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The article investigates the pervasiveness of neoliberal ideology in modern tabletop games. In recent decades, there has been a resurgence of tabletop games and the consolidation of a new market. One of the milestones of the new era is the popularization of the board game Catan, which players explore an island at the beginning of the Age of Exploration era. Based on the survey of the characteristics of the 100 best ranked games in the Board Game Geek forum, we identified the prevalence of neoliberal dynamics in several games. Based on contributions from communication, game studies and post-colonialism, we will raise some issues regarding the phenomenon of tabletop games and the ideological components in them. From representations of European colonialism, passing through the imagination of the neoliberal future and arriving the current directions of the industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the theoretical line of constructivism, this study starts from analytical observational research, verifying the effectiveness of the theory in the practical process of publishing an interdisciplinary digital magazine, in a Social Communication course. The journal's link to a Study Group (PROLIM) in the area was essential, as well as a physical and structured space for editing (CEPCCOM Center). We found that the creation procedure encourages practical learning for students. The theoretical support throughout the process of practical activities allows the student to be involved in different areas of qualification, requiring theoretical and practical guidance. We realized that information (theory) becomes an attractive factor to students, as the subjects of interest are inserted, and the number of practices increases, confirming that the use of theoretical support is a facilitator of practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to treat photography as an emulation mechanism of reality that could be embedded in socioeconomic relations and introduced itself in history as "another real". Emulation imposes an apparent conflict with the initial source of the image and acts - concomitantly - as an equal, similar and rival of events in the world. Starting from two examples of the institutional photography - images of Itaipu hydroelectric power plant and the image of White House summit watching the raid that captured Osama Bin Laden - the concept of emulation is proposed in tension with the notion of simulacrum by Jean Baudrillard, taking the contributions of authors such as Vilem Flusser and Norval Baitello Junior, in order to understand the relationships and interferences of images-emulators with social and cultural relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The work "Communication, Gender and HouseWork: from colonial reiterations to the invention of other possible ones" is a collection of fourteen texts by researchers from the areas of Communication, Anthropology, Psychology and Sociology, as well as domestic workers who debate the situation of domestic work in different analysis frameworks. The reading of the work offers a complex and problematizing lens towards the understanding of the phenomenon of paid and unpaid housework in the Amazon and Brazil based on studies on the processes of mediatization, representations and media coverage, symbolic-discursive dimension of the senses, the theories of black, decolonial, intersectional feminisms and the oppressions and social inequalities crossed by race, gender, class and territoriality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This essay is the translation of a revised and adapted version of the introduction to Simone Natale's book Deceitful Media: Artificial Intelligence and Social Life after the Turing Test, published by Oxford University Press in 2021. Focusing specifically on communicative AIs, the book invites us to reformulate the key question about AI: not how intelligent machines are, but how intelligent they appear to be. What we call "AI" is therefore not a form of intelligence but rather a reflection of the human user, as technologies like voice assistants utilize the dynamics of projection and stereotyping as a means for aligning with our existing habits and social conventions. This excerpt presents the key arguments of the book and introduces the notion of "banal deception," describing deceptive mechanisms and practices that are embedded in media technologies and contribute to their integration into everyday life. It also discusses the relationship between media and communication studies and AI, and argues for the usefulness of a perspective that frames AI within media theory and history. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Brazilian Sign Language - LIBRAS is an important communication tool in the life of the deaf and of special relevance when it comes to enjoying their rights as a citizen, especially access to health. Despite the importance, LIBRAS is not yet part of the education of health professionals so that the necessary fluency level for this communication is guaranteed. Like the vast majority of health professionals, because they are not fluent or even know pounds, nursing professionals use as communication strategy: a) gestures, which hinders the process of immediate assistance and help, and / or b) conversation with a relative or companion, which is contrary to the ethical guidelines regarding the inherent secrecy of every human being. Medical care for the deaf person becomes a challenge for both the healthcare professional and the deaf person, since the use of verbal language does not exist and needs to be replaced by another communication mechanism. In addition, LIBRAS does not have several signs in the medical field, so that even with the presence of an interpreter or family member fluent in this language, part of the message is not decoded to satisfaction, which results in negative consequences in the care of this population. The purpose of this study is to investigate the perception of future nurses in relation to the knowledge and use of LIBRAS in their future profession. Although there is a sanctioned law that guides the inclusion of pounds in some courses, including the study participant course, the data obtained in this study allow us to observe the students' reflection on the difficulties faced in the nurse's professional environment in the care of the deaf, especially regarding the information provided by the patient and the understanding by the professional. This study stimulated the identification of problems in communication between the nurse and the deaf patient by nursing students, also pointing to the need for the elaboration of new curriculum guidelines essential to the education of nurses, from the point of view of social inclusion and improvement of care in nursing deafness perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper purpose is to address theories/methodologies that recognize themselves as cartographies that deal with practices related to topics of special interest for social communication researchs, such as processes of production of social representations, subjectivities and visibilities. To this end, firstly, it addresses challenges and issues related to currently practices of engaged and transdisciplinary research from a Latin American perspective, especially from Brazil. Then, we go through three different cartographic approaches, namely: cartography of desires; social cartography and; cartography of the action, in order to fertilize and diversify, including in terms of being more democratic and ethical, 'social communication' or 'media studies' researchs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article elaborates a theoretical discussion about the potentialities and productivity of Barberians concepts and studies in the field of communication -- especially the multiple maps created by that author from 1987 to 2017--, aiming at understanding the contemporary phenomena of digital vulnerabilities. It investigates the ways in which the different mediations sequentially mobilized by Martín-Barbero, over 30 years, can collaborate to understand the impacts of the uses and appropriations of ICT in contexts of hyperconnectivity and big data, causing different individual and collective risks. Methodologically, we adopted bibliographic research with a focus on critical analysis of the approaches of different national and international authors on the communicational and informational phenomena involved with the issue of digital vulnerability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article deals with the process of forming indigenous sociotechnical networks in Brazil based on the analysis of three experiences: the Network of Peoples of the Forest, the Network of Indigenous Memory and Social Museology and the Network of CineFlecha. Through a qualitative research of a theoretical nature, the informative architectures of these three networks were investigated, analyzing their hypertextual specificities, in which, in addition to an intense communicative performance, their cosmopolitical and ecological qualities were verified. The observation and study of these networks express a particular type of interaction that goes beyond the technical and social dimension, encompassing the ecological, environmental and cosmological spheres. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To report the experience of an interdisciplinary team in the implementation of the Intraoperative Blood Recovery technique in a public trauma care service. Methods: Descriptive study, of the experience report type, developed at Instituto Dr. José Frota, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Results: The technique was implemented in the second half of 2015 at the trauma hospital, and the experience allowed listing the activities of the technique's implementation, such as the availability of equipment, materials and trained professionals; classes and lectures aimed at clinical staff and anesthesiology residents; identification of surgeries with potential benefit; direct nursing approach to surgeons in the operating room; systematic dissemination of the availability of the method and the results obtained in the hospital, with the support of the surgical leadership; creation of a communication strategy at the interface between nurses, surgeons and anesthetists; and expansion of the team of nurses to provide 24-hour care. Conclusion: The implementation of the Intraoperative Blood Recovery technique in the trauma hospital allowed identifying criteria for its use and making this blood conservation strategy available for all procedures with potential benefit, expanding its use in a systematic way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To understand communication in the prevention of arboviruses in Brazil through the analysis of the perception of communities in 17 municipalities in the five Brazilian regions about the audiovisual campaigns carried out by the Ministry of Health on dengue, chikungunya and Zika in the period from 2014 to 2018. Methods: Qualitative research, which articulates bibliographic, documentary and action research. The collective participation in the debate between the subjects, who express themselves, listen to their peers and themselves through a reflective exercise, is associated with action research. Thematic content analysis was adopted. The recorded dialogues were transcribed, categorized and interpreted. Results: The following categories of analysis emerged: form of access to the content of communication campaigns, a esthetic nature of the analyzed messages, identification with the public, situations and campaign messages, and evaluation of the quality of the material in the fulfillment of its objectives. Conclusion: There was a need to decentralize communication actions, investing in interpersonal and community strategies considering local contexts. Danger alert is considered important in risky situations, but the involved communicators lack skills. The population understands that targeted campaigns are more effective, but they demand more informative and educational strategies for preventing arboviruses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In January 2021, the storm Filomena paralysed Spain. One of the most affected cities was Madrid, which suffered a general collapse for several days. Metro de Madrid (underground railway company and one of the most popular public services in the city) continued to provide service to its users. Silvia Roldan (CEO of Metro de Madrid) wrote a daily post on LinkedIn to explain to users what problems they were facing, how they were being solved and how the service was ensured. Metro de Madrid is an underground railway company that was inaugurated in 1919. It extends over 294 kilometres distributed in 302 stations. It employs 7,000 persons. Other data of Metro de Madrid are: 2,400 cars, 8,758 security cameras, 1,263 vending machines, 2,424 tele-indicators, 1,703 escalators, 541 lifts and 5,386 intercoms. "LinkedIn is a social network that has a great attraction, you are addressing a professional audience, which judges you on the basis of the work you do", says the CEO of Metro de Madrid in an interview conducted to illustrate this research. This research is based on two hypotheses: 1) In a crisis context, direct communication between a company's executive and stakeholders reduces uncertainty and helps to restore institutional equilibrium; and 2) It is possible to find a paradigmatic model in this type of communication with specific stakeholders. This research carried out a quantitative and qualitative analysis using a content analysis of Roldan's posts on LinkedIn during this crisis and an interview with the CEO of Metro de Madrid. This case gives us some lessons in communication as main results. LinkedIn is an optimal platform for crisis communication, especially if we want to transmit moderately long messages, with nuances, aimed at a professional audience willing to listen and dialogue. Roldan's colloquial and friendly tone used in her posts are justified in this case (Filomena crisis). She is CEO of the company, direct witness of the facts and responsible for the solutions that are implemented. She uses the first-person narrative, which produces closeness and is a good remedy against uncertainty. It complements institutional messages, transmitted through institutional media and channels, which use a more aseptic and formal tone. The use of photographs in the published posts establishes an emotional links between the author of the post and readers. Readers feel like a direct witness of the facts, especially when the photograph is a subjective close-up. LinkedIn, despite not being Metro de Madrid's main communication channel, is a useful and valuable platform for communicating in emergency situations, even in a more personal and less institutional way than other platforms. Perhaps its greatest virtue is to target a professional and specialised audience, which can be proactive in the resolution of an emergency. The use of LinkedIn in emergency situations is still under-researched compared to other social platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram. This article is part of the competitive research project: "Crisis and emergency communication in Social Media. Study of its use in Spain and design of information protocols for institutions and media (COMCRISIS - PID2019-109064GB-I00)" granted and funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation of the Spanish Government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Scientific production in Latin America and the Caribbean has experienced great growth in recent years (Álvarez-Muñoz y Pérez-Montoro, 2016; Santa y Herrero, 2010), due in part to the increase in public investment in science in these countries and the indexing of their journals in global (Scopus or Wos) and regional (Latindex or Redalyc) databases of bibliographic references. However, in communication, the publication of academic articles is still embryonic. There are several academic studies (Flores-García y Becerril-García, 2020; López-Ornelas et al., 2017; Rogel-Salazar et al., 2017) that highlight the scarce of disclosure of scientific knowledge in this region, remarking the limited presence of communication journals published in Latin America and indexed in databases. In the specific area of public relations, the conceptualization and recognition of this discipline in the academic and professional field has been increasing since the mid-twentieth century. However, despite the progress experienced, the small number of existing studies on the subject in these journals, justify this investigation line. In this sense, this research, within the framework of bibliometric studies, proposes to determine the position occupied by public relations in the academic production about communication of the main journals of the Latin American Caribbean in the last ten years (2010-2020); as well as analyzing the main characteristics of these publications by examining the areas of knowledge of the published texts, the institutions from which they come or its authorship, among other aspects such as the object of study and the methodological procedure used in the research. The scientific journals that make up the sample (Comunicación y Sociedad, from Mexico, Palabra Clave and Signo y Pensamiento, both from Colombia) have been selected based on representativeness criteria such as the impact index in the Scopus bibliographic database and the geographical scope of the Latin American Caribbean. The results indicate that the discipline of public relations is marginal in the overall scientific production in communication in the Latin American Caribbean. Most of the texts published by the journals with the highest impact index in the region focus on fields related to communication but are far removed from the specific area of public relations. However, it is noticeable that in recent years greater attention has been paid to this discipline, with an increase in scientific production in the period between 2016 and 2020. The findings obtained also allow us to establish a profile of the scientific production on public relations disseminated in the decade from 2010 to 2020 by the leading journals in the Latin American Caribbean. A collective authorship, balanced in terms of the sex of the signatories, mainly from universities in Latin America and Spain, and the use of empirical approaches from a qualitative perspective, define the type of academic production analysed. Despite the limitations that this research presents when it comes to extrapolating the results to the whole of the scientific production on public relations in territories other than the Latin American Caribbean, it is outlined as an exploratory study and a first approach to the still incipient research on the discipline of public relations in Caribbean academic journals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The folk-communicative discourse is widely diversified. After all, it establishes itself where and when marginalized groups need a voice. However, when thinking about folk communication, there is a tendency to project such speeches to traditionally popular manifestations. Therefore, we developed this article, which aims to position photoreport as a folkcommunicational discourse, placing the photographer as a folk agent. For that, we analyzed Sebastião Salgado's reading contract in two of his works - Exodus and Genesis -, with a formative and reflective nature about the photographer. With the conclusion of this article, it is expected that new perspectives will be given to the photoreporters, who occupy through the image the function of the people's translator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To understand the perception of patients about medical communication as well as their needs during hospitalization in the intensive care unit. Methods: This study was cross-sectional descriptive and qualitative exploratory including 103 patients admitted to or recently discharged from the intensive care units of four hospitals in Greater Florianópolis, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. The patients' sociodemographic and clinical variables were studied, as were the score they gave to the quality of medical communication through the Quality of Communication Questionnaire and their spontaneous comments with reflections or justifications for the scores given, and their responses on how they felt and what complementary help they would have liked to receive. The quantitative data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical statistics, and the qualitative data were analyzed by thematic content analysis. Results: The mean Quality of Communication Questionnaire score was 5.1 (standard deviation - SD = 1.3), with 8.6 (SD = 1.3) on the general communication subscale and 2.1 (SD = 1.8) on the end-of-life communication subscale. The patients had a variable understanding of medical language. Some physicians seemed to be "rushed", according to some patients. Other patients would like to receive more frequent and detailed information and/or be respected and taken "more seriously" when they reported pain. Anxiety, sadness, and fear were among the reported feelings. Other needs included silence, more time for visits, the presence of a companion, psychological and social-work care, a bathroom that they could use, and better food in the intensive care unit. Conclusion: The quality of medical communication with patients is good but could improve if physicians and the healthcare team had more time for patients. Other felt needs included respect, pain relief, and adjustments in the intensive care unit dynamics and environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The demotivation in nursing work conditions leads nurses to perform their duties less productively and hinders the development of their potential and a satisfactory professional performance, with negative results in interpersonal relationships and in the provision of care to users and their families, with lower quality. Instituting motivational strategies in nursing work is a challenge for nurses in their professional practice, team leaders, managers and supervisors. Purpose: Synthesize the analysis of the scientiic evidence of selected studies on motivational strategies in nursing work. Objectives: The general objective of this scientiic Systematic Literature Review is to identify strategies that promote motivation in the context of nursing work. The speciic objectives are: describe the scientiic evidence available on the subject under study, clarify the concepts of motivation and satisfaction and summarize the decision-making process in the promotion of motivational strategies in nursing work. Method: The methodological strategy used was the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). A research question was structured according to the PICo mnemonic, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, with the Boolean operator AND and the keywords were transcribed according to the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS). Data collection took place in May 2020 in the following databases: SciELO with Full Text from the Open Journal System (OJS) platform, IBECS with Full Text and LILACS with Full Text from the Virtual Health Library (BVS) platform. Sixty-ive studies resulted and after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria and evaluating the methodological quality of the selected studies through critical evaluation, degrees of recommendation for practice and levels of evidence, six studies were considered eligible for the study. The methodological quality assessment was performed by two independent reviewers. Results: The results obtained in the selected studies indicate a multiplicity of factors that inluence motivation: the quality of the work environment, the age of the nurse, the performance of functions in the public or private sector and the presence/absence of feelings of autonomy, recognition, accomplishment and professional development, motivational meetings, standardization of conducts and elaboration of care/intervention protocols, communication and feedback between collaborating nurses, managers and supervisors, the possibility of attending training courses, the availability of materials for the provision of care and the existence of facilitating/non-facilitating factors in the face of stressful situations with the relatives of end-of-life patients. Conclusion: The strategies that promote motivation in the context of nursing work are related to the policies of health organizations/institutions, the conduct of nurse managers and supervisors, interpersonal relationships in the nursing team, the construction of protocols, continuous training attendance, the care provided and the existence of a feeling of self-fulillment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Conjugality becomes a challenge in the transition to parenthood, especially when it comes to the birth of the irst child, being of great importance for health to know the marital experience and the factors involved, to facilitate this transition. The family nurse can be this facilitator, due to the privileged role of proximity. However, the lack of studies in family nursing, does not allow the interventions in the evidence. This study intended to analyze marital experiences during the transition to parenthood with regard to facilitating and hindering factors. An exploratory and descriptive study with phenomenological orientation was performed. The intentional snowball sample consisted of 6 heterosexual couples, 6 to 12 months after the birth of the irst child. Twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted to both spouses. Analysis performed by the Giorgi phenomenological method. Protective and hindering factors of conjugality were found in the transition to parenthood. They are protective factors: pregnancy planning; understanding and mutual help in the couple; marital communication; support from the family of origin. Constituted hindering factors: the management of moments alone; restart and maintenance of sexuality; performance of the parental role; intrusion of the family of origin (lack of limits or unstructured relationship with the family of origin) and lack of support from health professionals. Couples need personal and professional support in this transitional phase. The family nurse can play a privileged role of proximity, facilitating this transition process through anticipatory care for the couple and family at this stage of the family life cycle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyzes Brazilians' work in global artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, especially Appen and Lionbridge, through exploratory research. We highlight the role of communication and data production for AI, outlining labor conditions and complexities as the factory floor. Thus, we interviewed workers and conducted observations in WhatsApp and Facebook groups. We divided the findings into five categories according to workers' perception: hiring processes, time tracking and difficulties proving hours worked, lack of infrastructural reliability, work strategies and definition, and, finally, understanding of AI. Contrary to digital labor universalism, there is geopolitics in AI platform labor. The material conditions of data production and the role of communication among workers stand out as emerging and complex solidarities, as fissures and cracks, to devise strategies that deal with AI platform labor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Based on the observation that storytelling has acquired a new centrality in the advertising strategies, which success can be explained by the growing importance on the brand communication in prejudice of the product's unidirectional advertisement (Baynast & Lendrevie, 2014; Baynast et al., 2018; Kotler & Keller, 2015; Rossiter et al. 2018); by the effect of the technological evolution, which allowed that the advertisement videos stop having the television exclusivity and started to be available in internet video channels, such as YouTube (Cardoso et al., 2017; Laurence, 2018; Zamudio, 2016); and for living in a hedonic society, which privileges the emotions and sensory gratifications, and, simultaneous, elect the ordinary citizen as leading figure (Escalada, 2016; Laurence, 2018; Rossiteret al., 2018); this text pretends to point the communicational wealth of storytelling in advertising, that has in the classical rhetoric some of the scientific bias on which it is based, can be established via: (a) the history verisimilitude, that comes for being sustained in the quotidian narrative, with content of "human value" and with resource to real "people" (Ballester & Sabiote, 2016; Escalada, 2016; Laurence, 2018; Panarese & Villegas, 2018); (b) evidence of the pathos, which comes mainly from the emotions that the history generates in the audience (Ballester & Sabiote, 2016; Laurence, 2018; Panarese & Villegas, 2018; Salmon, 2016); (c) the relevance of the ethos, which comes from the reliability of the author/credibility of the brand (Laurence, 2018; Panarese & Villegas, 2018). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a health emergency situation, the degree of public compliance with orders from health authorities and governments can significantly affect the course of the pandemic. Based on the assumption that (non-)compliance with the authorities' recommendations is directly linked to trust in the sources of information, in this article, we discuss the concrete case of the Portuguese government communication during the beginning of the second wave of the disease. In the context of an international investigation of the European Public Relations Education and Research Association Com-Covid network, an online survey was applied to 460 Portuguese citizens between October 7 and November 11, 2020. For this paper, we analyzed a section of the survey with questions regarding the sources of information that inspire greater confidence among the Portuguese population and their opinion on the management of government communication. The surveys were coded and entered in the SPSS statistical software. The study concluded a positive perception of government communication among respondents but that the Portuguese consider healthcare personnel to be more reliable sources of information than the media or government authorities. Regarding the gender issue, it was concluded that women trust the government more and have a better opinion about the authorities' communication. Regarding age, it was found that young people are the ones who trust more the authorities and the media, while at the same time being the most critical of the government's performance in managing the crisis. In general, respondents showed little confidence in digital social networks and digital influencers as a source of information about covid-19, and the higher the academic degree, the lesser confidence respondents have in influencers and digital social networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article offers information on knowledge about education in higher education in Journalism. Is this, in fact, significant knowledge that can reverberate in the professional performance of journalists? Motivated by this questioning, from the perspective of qualitative research in education, we adopted the Focus Group as a data collection technique, carried out with Journalism students from a public university and journalists from this same educational institution in purpose to understand whether and how the Communication and Education discipline brought contributions to disciplinary training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper outlines the newspapers' and journalists' image and characteristics as scketched in three news manuals published from 1964-1979 by Edições de Ouro, a popular press. Aimed to a general public, it sketches some popular representations of journalism at that time. Main findings suggests that (1) journalism was shown as a 'mission', not as a regular profession; (2) journalists were portraied as people of 'respect' and 'prestige' and (3) there is a general grimness towards journalism courses, viewed, at its best, as futile. These findings are discussed against a background of the history and the dinamics of the journalism field and communication research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to discuss the datafication of life in the current phase of the development of digital culture based on three axes: social relations, knowledge and nature. Datafication takes place in the tracking of social relations mediated by digital platforms, and as "requisition" of the world in the form of data that can be operated in two main domains: nature and knowledge. The first form of requisition is produced by the harvesting of mineral and energy to produce machines and devices and to feed the capture, treatment, and circulation of data. The second is a world translation into data, generating an epistocratic algocracy that can decide on the knowledge and management of public affairs. Relating datafication of life as the four Aristotelian bios and communication based on their mode of existence, we can conclude that it cannot be reduced to the whole sphere of communication, nor to be identified to a bios of mediatization. Datafication of life is at the base of contemporary communication and is transversal to the four bios. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes false stories about Covid-19 from an infrastructure approach. Thus, we study clone websites that copy YouTube to re-platform the informational environment and spread confusing and sensationalist videos making it difficult to enforce content moderation policies. The empirical research samples 16 video hosting websites and 11,384 link posts on Facebook groups and pages. We apply procedures of digital and computational methods designed to analyze fake news in a scenographic way and techniques for identifying coordination of activity inauthentic. We find clone sites that manipulate press videos by adding sensationalist or false information. The operation articulates the spread of videos in an organized manner by instrumentalizing religion, entertainment, political, and news groups on Facebook. In the remainder of the paper, we discuss the implications for tackling disinformation with a focus on cross-platform interaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyzes how gender differences appear in the daily lives of women working in communication. Unlike most studies on gender and communication, which are focused on state capitals and large communication outlets, this article investigates gender issues within a specific scenario: Imperatriz, in Maranhão - a small city located in the countryside of Brazil, where the field of communication is under development and communication professionals have a limited scope. This empirical research was conducted with data collected by mapping the professionals, a survey applied to 56 female professionals, and interviews conducted with ten women. The main results evince the difficulties faced by these professionals in establishing themselves within the labor market, the lack of attitude on the part of companies towards discussing this theme, and barriers to expose these problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

COVID-19 in Brazil: a rhetorical analysis The objective was to analyze the information related to the pandemic of the new coronavirus in Brazil, conveyed by national and state authorities, through the lens of risk communication and community engagement. It is a qualitative, reflective study, anchored in rhetorical analysis. Two groups of speeches were analyzed. The first, nationwide, subdivided into a speech by the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil and the Ministry of Health. The second, by the states, represented by their normative acts related to facing the pandemic. Some recommendations in the management of the disease are unanimously understood. Other actions, however, do not find the same support in national and subnational discourse, for this reason being taken for a more detailed analysis in this article, namely: the organization of risk communication and community engagement; the practice of social distance; and the use of drugs to treat the disease. Risk communication is based on the premise that every public health emergency faces communication challenges and can benefit from the lessons learned previously. The fact that there are different speeches among the federation entities implies disorganized information, disagreements and a greater degree of uncertainty among the population about the disease and how to prevent it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite being a traditional poetic form, of oriental and literally millennial origin, haiku has gradually acquired new forms after it arrived in Brazil, about a century ago. Among several Brazilian writers, the role of the writer Millôr Fernandes can be highlighted in the process of development of a "Brazilian way" of composing haiku, including generous and often simultaneous doses of good humor and criticism. In 2020, with the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic and under a federal government heavily criticized for its performance in the areas of Health and Education, two university professors from the region of Vale do Paraíba decided to register the day-to-day life of the pandemic in Brazil by haiku, inaugurating a project informally named "Haikaus", in progress since March 2021. In this work, we discuss the characteristics and potentialities of this form of recording at a single chronic and critical time of the recent history of our country, presenting for this a sample of the haikais produced in this context, accompanied by evaluation of the themes addressed, with the construction of a cloud of words to facilitate visual analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Digital social networks renew and give new meaning to the way organizations interact with their audiences. This emerging reality confirms the need for communication management through humanization policies and strategies both in offline and online environments. Based on content analysis, we analyze posts, interactivity, and language in the connection between the startup Nubank and its followers on Instagram. We infer that the company seeks to respond to requests, resolve doubts, respond to objections, and welcome suggestions based on a "humanized" contact that can generate credibility, respect, reliability and affection on the part of users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Helping children at risk or in danger requires careful assessment to make a sustained and coherent decision. Objectives: To identify caregiver-related risk factors that jeopardize the lives of children and young people referred to a Commission for the Protection of Children and Young People (CPCJ). Methodology: This descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative approach was conducted between October and December 2018 with a sample of 20 case files of children/young people referred to a CPCJ. The information collected from the case files was analyzed using Bardin's technique. Results: The majority of caregivers are the parents (54%). Neglect was the most common problem among the children referred to the CPCJ. The following risk factors were highlighted: the family's financial conditions; needs inherent to the child's development; discipline methods; communication problems; mental health problems; lack of extended family support; and family relationship patterns. Conclusion: Risk factors were identified that could contribute to the development of an instrument for a concerted assessment adjusted to the families' needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work we seek to explain issues that may compromise the good professional relationship between teachers with training in pedagogy and teachers of specific disciplines, with an emphasis on the music teacher, to discuss how these personal and professional relationships can directly interfere in the teaching and learning process. Through bibliographic research, we seek to understand the aspects that can lead to an approximation or distancing of professionals with the same purpose / work objectives, as well as to understand the cultural and historical elements that can distance these professionals, taking into account the workload, the bureaucracy, rules of procedure and understanding of the role of the music teacher within the organization. Thus, we realize that reflecting on the identity of the teaching professional, can contribute to the reduction of communication noise, favoring the execution of interdisciplinary projects. Furthermore, in this process of approximation of teaching practices, from different disciplines, within the organization / school, emotional intelligence can be an important tool, including for the personal development of the teacher, as it can also be considered as an important content of the hidden curriculum. It is necessary to realize that the main beneficiary of the good relationship between teachers from different disciplines and their projects is the student who also learns by example. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The junior company in question, despite having a room, team, division of labor, fanpage and site, deals with organizational barriers that hinder the engagement of its employees or even partnerships with clients. The study makes a diagnosis of the communication conditions. Applies a scenario analysis: SWOT array. And it makes a prognosis of actions of low budget cost: programs and projects of relationship with publics. It is an exploratory, qualitative research, instrumented by the technique of semi-structured interview (8 collaborators), with systematization according to the perspective of Bardin (1977). The results point to the fact that volunteering and high turnover among employees are elements that make it difficult to consolidate and execute strategies of relationship with their publics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Effective communication is considered the basis of the interaction process between the health professional and the puerperal woman. Since the puerperium is a delicate phase of major changes, it is essential to empower the puerperal woman to manage the complex interventions that she will face. A scoping review was carried out, with the objective of identifying effective communication as a promoter of complex and transdisciplinary interventions to the puerperal woman in a hospital context. The research was carried out using the expression Communication AND Empowerment OR Clinical competence AND Postpartum period, in the scientific database PubMed and on the EBSCOhost platform, for articles published between 2015-2020. Through the PRISMA resource of the 629 identified articles, 4 were included in the review. The importance of the health professional has communication skills that allow the development of complex interventions, based on the establishment of a therapeutic relationship, through empathy and trust. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a way, the reflection if the nurse's knowledge of the self promotes care for the puerperal woman in the hospital context, a scope review is scientific with the question: Does self-knowledge promote the care for the puerperal woman in the hospital context? The research was carried out with MeSH descriptors, combining a research expression: Nursing AND Empowerment AND Communication AND Postpartum period, in the EBSCOhost database. Articles published between 11/2015 and 11/2020 were searched. The selection process of the studies developed was in accordance with the PRISMA 2009 flow diagram, thus guaranteeing their methodological quality. In the results obtained, it appears that nurses tend to mobilize their knowledge of themselves, in order to be able to pay attention to women in this phase of transition from pregnant to puerperal women, so that this experience of this developmental transition in a healthier way, thus promoting a positive view of motherhood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The project developed aimed to train the Direct Action Helpers in the process of communication with the elderly, through the increase of knowledge of them. The methodology of health planning was used. Interviews were conducted with key informants, analyzing their content, emerging the nursing diagnosis based on Betty Neuman's model: "Threat to the line of defense of Direct Action Helpers related to intrapersonal stressors: obstacles to communication with the elderly/family". The Systematic Literature Review was used to support the training strategies developed. From the scientific evidence found emerged the importance of nurses as a trainer in the training of formal caregivers. The importance of developing training programs as well as promoting group meetings as training strategies also emerged. In this line, training sessions were developed, resulting in increased knowledge following the evaluation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article seeks to present an analysis on the insertion of Rádio São José in the Amapá religious media scene, observing from a historical and conceptual perspective that involves thinking about the religious field in a scenario of religious competition and mediatization. To this end, we present a historical approach that observes communication at the interface with the Catholic Church, highlighting the communicational perspectives that guide the communication protocols of these religious institutions with society. Through the analysis of interviews with actors who are part of Rádio São José and analysis of the programming grid, we indicate the general matrices that guide the media's action in Amapá. As general considerations, we highlight in the role of Rádio São José the predominance of a communication model that favors doing, in the instrumental appropriation of the means of communication in an educational process by transferential media aimed at evangelization of the diffusionist type of church doctrine, which is distant the conceptual, technical and political challenges observed in communication strategies and policies that mark the relationship between the religious field and the media field in a context of competition in the configured religious market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To describe the development of the nursing process in the psychic and emotional dimensions of patients in a general hospital. Methods: Exploratory and qualitative research with the participation of nine nurses from a hospital in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, in 2018. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and submitted to Content Analysis. The phases of the Nursing Process described in Resolution 358/2009 of the Federal Nursing Council were used as an analytical matrix. Results: The participants described the observation, perception, active search in medical records, communication as strategies for collecting nursing data; demonstrated difficulties in using nursing diagnoses, planning and implementing specific care in the psychosocial dimension. Collaborative care with the multiprofessional team was emphasized. They stated that some nursing evaluations were impaired due to the reduced time spent by patients in the services. Conclusion: The development of the nursing process with a focus on the psychological and emotional dimensions in a general hospital is a challenge for nursing. Health institutions should invest in permanent education to train the nursing staff for quality care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Couple interactions are characterized by two types of communication patterns: complementary (e.g., demand/withdraw) and symmetrical (e.g., mutual constructive communication, mutual avoidance). Christensen and Heavey’s Communication Patterns Questionnaire - Short Form (CPQ-SF) aims to assess communication patterns in couples. This was a cross-sectional, observational study with the aim of exploring the factor structure and psychometric characteristics of the Portuguese version of the CPQ-SF. A sample of 164 heterosexual women answered the questionnaires online. The factor structure was different from the original and was composed of three subscales: Positive Symmetrical Pattern, Negative Alternate Pattern, and Negative Complementary Pattern. The questionnaire showed good factorial, convergent, and divergent validity, and good internal consistency. Negative communication patterns were associated with marital difficulties, while the positive symmetrical pattern was a resource for couples. Therefore, couple interventions should promote the use of adaptive communication strategies (e.g., negotiation), and minimize the use of potentially problematic strategies (e.g., blame). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, we present an excerpt of research on freedom of expression carried out with workers from seven organizations. Based on the theoretical contributions of the binomial Communication and Work, Ergology and Sociology of work, we seek to understand how workers experience individual expression. Data were collected through a questionnaire that covered topics such as personal presentation, free speech, right to criticism, moral harassment, discrimination, artistic and religious expression. The results indicate that there is a significant lack of knowledge about the rules established for individual expression. Furthermore, individual expression is modulated by the need for communication in contemporary management practices and by the limits established by organizations, incorporated by workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This text analyzes and examines theoretically and empirically what is now a matter of a serious discussion in the national academic environment around the production, diffusion and dissemination of scientific academic research: Do basic research activities contribute significantly to the progress in training of specialized personnel? If so, what role do academic diffusion products have as a teaching strategy in the area of communication studies in undergraduate and graduate programs? The objective was to evaluate the internal consistency and reliability of a theoretical scale that measures the production and scientific diffusion of communication in the higher education environment. A questionnaire with thirteen manifest variables was applied in a sample of 66 undergraduate and graduate professors in the area of Communication Sciences in a public university in of Mexico. The results confirm that a reliable instrument was available with data consistent with the validity of the scale. The evidence presented concludes that there are some causes to explain why undergraduate and graduate professional teaching and training are disconnected from research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to discuss the relationships between the knowledge produced by science and those from common sense, based on the Social Representations Theory (SRT) with emphasis on the dialogical approach. It starts with the Serge Moscovici's writings and seeks to establish relationships between his motivations for the proposition of the SRT and his defense of a rationality related to everyday knowledge. Considering authors of the SRT that highlight the socio-genetic, dynamic and dialogical character of social representations, we point differences between these knowledges, however, without considering them in a reduced and distanced way. Finally, it reflects on the relevance of the dialogical epistemology of social representations to overcome the dichotomies between these knowledges, highlighting the role of communication in this process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The health area is undergoing constant changes in its model of care. Communication is strongly interconnected to these processes, enhancing and contributing to the improvement of the relationships established, both in the world of health work and in the training of professionals in the area. This study has as its object the formation of the professional Speech-Language Pathologist, from three Federal Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) of Rio Grande Sul, presented as: HEI A, HEI B and HEI C. It aims to verify the existence of the concept and the meaning attributed to the communication in the guiding documents of Speech Therapy teaching through a content analysis in the National Curriculum Guidelines (DCNs) and in the Graduate Profile (PE) contained in the Curricular Pedagogical Projects (PPCs). The study presented the frequency of the word "communication" in each document studied (DCN n=19; PE n=5) correlating the terms with the excerpts elucidated in the text. The polysemic classification found indicated six different applications of the term in the corpus of HEI A and HEI B: present in titles and topics, attributed to the expression "human communication", associated with the expression "communication and information technologies", linked to the expression "verbal communication" and non-verbal", associated with leadership skills, related to communication with patients, guardians and professionals from other areas. There was an absence of the term in the PE of IES C. It was also possible to notice conceptual discrepancies in the DCNs, with regard to the understanding of communication as a skill and not as a professional competence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The "Agro in the Spotlight" program initially emerged from a concrete need of the population. Farmers are important actors in rural communication through their vehicles (i.e. radio). It is through this form of rural communication that there is not only a survey of needs conducted, but also guidelines that are shared through the process of participatory planning, essential in the process of communication and dissemination of knowledge. This article aims to study out rural communication and dissemination actions in the municipality of Ilha Solteira, in radio programs related to projects and topics of relevant agricultural interest. Methodologically, the programs took place from March to December 2019, with the participation of teachers, students, technicians and professionals linked to the area of communication and journalism. The research is organized in eight phases, from the survey of existing priorities in rural areas, followed by elaboration of themes and organization of editions until the presentation of the main results in a report. The results generally exceeded expectations regarding the audience and participation in the weekly editions, receiving over 100 inquiries from agrobusiness. The study also received active participation in social networks with a significant number of followers, fulfilling the aim of seeking an interactive approach with the participants and exposing the importance of articulation not only in the area of teaching and research, but also in order to meet social demands as the purpose of extension practice and dissemination of scientific knowledge. This program made possible the practice of extension through communication methods and techniques, extending the information to the community in response to existing demands, bringing the reality of the university closer to the population, with expectation of continuity in this important activity linked to the principles of diffusion and extension practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Co-design arose from the process of humanizing the research on design. The efficacy of both communication and co-design lies in the quality of the relationships between subjects, leading to the development of trust and sensitivity towards others. We carried out theoretical and conceptual discussions by using an explanatory literature review aiming to outline the universes of communication, trust, and otherness as well as how these are interwoven with co-design. We concluded that symbolic exchanges only acquire meaning when individuals can respect the peculiarities of interactions that take place in the human and social existence within our ambivalent liquid modernity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to investigate the Compós' WG papers: Epistemology of Communication and Communication and Cyberculture. The objective is to test the hypothesis that the field of communication in Brazil is still not very sensitive to neomaterialists theories, and that approaches to objects and to the field as a whole are developed under an anthropocentric perspective. 60 papers were analyzed. The data show that among the 37 texts with evident epistemological position, 62% are anthropocentric, and 13% non-anthropocentric, 50% are in Communication and Cyberculture WG, and 71% in Epistemology of Communication WG. Due to the non-probabilistic approach used in this investigation, we cannot generalize the findings. However, the results support our hypothesis, pointing out that although it is rising, anthropocentric perspectives still predominate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Families throughout the life cycle experience different transitions and have undergone many transformations, mainly in their structures, some resulting from the construction of conjugality or the paths of its dissolution. In this case study we appreciate the Rocha family, using Olson's Circumplex Model (2000) and the dimensions of the Dynamic Model of Family Assessment as references (Figueiredo, 2012). The nursing diagnoses were validated by the family and are located in the development and functioning dimensions: Marital satisfaction, not maintained by ineffective communication; Parental role, not suitable, due to knowledge of the role not shown; Parental role, not suitable, due to no consensus on the role. Role of appropriate caregiver; Non-dysfunctional family process; Ineffective family communication. In view of these diagnoses, it was possible to develop a care plan with the family to improve family well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the context of nutrition and public health, researchers have evaluated the effectiveness of front of package nutrition warning labels to guide regulatory policies. Their studies little have focused on graphic aspects of warning design that may influence attention, legibility, understanding and processing of information by consumers. Considering this, a meta-analysis of 11 articles selected from the systematic review of the call No. 17/2017 CNPq/ANVISA is presented here. The meta-analysis aimed to (a) identify tests used in studies that evaluated the communication efficacy of front of package nutrition warning labels, and (b) to establish their possible relations to the stages of the communication human information processing model for warnings (C-HIP Model). It includes the following phases: attention switch, attention maintenance, comprehension and memory, attitudes and beliefs, motivation and behavior. The results indicated: predominance of tests on behavioral intentions and healthfulness perception; focus on the final phases of the C-HIP Model and less attention to aspects about information design in warning labels. It is concluded that there are gaps in nutrition research area about factors associated to the design and processing of warning information, thus demanding future investigations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to understand the care for the frail elderly provided by family-related inpatient caregivers, as well as their interaction with the Family Health Strategy, from the perspective of caregivers. Method: exploratory-descriptive, qualitative study conducted with 17 informal family-related caregivers of frail elderly from a Family Health Strategy in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data collected between September/2019 and February/2020, through an interview with semi-structured script and questionnaire. Content analysis was performed, thematic type. Results: most caregivers were women, 26-79 years old, white and brown, married and low schooling. Effective communication between the health team and the family/elderly caregiver, to the detriment of high turnover of professionals of the Family Health Strategy, excessive demand for functions and lack of training and technical ability of the caregiver. Final thoughts: care for the frail elderly belonged to the female universe and aroused a mixture of feelings. Interaction between caregivers and family health strategy was generally mediated by the Community Health Agent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to identify the difficulties in addressing palliative care and terminality in the perception of Nursing and Medical students from a public university. Method: this is an exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach, whose data collection was carried out between September 2019 and January 2020, through semi-structured interviews. Results: two main thematic categories emerged: Challenges of communication in palliative care and Unpreparedness to deal with dying and death. Final thoughts: Nursing and Medical students present difficulties related to communication in palliative care and end-of-life situations. This unpreparedness was also present in dealing with death, human suffering and moral conflicts arising from religious beliefs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to understand the influence of communication as a basic nursing instrument in the promotion of dignity in Palliative Care. Method: theoretical reflection through literature review and using Chochinov's Dignity Model. The research of scientific articles was carried out on the online knowledge library, on the Elsevier publications database and on the database-aggregating platform EBSCO Host Web, published during the period 2010-2016. Results: interventions associated with nurses' communication skills that promote the dignity of clients in palliative care were identified. The communication interventions that most promote dignity are those that transmit to the palliative client respect for their individuality and appreciation of their personal history. Conclusion: nurses should adopt a posture of empathic understanding, active listening, availability, attention to emotional needs, nonverbal components (such as physical presence and visual contact), management of expectations and encouragement of self-care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]