Vol. 5 No. 10 (2018): Mobile Communication
Coordinators: Alba Silva-Rodríguez (Professor at the Universidade de Santiago de
Compostela), Carlos Toural-Bran (Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela) and
Oscar Westlund (Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University).
The potential of mobiles in the field of personalisation and wireless connectivity has meant that these communication devices have a great future projection at this time in the media industry. The rapid expansion of smartphones in the market in recent years is also associated with their multi-functionality for a very wide range of social practices.
The global implantation of mobile telephony and the spectacular growth of the smartphone and tablet park has encouraged the media to make a clear commitment to the design of strategies for the creation of content products designed for the new devices. Smartphones allow users to consume and produce news and are powerful communication tools capable of creating audio, video, photos and text instantly.
This dossier tackles mobile communication from a multidisciplinary perspective to reflect recent changes, new information contexts and future challenges demanded by mobile communication. Works are accepted that approach this field of study from a socio-cultural perspective from an evolutionary, descriptive, conceptual or focused approach to the integration of mobile devices in the Information Society scenario.
This dossier will publish those studies that focus on the development of journalistic content for mobiles, both from the point of view of production and from that of reception and dissemination. There will also be room for work on the effects and consequences of the new multimedia production for mobiles, as well as those focusing on new business models.
This issue aims to reflect a multi-faceted reality of mobile communication and to this end critical studies are sought from academic institutions and researchers from all over the world who have analysed these phenomena in their different variables and objectives.
