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Activities, Media and Technologies in the Informational Consumption Habits of Young People: An Investigation at a Polytechnic University in Portugal

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This article focuses on media literacy in higher education, specifically regarding the activities, media usage, and technologies among students in a media studies course in Portugal. Through research conducted as part of an exploratory project, the aim was to understand the literacy level among these students. This article presents the results obtained at two distinct moments of the study from a comparative perspective. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey in the academic years 2020/2021 and 2022/2023, which were quantitatively analysed using statistical analysis. The findings highlight the use of social media for information consumption, the prevalence of screen usage over print media, and a trend towards replacing traditional television entertainment with streaming platforms. The response trends are consistent across both survey periods, with no significant differences observed. The conclusions reveal that the use of technology by communication students is reinforced by their current habit of reading online newspapers and their use of computers and smartphones, even for entertainment purposes.

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Students Higher Education Media Consumption Media Literacy

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