May, 2016 Review / www.obs.obercom.pt

Observatorio (OBS*) is an international interdisciplinary e-journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles. It presents empirical and theoretical research aiming at promoting a be�er understanding of communication phenomena. The journal extends its scope from issues related to media and the novel usages of the Internet, through the challenges surrounding the evolution of new media platforms, to the dynamics of service innovation in the telecommunications industry. It welcomes work from academics, practitioners and policy-makers and is open to contributions coming from all branches of social science inquiry and the humanities.

Its formula of Open Access ensures maximum of public availability of research work. Free access papers going through a sound scholarly process of peer-review present a mix of key advantages to authors and readers such as high scientific standards and worldwide ready dissemination.

The multilingual approach of (OBS*) is one of its distinctive characteristics. The e-journal accepts and publishes manuscripts submi�ed in English, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Catalan and Galician.

(OBS*) CALL FOR PAPERS

“Having now published its twenty-fourth open access issue and a total of more than 500 papers, (OBS*) achieved more than 30.000 downloads between July 2015 and May 2016. (OBS*) is already one of the most successful journals in terms of audience within the broad field of Communication research”.

(OBS*) ONLINE

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(OBS*) WORLDWIDE REACH (July 2015 - May 2016)

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Socializing and Self-Representation online: Exploring Facebook.Gunn Sara Enli, Nancy Thumim

Aproximación metodológica al estudio de la innovación en periodismo.Miguel Carvajal, Félix Arias, Samuel Negredo, Avelino Amoedo

La construcción televisiva de la deliberación política. Análisis comparativo de programas informativos y de infotainment.Óliver Pérez, Mercè Oliva, Eva Pujadas

Rediscovering the netiquette: the role of propagated values and personal patterns in defining identity of the Internet user.Michał Piotr Pręgowski

Public Engagement with Science and Technology: contributos para a definição do conceito e a análise da sua aplicação no contexto português.Liliana Tavares de Oliveira, Anabela Carvalho

Use of blogs, Twitter and Facebook by UK PhD Students for Scholarly Communication.Yimei Zhu, Rob Procter

Calidad vs. Credibilidad en el periodismo por internet: batalla desigual.Liliana María Gutiérrez-Coba

La fotografía y el texto en la construcción del framing de la Primavera Árabe: un análisis del cubrimiento y tratamiento informativo de la prensa de referencia Colombiana, en 2011.Ana María Córdoba Hernándeza

Hacia una comunicación política avanzada en la Internet 2.0.Miguel Moya-Sánchez, Susana Herrera-Damas

De la radio convencional a la móvil. Usabilidad, multimedialidad y distribución de contenidos en las radioAPPs portuguesas.Teresa Piñeiro-Otero

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EDITORIAL TEAM

EDITORS

• Gustavo CardosoISCTE-IUL and OberCom (.pt)

ASSOCIATED EDITORS

• Fausto ColomboUC del Sacro Cuore (.it)• Manuel CastellsUSC Annenberg (.us)• Michael WieviorkaEcole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (.fr)• Jianbin JinTsinghua University, Beijing (.cn)• Angus CheongHong Kong Baptist University (.cn)• Wu MeiUniversity of Macau (.cn)• Manuel PintoUniversity of Minho (.pt)• Eugene LoosASCoR (.nl)• Jonathan Zi�rainHarvard University (.us)• Espen YtrebergUniversity of Oslo (.no)• Bernardo Diaz-NostyUniversidad de Málaga (.es)• Nico CarpentierFree University of Brussels (.be)• François BarUSC Annenberg (.us)

ADVISORY EDITORS

• Pedro BraumannESCS-IPL (.pt)• Enrique BustamanteUniv. Complutense de Madrid (.es)• João CaraçaFundação Calouste Gulbenkian (.pt)• Manuel DamásioUniversidade Lusófona (.pt)• António FidalgoUniversidade Beira Interior (.pt)• Xosé LopezUniversidad Santiago Compostela (.es)• Moisés MartinsUniversidade do Minho (.pt)• Sandro MendonçaISCTE (.pt)

• Rita EspanhaISCTE-IUL (.pt)

• Piet BakkerASCoR (.nl)• Hernan GalperínUniversidad de San Andrés (.ar)• Sergio Godoy Pontifícia Universidad Católica (.cl)• Robin MansellLondon School of Economics (.uk)• Charo SábadaUniversidad de Navarra (.es)• James KatzRutgers University (.us)• Lucy KungMJIBS-MMTC (.se)• Imma TubellaUOC (.cat)• Giuseppe RicheriUniversitá de Lugano (.ch)• Peppino OrtolevaUniversitá Torino (.it)Torino (.it)• Geoffrey PleyersUniversité Catholique de Louvain (.be) & CADIS/EHESSParis (.fr)

• Enrico MenduniUniversita Roma (.it)• José Bragança de MirandaUNL (.pt)• Pedro Pereira NetoESCS-IPL (.pt)• Robert G. PicardJIBS-MMTC (.se)• José RebeloISCTE (.pt)• Rogério SantosUCP (.pt)• Ramón SalaverríaUniversity of Navarra (.es)

EITORIAL STAFF

• Caterina FoàJournal Manager• Tiago LimaJournal Manager• Patricia LopesEditorial Assistant• Diogo VitorinoIT Manager• Lina Cardoso• Miguel PaisanaCopy Editor• Ricardo Pereira RodriguesGraphic and Multimedia Design

Published by: OberComISSN: 1646-5954Registo ICS/ERC: 123483/00