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With the rise of digital feminism, this article explores the role of Spanish digital influencers considered feminist referents and the topics addressed by them on their social networks from a gender perspective. An online survey was used to create a ranking of the 12 most popular influencers by social media users. First, an analysis of their professional and sociodemographic profiles was made. Second, a cross-platform content analysis of the posts published by these influencers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram was undertaken. The results show the homogenous profile of most popular feminist influencers. The main topics addressed in their social networks are linked to gender violence, specially on Twitter, being the social network where they publish the largest number of posts with a gender perspective despite the fact that they have more followers on Instagram. Finally, the study concludes that online feminist discourses replicate the issues on the traditional media agenda and leave out other topics on the feminist agenda that involve women belonging to minorities and related to the private sphere.

Las narrativas transmedia permiten generar entornos de aprendizaje cercanos a la vida diaria de los alumnos, utilizando una gran diversidad de medios y provocando la interacción de múltiples usuarios. La industria del entretenimiento apuesta cada vez más por este tipo de difusión. El siguiente informe describe y analiza algunas de las principales experiencias que siguen la estrategia transmedia.

¿Están las nuevas generaciones preparadas para hacer frente a la sociedad del conocimiento? La alfabetización mediática proporciona las habilidades y las competencias necesarias para hacer frente a los retos y demandas que plantea la inclusión de las nuevas tecnologías y los medios en todas los ámbitos de la sociedad. A través de un estudio de caso se pretende conocer cuáles son las competencias mediáticas que poseen un grupo de estudiantes de secundaria y la implicación que su centro educativo tiene con la enseñanza y el desarrollo de la alfabetización mediática

This research analyses feminism-related tweets produced over a period of two months by both a male representative and a female representative of each of the four principal political parties in Spain (PP, PSOE, Ciudadanos and Podemos). Although their behaviour on Twitter is similar, the differences found are more marked by ideology than by gender. A content analysis shows that the parties tend to reinforce their ideological programme on Twitter, which is corroborated as a space for disseminating topics related to feminism, but not as a space for debate. Men tend to publish more than women and on less controversial topics, which allows us to observe the reproduction of patriarchal roles in the net. La recerca analitza els tuits produïts durant dos mesos per un representant masculí i una representant femenina dels quatre partits amb més representació política d'Espanya relacionats amb el feminisme. Malgrat que el comportament a Twitter és similar, les diferències que s'hi aprecien estan més marcades per la ideologia que no pas pel gènere. L'anàlisi de contingut permet veure que els partits tendeixen a reforçar el seu programa ideològic a Twitter, que es corrobora com un espai de difusió de temes relacionats amb el feminisme, però no com un espai de debat. Els homes tendeixen a publicar més que les dones i sobre temes menys controvertits, la qual cosa permet observar la reproducció de rols patriarcals a la xarxa. La investigación analiza los tuits producidos durante dos meses por un representante masculino y una representante femenina de los cuatro partidos con más representación política de España relacionados con el feminismo. Pese a que el comportamiento en Twitter es similar, las diferencias que se aprecian están más marcadas por la ideología que por el género. El análisis de contenido permite ver que los partidos tienden a reforzar su programa ideológico en Twitter, que se corrobora como un espacio de difusión de temas relacionados con el feminismo, pero no como un espacio de debate. Los hombres tienden a publicar más que las mujeres y sobre temas menos controvertidos, lo que permite observar la reproducción de roles patriarcales en la red.

La presente investigación explora el fenómeno de los formatos televisivos de ficción desde la perspectiva de la representación audiovisual y la relación de la ficción televisiva con la identidad cultural. En particular, lleva a cabo el estudio de caso de la serie de televisión española Los misterios de Laura y sus adaptaciones en EEUU e Italia. El principal objetivo de la investigación es identificar cuáles son las diferencias y similitudes en el contenido de las tres versiones y comprender los factores que las explican. Para ello, este estudio propone un modelo de análisis cualitativo que analiza el texto con el propósito de caracterizar cada una de las versiones y compararlas. Además, el examen del texto se complementa con el análisis del contexto de producción. Los principales resultados revelan que las similitudes entre las versiones son resultado de un proceso de búsqueda de equivalencias entre los contextos culturales y atienden a los rasgos que caracterizan a la serie como formato de televisión. Por otro lado, las diferencias se explican por un conjunto amplio de factores pertenecientes al enfoque narrativo, al contexto de producción, las convenciones televisivas y al uso del imaginario cultural. En conjunto, esta investigación señala que existe una articulación de lo global y lo local en la adaptación de los formatos televisivos de ficción, donde lo global se relaciona con las prácticas y las lógicas comerciales de la televisión, y lo local se vincula con las desigualdades que existen entre las industrias televisivas y la persistencia en el uso de mecanismos de producción de la identidad cultural en los textos televisivos. This research explores the phenomenon of television fiction formats from the perspective of audiovisual representation and the relationship between television fiction and cultural identity. In particular, the case study of the Spanish television series Los misterios de Laura and its adaptations in the USA and Italy is carried out. The main objective of the research is to identify the differences and similarities in the content of the three versions and the factors that may explain them. To do so, this study proposes a qualitative analysis model that analyses the text with the purpose of characterizing each of the versions and comparing them. In addition, the examination of the text is complemented by the analysis of the production context. The main results reveal that the similarities between the versions are the result of the process of searching for equivalences between cultural contexts. Moreover, those similarities related to the traits that characterise the series as a television format. On the other hand, the differences are explained by a broad set of factors pertaining to the narrative approach, the context of production, television conventions and the use of the cultural imaginary. To conclude, a connection between the global and the local regarding the adaptation of the television formats is observed, where global is related to the practices and the commercial logic of television, and local is connected to the inequality between the television industries and the persistence in using cultural identity production mechanisms in television texts.

Social networks are considered one of the most important developments of the Internet. They are also seen as spaces for social movements in which the channels of information, debate, and participation merge. Using content analysis this article explores social media as an instrument to motivate political participation by citizens from ten countries. Based on the political action axes (Vedel, 2007), a content analysis is conducted to compare the following factors between two years (2010 and 2015): the type of open social networks used, the evolution of their use and potential to generate information, and deliberative and participative processes. The outcomes show that parliaments of the analyzed countries use social media tools to communicate their activities and news. However, they don’t use them as a deliberative and participative scenario integrated into the political decision process.

This study develops a longitudinal research (2010-2015) on 10 countries - 5 European countries (France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Spain) and 5 American countries (Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia and the USA). The aim is to compare how the parliaments use its official websites in order to promote the political participation process in the citizenship. The study focuses on the deliberation axe (Macintosh, 2004, Hagen, 2000, Vedel, 2003, 2007) and in the way that representative institutions define a digital strategy to create an online public sphere. Starting with the recognition of Web 2.0 as a debate sphere and as a place of reconfiguration of the traditional -and utopian- Greek Agora, the study adopts the 'deliberate' political action axe to evaluate, qualitatively and quantitatively -using a content analysis methodology- the use of the Web 2.0 tools made by the legislative bodies of the analysed countries. The article shows how, which and what parliaments use Web 2.0 tools - integrated in their web page - as a scenario that allows deliberation at the different legislative processes that integrate the examined political systems. Finally, the comparative results show the main differences and similarities between the countries, as well as a tendency to reduce deliberation tools offering by representative institutions in the countries sampled

La presencia de personajes lésbicos ha aumentado en las narrativas audiovisuales populares, como en las series de televisión o las películas. Por ello es necesario explorar su percepción en audiencias heterogéneas. El objetivo de la investigación es explorar la relación entre la homofobia y la identificación con los personajes, el disfrute y el gusto como procesos de recepción narrativa en ficciones audiovisuales protagonizadas por lesbianas. Para ello, se ha realizado un trabajo empírico compuesto por un cuestionario en línea en el que 140 participantes contestaron primero a preguntas sobre su grado de homofobia, en segundo lugar realizaron un visionado y, finalmente, contestaron preguntas relativas a la identificación, el disfrute y el gusto. Tras obtener las evidencias de validez de la escala de Homofobia Moderna de Lesbianas (mhS-l) se exploraron las relaciones entre las dimensiones de la escala y el resto de variables. Los principales resultados muestran que las personas que tienen un grado menor de homofobia institucional disfrutan en mayor medida y les gusta más el video. Asimismo, se evidenció que los hombres se identifican más intensamente con los personajes de lesbianas, y los gais y lesbianas disfrutan más. Estos resultados se interpretan a la luz de las teorías del entretenimiento mediático. A presença de personagens lésbicas tem aumentado nas narrativas audiovisuais populares, como as séries de televisão ou os filmes. Por isso é necessário explorar sua percepção em audiências heterogêneas. O objetivo da pesquisa é explorar a relação entre a homofobia e a identificação com as personagens, o disfrute e o gosto como processos de recepção narrativa em ficções audiovisuais protagonizadas por lésbicas. Para isto, se tem realizado um trabalho empírico composto por um questionário online no que 140 participantes contestaram primeiro a perguntas sobre seu grau de homofobia, em segundo lugar realizaram um visionado e finalmente, contestaram perguntas relativas à identificação, o disfrute e o gosto. Após obter as evidências de validez da escala de Homofobia Moderna de Lésbicas (mhS-l) exploraram-se as relações entre as dimensões da escala e o resto de variáveis. Os principais resultados mostram que as personagens que têm um grau menor de homofobia institucional disfrutam em maior medida e gostam mais do vídeo. Igualmente, os homens identificam-se mais intensamente com as personagens de lésbicas e os gays e lésbicas desfrutam mais. Estes resultados interpretam-se à luz das teorias do entretenimento mediático. The presence of lesbian characters has increased in popular audiovisual narratives such as television series and movies. It is therefore necessary to explore how they are perceived by heterogeneous audiences. The main goal of this research is to explore the relationship between homophobia, identification with characters, and enjoyment as processes of narrative reception in audiovisual fiction featuring lesbians. To do this, an empirical study was carried out, consisting of an online questionnaire in which 140 participants answered questions about their degree of homophobia. Then they watched prescribed television material and finally answered questions related to identification, enjoyment, and taste. Afer obtaining evidence of the validity of the Modern Homophobia Scale (mhS-l), the relationships between the scale’s dimensions and other variables were explored. The primary results show that people who have a lower degree of institutional homophobia enjoy the video and like it more. Likewise, men identify more intensely with lesbian characters and gays and lesbians enjoy it more. These results are interpreted in the light of media entertainment theories.

This article presents the analysis and classification of different studies carried out to measure the media literacy skills of citizens. The text is presented in three parts. The first part presents the main theoretical categories of the analysis that define the concept of media literacy and the major frameworks designed for the study of media competences. In the second part, the article examines a group of studies that propose different frameworks that assess media literacy competences. The analyzed studies are classified according to their assessment trends and methodology. Finally, the text identifies media competences that receive higher attention in the studies and the main gaps according to the perspectives pointed out in the explored frameworks. This article concludes that there are aspects lacking in the studied frameworks concerning specific media competences proposed by international institutions (such as UNESCO or the European Commission) and experts. There is also an absence of specific and practical criteria that measure different citizens' skills. The studies analyzed principally focus on the personal skills of individuals (especially their ability to use ICT), from which broad reviews of the social competences of individual and environmental factors that determine the promotion and development of media literacy has been carried out