Sirkku Kotilainen|Annikka Suoninen
Youth media participation: Global perspectives
Tampere University|Finnish Youth Research Society|University of Jyväskylä
researchers point media participation growing phenomenon among audiences especially among young people western societieswe broaden gaze outside europe global perspectives media participation based comparative research youth media participation 2009participation 2011 studying audience activities young people explored questionnaires interviews media diaries 1118 years old argentina egypt finland indiain article statistical results survey reflected nico carpentiers 2011 structuring four elements media participation identities participatory subject positions communicative process organizational structures supporting declining levels participation available technology supporting declining participation process quality author relates quality discourses media production including participatory practices aesthetics performances etc based skills producer userbased reflection article suggests discursive differentiation aspects youth media participationmoreover study suggests emphasis media information literacies together participatory activities relation media research media participation users perspective