A baseline study of youth identity, the media and the public sphere in South Africa:

The project on youth identity, the media and the public sphere in South Africa was led by Prof Jane Duncan, Highway Africa Chair of Media and Information Society, at Rhodes University in South Africa. The research project was funded by the South Africa Netherlands Research Programme on Alternatives in Development (SANPAD), and partnered in the Netherlands with Prof Irene Costera Meijer (of VU University of Amsterdam) and Prof Nico Drok (of Windesheim University)

Is there a future for slow journalism? The perspective of younger users

Contains fulltext : 157151.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)Speed has always been a central part of journalism, and for good reason: people want to be informed about events and threats as soon as possible. Immediacy is seen as one of the key values in journalism's culture. Over the past decade technological and commercial forces have strengthened the speed game. At the same time professional journalism has lost its monopoly on news production; news has become abundant and the value of news diminished along with the attention of the public for news, especially among the younger part of the population. It is hard to tell whether the future of journalism lies in speed strategies like "digital first", in Slow Journalism, or in both. A decisive question is: will the upcoming digital generation be interested in Slow Journalism? Our research among Dutch users in the age range of 15–39 years (N = 2642) showed that—indeed—an overwhelming majority finds that news should be available anytime, anywhere, and for free. However, we also found that a considerable proportion of younger users want journalism to be more investigative, inclusive, co-operative and constructive. These features can serve as substantive building blocks for the emerging concept of Slow Journalism.16 p

Perspectief voor publiek en professie: De waarde van civiele journalistiek in het netwerkmodel

Contains fulltext : 160162.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)RU Radboud Universiteit, 02 november 2016Promotor : Bardoel, J.L.H. Co-promotor : Hermans, E.A.H.M.168 p

Hot electron transport in AlGaN/GaN two-dimensional conducting channels

We report on experimental studies of high-field electron transport in AlGaN/GaN two-dimensional electron gas. The velocity-electric field characteristics are extracted from 10 to 30 ns pulsed current-voltage measurements for 4.2 and 300 K. An electron drift velocity as high as 1.7x10(7) cm/s was obtained in the fields 150 kV/cm. Estimates of thermal budget of the system show that overheating of the electrons exceeds 1700 K at highest electric fields achieved in the experiment. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics

Placing constructive journalism in context

Item does not contain fulltextThis article describes how the social context of professional journalism has changed in the twenty-first century and why this has strengthened the need to redefine the function of journalism in this new era. Pivotal questions for journalism are: How to stay relevant for the public? How to redefine the public service function? How to deal with the increased competition? How to deal with a negative focus in the news that might offer people disillusion instead of hopeful perspectives? These questions are addressed within technological, social-cultural and economic developments that have a huge impact on the information supply. In this context, constructive journalism emerge. As a movement, it is indebted to civic journalism but takes it to the next level. Constructive journalism reconsiders the goals and values of professional journalism and cherishes a form of journalism that is public-oriented, solution-oriented, future-oriented and action-oriented, trying to avoid a bias towards negativity in the news. The break-through of the twenty-first century network model implies that journalism needs to move into a new direction, fostering cooperation, transparency and constructiveness.16 p

Jongeren en lokaal nieuws: Een onderzoek naar de manier waarop een digitaal nieuwsplatform de belangstelling van jongeren voor lokaal nieuws kan vergroten

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Decoding youth DNA: The relationship between social engagement and news interest, news media use and news preferences of Dutch millennials

Item does not contain fulltextThere is a growing concern in Western democracies about the decline in young people's use of news media. Some scholars see it as a result of a diminishing interest in social issues and even of a more general deterioration in civic culture. Others claim that young people still feel socially engaged but that they turn their back to mainstream news media because they are increasingly irrelevant to them. This study focuses on the question how Dutch millennials' social engagement relates to their news interest, their news media use and their news preferences. It concludes that the relation between young people's social engagement and their news interest is still strong. Furthermore, it shows that social engagement is clearly related to the use of most national news media, including the use of Facebook. However, social engagement is not so much related to the use of most local/regional news media. Finally, findings show that social engagement is positively related to a citizen-oriented approach of news but not to a consumer-oriented approach. Overall, the study provides insights that can broaden our understanding of the complex relationship between news interest, news media use and news preferences of young people and their engagement with society. Next to that, it can help professional journalism to get (re)connected with the up-growing generation.19 p