Staying Informed and Bridging 'Social Distance': Smartphone News Use and Mobile Messaging Behaviors of Flemish Adults during the First Weeks of the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Autor: | Kyle Van Gaeveren, Jakob Ohme, Wouter Durnez, Lieven De Marez, Mariek Vanden Abeele |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Political Communication & Journalism (ASCoR, FMG), Communication |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Mobile news
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mobile news Internet privacy lcsh:HM401-1281 coronavirus Social Sciences 050801 communication & media studies smartphone use Bridging (programming) lcsh:Social Sciences 0508 media and communications Pandemic 050602 political science & public administration Social media Tracking data business.industry Social distance 05 social sciences COVID-19 General Social Sciences language.human_language 0506 political science lcsh:H mobile messaging Flemish lcsh:Sociology (General) ComputerSystemsOrganization_MISCELLANEOUS language Original Article business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Socius Socius, Vol 6 (2020) SOCIUS Socius, 6. Sage |
| ISSN: | 2378-0231 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2378023120950190 |
| Popis: | The authors explore patterns of smartphone use during the first weeks following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Belgium, focusing on citizens’ use of smartphones to consume news and to communicate and interact with others. Unique smartphone tracking data from 2,778 Flemish adults reveal that at the height of the outbreak, people used their smartphone on average 45 minutes (28 percent) more than before the outbreak. The number of smartphone pickups remained fairly stable over this period. This means that on average, users did not turn to their smartphones more frequently but used them longer to access news (54 percent increase), social media apps (72 percent increase), messaging apps (64 percent increase), and the voice call feature (44 percent increase). These smartphone use patterns suggest that smartphones are key instruments that help citizens stay informed, in sync, and in touch with society during times of crisis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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