Immersed in the culture of immediacy, digital natives have had to adapt their neurological patterns and consumption habits to the maelstrom of information they deal with on a daily basis
Author: Laura Casamitjana
Laura Casamitjana
Periodista. Máster en Periodismo Literario, Comunicación y Humanidades de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Codirectora y coguionista del documental “Berracas. Mujeres supervivientes que construyen la paz en Colombia”. Actualmente redactora del medio Catalunya Plural, de la Fundació Periodisme Plural, y XQ The News, de colaboración europea.
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