Changes in consumption patterns among students of journalism: from media prosumers to journalists

Abstract

This study analyzes the changes in news consumption developed with the advent of digital communication environment and new relations established between consumers, producers and contents. To do this, we have conducted a semistructured questionnaire among 140 students of final year of journalism at the University of Seville, specifically in the context of the subject of Journalistic Ethics. From the seven questions, was persecuted to know the habits and opinions of students on issues such as the use of social networking, media preferences, or identification of the major dilemmas facing the profession.