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- New Media, Film Studies, Journalism, Semiotics, Television Studies, Film Analysis, and 25 moreNarrative, Visual Semiotics, Film Genre, Textual Criticism, Narrative Methods, Visual Narrative, Interactive Narrative, Narrative theory (Languages And Linguistics), Series TV, Boris Tomachevski, Media Studies, Gender, Political communication, Comparative Media Studies, Literature, Online Journalism, Multimedia, Comics and Graphic Novels, TV Series, The Big Bang Theory (TV Series), Telefantasy, Cyberjournalism, Periodismo, TV studies, and HBO Seriesedit
- Anna Tous-Rovirosa is an Associate professor of Journalism in the Faculty of Communication Sciences, at Autonomous Un... moreAnna Tous-Rovirosa is an Associate professor of Journalism in the Faculty of Communication Sciences, at Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain) and has been a visitant professor at Federal University of Salvador de Bahia (Brazil). She has written a thesis about five US drama series: Lost, CSI, The West Wing, Desperate Housewives and House (available at www.tdx.cat), which has been awarded by the Catalan Audiovisual Council (CAC) in 2009.
She has written several papers about this subject. Her research topics are TV, interactivity, audiovisual narrative and semiotics. She also presented a research about Serial TV in USA, Brazil, Catalonia and Spain.edit
¿Es la imagen que de la política ofrecen las series de televisión cínica o utópica? Este libro nace con la pretensión de dar cuenta de las series pertenecientes al drama político y, gracias al análisis de los autores que conforman esta... more
¿Es la imagen que de la política ofrecen las series de televisión cínica o utópica? Este libro nace con la pretensión de dar cuenta de las series pertenecientes al drama político y, gracias al análisis de los autores que conforman esta obra, describir la representación de lo político en el imaginario televisivo de ficción contemporáneo. Para hacerlo, se ha dado cierta e inevitable primacía a la producción estadounidense (House of Cards, The Good Wife, The Newsroom, Louie, The Kennedys), seguida de la ficción anglosajona y europea (Borgen, The Hour, The Thick of It, The Red Riding Trilogy, Crematorio). Uno de los ejes que trata este monográfico es si la imagen política ofrecida en dichas representaciones audiovisuales es utópica o más bien distópica y cínica. La función de cuarto poder del periodismo en la era de la convergencia mediática y la llamada nueva política es también un tema importante en este volumen.
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The progressive evolution of the online media over the last 20 years, from 1995 to the present, occupies a special place in the professional and academic field, and is now heading towards an unknown horizon filled with uncertainty for the... more
The progressive evolution of the online media over the last 20 years, from 1995 to the present, occupies a special place in the professional and academic field, and is now heading towards an unknown horizon filled with uncertainty for the profession.
The work carried out by the Infotendencias group, made up of thirty-two teachers and researchers from thirteen Spanish universities, consisted precisely in narrating that evolution. They carried out that work from the origins of digital journalism up to the present moment in which we are immersed, a key moment of reconfiguration and reinvention of the mass media. The Infotendencias group has been succeeded by another, centered on active audiences, which aims to continue the work of that research group.
The origin of this book can be found in the research activity of its authors that stretches back for a decade and a half; this has resulted in a certain consolidation of both a stable academic critical mass and, above all, a collaborative network that is increasingly advancing into the international sphere.
The work carried out by the Infotendencias group, made up of thirty-two teachers and researchers from thirteen Spanish universities, consisted precisely in narrating that evolution. They carried out that work from the origins of digital journalism up to the present moment in which we are immersed, a key moment of reconfiguration and reinvention of the mass media. The Infotendencias group has been succeeded by another, centered on active audiences, which aims to continue the work of that research group.
The origin of this book can be found in the research activity of its authors that stretches back for a decade and a half; this has resulted in a certain consolidation of both a stable academic critical mass and, above all, a collaborative network that is increasingly advancing into the international sphere.
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This book starts from the empirical analysis of five drama series: /The West Wing/, NBC: 1999-2006;/ Lost/, ABC: 2004-2010; /Desperate Housewives/, ABC: 2004-/; House, M.D., /Fox: 2004- and /CSI: Crime Scene Investigation/, CBS: 2000-.... more
This book starts from the empirical analysis of five drama series: /The West Wing/, NBC: 1999-2006;/ Lost/, ABC: 2004-2010; /Desperate Housewives/, ABC: 2004-/; House, M.D., /Fox: 2004- and /CSI: Crime Scene Investigation/, CBS: 2000-.
The first season of each series were analysed with respect to the production context (the programmes audiences, social repercussion, awards, strategies of interactivity and the characteristics inherent in US industrial television production) as well as to generic features, invariant motives and the use of thematic and mythical recurrences. Each of the series analysed pertains to an important genre of drama (politics, adventures, soap-opera, medical and police), within the television production of the /era of drama/, as defined by Longworth (2000-2002).
Series are being described in relation to its genre, and thematic recurrence presence is also analysed. Intertextuality, generic hybridization, autoreferenciality and the several TV eras (paleoTV, neoTV and metaTV) are also studied in this book.
The first season of each series were analysed with respect to the production context (the programmes audiences, social repercussion, awards, strategies of interactivity and the characteristics inherent in US industrial television production) as well as to generic features, invariant motives and the use of thematic and mythical recurrences. Each of the series analysed pertains to an important genre of drama (politics, adventures, soap-opera, medical and police), within the television production of the /era of drama/, as defined by Longworth (2000-2002).
Series are being described in relation to its genre, and thematic recurrence presence is also analysed. Intertextuality, generic hybridization, autoreferenciality and the several TV eras (paleoTV, neoTV and metaTV) are also studied in this book.
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La presente investigación versa sobre los contenidos de la producción audiovisual de ficción de género policíaco emitida en España entre 1990 y 2010. Los treinta y seis títulos del período (primordialmente series, pero también miniseries,... more
La presente investigación versa sobre los contenidos de la producción audiovisual de ficción de género policíaco emitida en España entre 1990 y 2010. Los treinta y seis títulos del período (primordialmente series, pero también miniseries, TV-movies y seriales) se han analizado utilizando metodología tanto cuantitativa (reconstrucción de la parrilla televisiva) como cualitativa, prestando especial atención a los temas sociales, así como a las tramas y los estereotipos empleados. Tras una descripción de la tipología de los programas, se plantea una relación entre los valores que buscan transmitir, los resultados de audiencia, el carácter público o privado de la cadena emisora y el partido político en el Gobierno. En cuanto a los resultados, las cadenas privadas son las que emiten las series más longevas de este período y con mayor índice de audiencia (El comisario [Tele5, 1999–2009], Policías: En el corazón de la calle [Antena 3, 2000–2003] y Los hombres de Paco [Antena 3, 2005–2010]) y son aquellas en las que los valores referentes a la migración experimentan una evolución positiva. A pesar de ello, persiste una perspectiva androcéntrica que, en algunos casos, sufre una involución a lo largo del tiempo, siendo más progresistas en lo que se refiere al tratamiento del género algunas series de los años 90 (Petra Delicado [Tele5, 1999]; Pepe Carvalho [Tele5, 1999–2000]) que las ya mencionadas de la década posterior.
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Este trabajo analiza la representación de los modelos familiares en la comedia familiar televisiva española y sus protagonismos. Metodología. El análisis se ha realizado sobre un estudio cualitativo de 46 comedias familiares de producción... more
Este trabajo analiza la representación de los modelos familiares en la comedia familiar televisiva española y sus protagonismos. Metodología. El análisis se ha realizado sobre un estudio cualitativo de 46 comedias familiares de producción propia, emitidas en las cadenas generalistas desde la apertura del mercado televisivo (1990) hasta el apagón analógico (2010). Conclusiones y discusión. Los resultados devuelven una clasificación cronológica por periodos de la evolución de la familia en la comedia televisiva y confirman que la construcción de la familia en el seno de la comedia televisiva alterna el hiperrealismo con el conservadurismo.
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This article analyses the representation and relevance of family models in Spanish television comedy. Methods. The study is based on the qualitative analysis of 46 family comedy series produced and broadcast by mainstream television channels from the opening of the Spanish television market (in 1990) to the digital switchover (in 2010). Conclusions and discussion. The results offer a chronological description of the evolution of family representations in Spanish television comedy and confirm that the construction of the family within this genre alternates hyperrealism with conservatism.
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This article analyses the representation and relevance of family models in Spanish television comedy. Methods. The study is based on the qualitative analysis of 46 family comedy series produced and broadcast by mainstream television channels from the opening of the Spanish television market (in 1990) to the digital switchover (in 2010). Conclusions and discussion. The results offer a chronological description of the evolution of family representations in Spanish television comedy and confirm that the construction of the family within this genre alternates hyperrealism with conservatism.
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Mad Men retrata una profesión especializada que no había tenido su propia serie televisiva, en la que lo personal y lo laboral se mezclan constantemente, centrada en una época muy concreta, en consonancia con el grado de especialización... more
Mad Men retrata una profesión especializada que no había tenido su propia serie televisiva, en la que lo personal y lo laboral se mezclan constantemente, centrada en una época muy concreta, en consonancia con el grado de especialización de las series contemporáneas. Mad Men supone una incisiva descripción de los cimientos de nuestra sociedad contemporánea, en cuanto a las relaciones laborales y la sociedad de consumo se refiere, así como la presencia de los medios de comunicación y su incidencia en nuestras vidas.
This book starts from the empirical analysis of five drama series: /The West Wing/, NBC: 1999-2006;/ Lost/, ABC: 2004-2010; /Desperate Housewives/, ABC: 2004-/; House, M.D., /Fox: 2004- and /CSI: Crime Scene Investigation/, CBS: 2000-.... more
This book starts from the empirical analysis of five drama series: /The West Wing/, NBC: 1999-2006;/ Lost/, ABC: 2004-2010; /Desperate Housewives/, ABC: 2004-/; House, M.D., /Fox: 2004- and /CSI: Crime Scene Investigation/, CBS: 2000-. The first season of each series were analysed with respect to the production context (the programmes audiences, social repercussion, awards, strategies of interactivity and the characteristics inherent in US industrial television production) as well as to generic features, invariant motives and the use of thematic and mythical recurrences. Each of the series analysed pertains to an important genre of drama (politics, adventures, soap-opera, medical and police), within the television production of the /era of drama/, as defined by Longworth (2000-2002).
The aim of this chapter is to study the possibilities of analysis of international online media in the field of cultural convergence and trasnmedia narratives, analyzing the way in which the information in digital news is organized... more
The aim of this chapter is to study the possibilities of analysis of international online media in the field of cultural convergence and trasnmedia narratives, analyzing the way in which the information in digital news is organized internally in the media and externally in relation to the rest of the Web. On the other hand, she also discovers that in the news items analyzed a great weight is still held by the traditional model, modern narrative, in comparison with fiction or postmodern narrative.
La imagen de la mujer en series de televisión españolas. Análisis de los casos Vasco y Catalán ABSTRACT: The comparison of six Spanish television dramas has enabled us to analyse the role of women in these fictional products. In the... more
La imagen de la mujer en series de televisión españolas. Análisis de los casos Vasco y Catalán ABSTRACT: The comparison of six Spanish television dramas has enabled us to analyse the role of women in these fictional products. In the series analysed there is a persistence of males playing the leading roles, as well as a reiteration of female stereotypes. In the case of the Catalan television dramas on TVC (El cor de la ciutat, Ventdelplà and Infidels) a more positive treatment of femininity could be observed in the series dealing with social customs. In the Basque productions on EITB (Goenkale, Martin and Mi querido Klikowsky) there is a perpetuation of the How to cite this article:
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Press covers women and men politicians differently. Gender biases and stereotypes dissaminated by the media are still significant in the media representation of women in politics. Studies of press coverage of women politicians indicate... more
Press covers women and men politicians differently. Gender biases and stereotypes dissaminated by the media are still significant in the media representation of women in politics. Studies of press coverage of women politicians indicate that women receive less coverage than male politicians, news reports on women leaders tend to focus on personal traits than on issues, women are more likely to have their professional background dropped in news stories, and the media cover women with a negative tone. The present article traces the representation of women politicians around the world, discussing the ways media propagate certain image of women politicians. The aim of the article is to further the understanding of the relationship between the media and women in the political sphere.
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The comparison of six Spanish television dramas has enabled us to analyse the role of women in these fictional products. In the series analysed there is a persistence of males playing the leading roles, as well as a reiteration of female... more
The comparison of six Spanish television dramas has enabled us to analyse the role of women in these fictional products. In the series analysed there is a persistence of males playing the leading roles, as well as a reiteration of female stereotypes. In the case of the Catalan television dramas on TVC (El cor de la ciutat, Ventdelplà and Infidels) a more positive treatment of femininity could be observed in the series dealing with social customs. In the Basque productions on EITB (Goenkale, Martin and Mi querido Klikowsky) there is a perpetuation of the cliché of the Basque woman as being strong and capable of managing her home and family, as well as of her feelings
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This paper analyzes the presence and absence of thematic and mythical recurrence in online news, considering that online news production is under the influence of transmedia storytelling and, for this reason, could be affected by the... more
This paper analyzes the presence and absence of
thematic and mythical recurrence in online news,
considering that online news production is under the influence of transmedia storytelling and, for this
reason, could be affected by the presence of myth, as a cultural production that News are, and as
receiving the influence of themes an
d myths in this new sphere. The methodological design consists in
determining the extent to which themes, genres and
myths are interrelated in the construction of the
story. The methodology is divided into the diachronic
analysis (relation with genre, plot, obligatory and
optional regularities) and the synchronic analysis (t
hematic recurrence, myth, identification of recurrent
themes) and the references are structured and classi
fied. The research concludes that the maintenance
of the generic regularities in the quality press in the sample analyzed (
The New York Times and BBC On-
Line News
) reinforces the quality press features, even though the nowadays’ journalism crisis and
opposite to the introduction of spectacular and banal characteristics in TV news.
thematic and mythical recurrence in online news,
considering that online news production is under the influence of transmedia storytelling and, for this
reason, could be affected by the presence of myth, as a cultural production that News are, and as
receiving the influence of themes an
d myths in this new sphere. The methodological design consists in
determining the extent to which themes, genres and
myths are interrelated in the construction of the
story. The methodology is divided into the diachronic
analysis (relation with genre, plot, obligatory and
optional regularities) and the synchronic analysis (t
hematic recurrence, myth, identification of recurrent
themes) and the references are structured and classi
fied. The research concludes that the maintenance
of the generic regularities in the quality press in the sample analyzed (
The New York Times and BBC On-
Line News
) reinforces the quality press features, even though the nowadays’ journalism crisis and
opposite to the introduction of spectacular and banal characteristics in TV news.
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Page 1. ANNA TOUS ROVIROSA El text audiovisual: anàlisi des d'una perspectiva mediològica Tesi doctoral Directora: Dra. M. Rosario Lacalle Zalduendo Departament de Periodisme i Ciències de la Comunicació Facultat ...
The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology of analysis of TV series, taking into account the use of reality and fiction in the narrative construction of these series, as well as the use of verosimilitude in „real-world‟ series.... more
The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology of analysis of TV series, taking into account the use of reality and fiction in the narrative construction of these series, as well as the use of verosimilitude in „real-world‟ series. With the methodology chosen, the purpose is to distinguish between the usage of reality and fiction, on one hand, and the usage of thematic recurrence, myth and metaTV references, on the other. The methodology consists of the edition of televisual text. For, inasmuch as we consider that drama series are a text, they can be edited. The empirical analysis deals with three US TV series: Lost, ABC: 2004-, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS: 2000- and The West Wing, NBC: 1999-2006. They all belong to the drama‟s era, but each of them represents a specific subgenre: adventures and science-fiction, crime and forensic, and workplace and politics.
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... els seus comenta-ris sobre la necessitat d'escriure bé i amb coneixement de causa, sense que la lite-ratura es converteixi en una manera de dissimular el fet de no estar prou infor-mats ... Anna Tous Rovirosa Universitat Autònoma... more
... els seus comenta-ris sobre la necessitat d'escriure bé i amb coneixement de causa, sense que la lite-ratura es converteixi en una manera de dissimular el fet de no estar prou infor-mats ... Anna Tous Rovirosa Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Departament de Periodisme ...
Este libro comienza con una extensa y reveladora entrevista inédita en la que Matthew Weiner, creador de Mad Men, nos confiesa sus filias, fobias e influencias, y nos desvela el verdadero origen de esta producción. A continuación, Enrique... more
Este libro comienza con una extensa y reveladora entrevista inédita en la que Matthew Weiner, creador de Mad Men, nos confiesa sus filias, fobias e influencias, y nos desvela el verdadero origen de esta producción. A continuación, Enrique Vila-Matas recupera un inquietante episodio juvenil para hablarnos del eje secreto de la serie y de cómo ésta lo reconcilió con el corazón invisible de todo relato. A ellos se suman un conjunto de autores que analizan de forma ágil y lúcida los principales temas de Mad Men: de los claroscuros del capitalismo a la literatura norteamericana contemporánea que tanto ha influido en sus guiones, del ascenso del feminismo y los derechos sociales de las minorías a la conversión de la realidad en un nuevo y absoluto objeto publicitario.
Research Interests: Television Studies, SF Film and Television, Television genres, Television And Social Change, U.S. Television Studies, and 20 moreTV, Cult television, Series TV, Television History, Television Drama, Television, Television series, TV studies, Television Aesthetics, American serial television, Televisión, Narrative, Mulitmedia editing, Journalism, Photojournalism, Storytelling, Audio and Video editing and digitizing, Television Journalism, Visual Communication, Film and Television, Mad Men, TV Series, Film and television studies, Cinema and Television, Mad Men, Nostalgia, Postfeminism, American TV series, and Donadl Draper
The female body, in this context a victimised and exploited one, is also the protagonist of in Anna Tous-Rovirosa’s contribution presenting her research into how women have been represented in the Spanish procedural genre in the decades... more
The female body, in this context a victimised and exploited
one, is also the protagonist of in Anna Tous-Rovirosa’s contribution
presenting her research into how women have been represented in the
Spanish procedural genre in the decades on each side of the turn of the
millennium; though women do appear as professionals they are often
sanctioned and only occasionally reach prestige status with mixed audience reception.
one, is also the protagonist of in Anna Tous-Rovirosa’s contribution
presenting her research into how women have been represented in the
Spanish procedural genre in the decades on each side of the turn of the
millennium; though women do appear as professionals they are often
sanctioned and only occasionally reach prestige status with mixed audience reception.
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Recientemente hemos observado un auge de la representación de los periodistas en las series estadounidenses de la que ya se denomina tercera edad de oro televisiva. Esta comunicación tiene como objeto analizar cuál es la imagen de los... more
Recientemente hemos observado un auge de la representación de los periodistas en las series estadounidenses de la que ya se denomina tercera edad de oro televisiva. Esta comunicación tiene como objeto analizar cuál es la imagen de los medios y los periodistas online en las series contemporáneas, como The Newsroom (HBO: 2012
-), de Aaron Sorkin, y la ficción basada en un periódico de Baltimore, la quinta temporada de The Wire (HBO: 2002-2008). Determinar cuáles son los personajes encargados de asumir dicha responsabilidad, cuál es su cargo dentro de la empresa periodística, establecer si existen medios online y en papel en la misma empresa, son algunos de los objetivos de esta comunicación, así como determinar si hay estereotipos asociados al periodismo online en estas series.
-), de Aaron Sorkin, y la ficción basada en un periódico de Baltimore, la quinta temporada de The Wire (HBO: 2002-2008). Determinar cuáles son los personajes encargados de asumir dicha responsabilidad, cuál es su cargo dentro de la empresa periodística, establecer si existen medios online y en papel en la misma empresa, son algunos de los objetivos de esta comunicación, así como determinar si hay estereotipos asociados al periodismo online en estas series.
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Análisis de la serie de Alan Ball, una de las primeras de la Era del Drama, y sus consecuencias en la contemporánea edad dorada de la TV. MOOC organizado por Carlos Scolari y Jorge Carrión (UPF)
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No muy a menudo los amantes de la comunicación política y la consultoría disfrutamos de libros como el que acaba de publicar la profesora de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Anna Tous, que actúa como coodinadora de un equipo de 14... more
No muy a menudo los amantes de la comunicación política y la consultoría disfrutamos de libros como el que acaba de publicar la profesora de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Anna Tous, que actúa como coodinadora de un equipo de 14 profesionales que nos destripan con acierto muchos de los conceptos de nuestra profesión Lo hacen a través de series tan populares y mediáticas como "House of Cards, The Good Wife, The Newsroom,The Kennedys, Borgen o El Ala Oeste de la Casa Blanca".
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Las pequeñas editoriales han sabido ver el filón literario de las producciones televisivas
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Las palabras del presidente Obama en Filadelfia recuerdan una vez más por qué se lo ha relacionado tantas veces con la serie 'El ala oeste de la Casa Blanca'
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La reemisión de la serie llega después de que la cadena tocara fondo en julio con menos espectadores que nunca
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Las ficciones televisivas que tratan asuntos de política ofrecen claves para interpretar el paisaje poselectoral
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A propósito de la campaña electoral española, intervención en el programa La Script de Cadena Ser con María Guerra
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Entrevista en 3 minutos. De Txerra Cirbián.
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Declaracions al reportatge de Nereida Carrillo al diari ARA sobre la cultura compartida (sèries TV i xarxes socials)
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Hablando de Transparent, la nueva serie de Jill Soloway y la familia en las series de TV en la Script de Cadena Ser, con María Guerra y José M. Romero
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Quines són les formacions polítiques europees que més s'acarnissen entre elles mateixes, com ho fan i que ens diuen aquestes lluites fratricides dels homes i dones que ens manen? Veurem els casos del Regne Unit, França i Itàlia. Totes... more
Quines són les formacions polítiques europees que més s'acarnissen entre elles mateixes, com ho fan i que ens diuen aquestes lluites fratricides dels homes i dones que ens manen? Veurem els casos del Regne Unit, França i Itàlia.
Totes aquestes lluites polítiques donarien per fer llibres i pel·ícules, però el 2016, el que més ven són sèries de televisió. I dediquem la segona part del programa precisament a analitzar-les i a explicar com representen la realitats polítiques que vivim.
Perquè sèries com "Homeland", "Borgen", "Joc de Trons" o "House of Cards" s'han convertit en un veritable fenomen social que s'inspiren en la política i les relacions internacionals contemporànies. Quan tenen de realitat i quan de ficció?
Totes aquestes lluites polítiques donarien per fer llibres i pel·ícules, però el 2016, el que més ven són sèries de televisió. I dediquem la segona part del programa precisament a analitzar-les i a explicar com representen la realitats polítiques que vivim.
Perquè sèries com "Homeland", "Borgen", "Joc de Trons" o "House of Cards" s'han convertit en un veritable fenomen social que s'inspiren en la política i les relacions internacionals contemporànies. Quan tenen de realitat i quan de ficció?
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Revista Dígitos, número 2 (2016). Monográfico coordinado por Anna Tous Rovirosa: "¿Desea ver el siguiente capítulo? Digitalización de las series de televisión"
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The communication and management activities on social media included under the Anglophone term “Community Management” represent a vital activity for the present and future of news organisations. It is in that context that this chapter... more
The communication and management activities on social media included under the Anglophone term “Community Management” represent a vital activity for the present and future of news organisations. It is in that context that this chapter analyses the current development of the evolving professional profile of the “community manager”, taking as case study the most representative public and commercial regional media in the Basque Country and Catalonia. The main objectives are to determine the profile, routines and attitudes of community managers in these media, and to understand what kind of two-way dialogue occurs between these corporations and their audience from the point of view of the professionals responsible for the area of interactivity management.