Content’s consumption of Media by Elderly in Catalonian

  • Hector Navarro-Güere University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
  • Eulàlia Massana-Molera University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
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Keywords: New Media, Television, Press, Social Media, Smartphone, Senior.

Abstract

As adults from the pre-digital era, senior people participate in an evolving Media Ecology where their contribution is diverse. This paper studies the consumption of Media and New Media by age groups 39-48, 49-58 & 59-76 years old, residents in Catalonia. One of the most important findings states that elderly people consume more Press. The devices more often used to access the New Media are desktops computer, and usually the access happens at home, and/or traveling by public transport; at the same time they also consume Social Media, use instant messaging and increasingly watch more videos.
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Published
2015-12-02
How to Cite
Navarro-Güere, H., & Massana-Molera, E. (2015). Content’s consumption of Media by Elderly in Catalonian. Historia Y Comunicación Social, 20(2), 515-531. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_HICS.2015.v20.n2.51398
Issue
Vol. 20 No. 2 (2015)
Section
Articles

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