New Publication: Television and Portuguese Youth

Mariana Scalabrin Müller, a MeLCi Lab researcher, has published “Beyond News Consumption: The Role of Television Among Young Audiences in Portugal” in Media & Jornalismo’s special issue Youth Perspectives on the World Around Them and Digital Citizenship Contexts. Edited by Maria José Brites, Teresa Sofia Castro, and Paloma Contreras-Pulido, this issue includes several contributions from MeLCi Lab members.

The article explores how Portuguese youth (15-24) engage with television amid rising digital media. Based on a survey (1,362 participants) and interviews (42), it identifies seven audience profiles, showing television’s shift from a news source to a streaming platform shaped by family, education, and digital preferences.

Read the full article here.