣传推广、交流传播等方面具有显著优势,迅速被包括高校基金会在内的各类组织所采用。高校基金会作为特殊的公益性组织,可以使用新媒体,提升公益项目推介、信息公开以及公开募捐等工作水平。然而,高校基金会的新媒体平台应用依然存在着活跃度与互动性不足以及应用战略缺...