The Influencer Paradox*
The term “influencer” has gained great relevance in the last decade around the world to designate content creators on digital platforms and social n...
Category: youth
“Educomunicacion”: The Media Education (and literacy) Approach from Latin America
For several years I was unaware of “educomunicacion” (in Spanish), a rich tradition and diverse movement of media literacy education that originated...
Youth’s Activities, Aspirations, and Work in the Digital Economy: A New Report and Research agenda.
The relationship between youth and digital technology has been at the center of the public discourse about digital culture, education and socialization in the l...
Youth and Digital Citizenship+ (Plus): New Report from BKC’s Youth and Media Team
As the digital transformation continues to change our society, economy, culture, education and all aspects of our life, the notion of digital citizenship has al...
Youth Defying Media: A Hackaton in Centro Ático
Last month 75 students from all over Colombia, ages 18-24, and various disciplinary backgrounds, met at the at the Centro Ático of Universidad Javeriana in Bogo...
Youth Labor and the Paradoxes of the Digital Economy
Since she was a sixteen, Mariand Castrejon has been producing videos in Spanish about beauty and lifestye, and sharing them on YouTube. Today, at the age of 25,...
Music on the Porches: Sampling Somerville Porchfest 2018
The organizers of the Somerville Porchfest made a wise decision moving the festival to Sunday (5/13) due to the rainy weather that has characterized the beginni...