Ciudadanía y transformación social en la sociedad mediatizada
ISSN: 2386-5458
Year of publication: 2015
Issue Title: Emancipació, autogestió i canvi
Volume: 2
Issue: 3
Pages: 159-170
Type: Article
More publications in: Kultur: revista interdisciplinària sobre la cultura de la ciutat
Sustainable development goals
Abstract
The media can be considered either as barriers or as potential spaces for participation and exchange where citizenship practices are concerned. The lack of criticism of the massive amounts of information gives rise to a risk of indoctrination and is an obstacle to building alternatives. Our reflection, based on an analysis of the discourses of citizens with a wide experience in participation, warns of these risks and shows other ways the media can be used to help develop a critical, participative and transformative citizenship. The examples we describe–community radio and participatory video–involve people and groups in producing their own information. This should be the way forward to develop the critical media education needed for citizenship learning and practice.