Migraciones transnacionales y uso de las tecnologías de información y comunicación (TIC)

Abstract

The ICT (Information Technologies and Communication) revolution that took place in the last quarter century has produced changes in various social practices, including communications. The Internet has become a new tool and space for the media. During the nineties, the main newspapers had presence on the World Wide Web. This ICT driven transformation has reached other smaller publications such as immigrant communities’ newspapers. Along with radio programs, magazines and some television programs, those newspapers operate within social groups as alternative media to the mainstream media, and they also provide community participation and identity construction spaces. From the case study, this paper analyzes the passage of newspapers published by Andean migrant groups in Argentina towards the Facebook social networking service. This paper questions about the type of communication (horizontal, participatory) of these new formats and about their potential for becoming tools that foster a beneficial communication channel for these groups.