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This article describes and analyses the contents published in digital media during the 2014 presidential election in Colombia in order to identify the informative impartiality and factuality of the digital press. The paper is based on the Interpretive-Hermeneutic methodology and provides a case study and a content analysis of the web articles published between May 25 and June 15 of 2014 by El Tiempo and El Espectador newspapers. The findings show the use of one informative source alone and the limitation of testimonies to personal opinions of politicians, prioritization of content about politicians and campaign events rather than an analysis and a presentation of the government plan, and a strong presence of peacerelated topics and support for the presidential reelection. It is possible to conclude that the discursive resources of both newspapers reduced the written narrative and prioritized the use of images and videos establishing news that, even though broaden the format in terms of information, simplify and modify the informative elements related to the fact-event. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the results of a research on Information and Communication Technology -ICT; it specifically focuses on computer use and knowledge of the Internet existence by vulnerable population. La Escuela Busca al Niño (EBN-Santa Marta) Project was selected as a context of research. This was operated by Universidad del Magdalena and was supported by Ministry of National Education, UNICEF, ECOPETROL and Santa Marta Council. The project aim was to provide care for children and adolescents in vulnerable conditions, outside the education system, and their families. In this study, a characterization of 2481 persons of family cores beneficiaries of project was done. The results showed that access levels to computers and knowledge of Internet existence was very low, highlighting that 94% of the population under study has not access to a computer and do not know about Internet existence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to identify digital territorial segregation in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. The primary source of information is the Quality of Life Survey (ECV) made in Bogotá in 2007. Once the elements of the theoretical framework are exposed, the research results are addressed: 1) Internet connection and computer ownership in households in the localities of Bogotá, and 2) relational indicators for assessing territorial segregation in the city. Research demonstrates that digital territorial segregation in Bogotá is a fact that cannot be denied nor hidden. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]