It’s problematic: Considerations on being informed base don women’s everyday practices in precarious times
Abstract
Collaborative media can potentially contribute to civic resiliency. But do their target audiences resort to them at present? And if they do, what does said recourse tell us about what it means to get informed today? Based on qualitative interviews conducted with women in Argentina in 2021-2022, I investigate which forms of information they have access to, which media they adopt or reject, and how they stay on top of those issues that particularly affect them. The analysis shows that they find the daily task of informing themselves problematic in various ways. To stay on top of issues that affect them, they resort to distinct practices: they relate to each other, choose collaborative media with a feminist focus, and follow female journalists recognized for their attention to gender issues. The article contributes to rethinking everyday information practices with a gender perspective and the role of collaborative media in information diets aimed at nurturing civic resilience.
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