Revista Familias de Hoy, nº2.  

La familia más que nunca.  

El sistema más ecológico para la persona es la familia; en la familia nace, se forma, se descubre tal cual es, se desarrolla, es querida por si misma, sin importar lo que tiene y lo que hace. Abel Albino (en esta edición) lo describe con maestría: este paladín de la lucha contra la desnutrición infantil nos muestra cómo su trabajo se sustenta en la familia. Con él nos preguntamos dónde aprende un varón a ser varón, si no es mirando a su padre; dónde aprende una mujer a ser mujer, si no es mirando a su madre…

Carlos Camean Ariza , Director Editorial. 

Ofcom's Media Literacy reports published and revealed the UK's media consumption habits and attitudes.

UK internet users becoming more security conscious

Most UK internet users are becoming more knowledgeable about security issues and less willing to provide personal information online than in 2007, according to Ofcom's Media Literacy reports which are published today and reveal the UK's media consumption habits and attitudes. Adults with a social networking profile are more likely to only allow friends or family to see it, currently at 80 per cent compared with 48 per cent in 2007. However, some internet users say they lack confidence in installing filtering software (25 per cent) and installing security features (23 per cent).

Adults in Scotland are the least likely overall to worry about entering personal data online. Fifty per cent are happy to enter their home address details on the internet compared with 23 per cent in Wales and Northern Ireland. Forty four per cent of adult internet users in Scotland are also happy to enter their credit card details compared with only 19 per cent of adults in Northern Ireland. In the UK, 32 per cent of adults are happy to provide their home address details, and 27 per cent are happy to give their credit card details.

Trust in sources of media

Around half of all adults consider television (52 per cent) and radio content (50 per cent) to be reliable and accurate compared to three in ten internet users judging internet content in this way (31 per cent).

UK online

Half of all internet users say that using the internet has increased their contact with friends (49 per cent) or family (47 per cent) who live further away, and around a quarter (24 per cent) say their contact with friends who live nearby has increased. Three in ten (30 per cent) UK adults now prefer to check their bank balance online compared with 22 per cent in 2005. Over a third (36 per cent) of adults now prefer to book holidays online or by email, which is now as popular as booking in person.

Half of UK adult internet users say they have made significant savings by comparing prices online or buying something online rather than in the shops (48 per cent). Overall, eight in ten UK adult internet users (81 per cent) have saved money by using the internet over the past six months.

Learning

Just over two in ten adults say they have experience of formal learning about digital technology, which is lower than in 2007 (21% vs. 27%). Experience of formal learning mostly relates to using the internet, and is less likely among those aged 65 and over compared to adults as a whole (16% vs. 21%). There has also been a decline since 2007 in the proportion of adults who would be interested in learning more about digital technology (25% vs. 31%). Interest in learning more mostly relates to using the internet.

As in 2007, when asked about their preferred way of learning about digital technology, just under half of adults nominate learning from friends or family (48%) or reading the manual / instructions (45%). Despite an increase in the number of those who prefer to go to a class to learn about digital technology (9% vs. 6%), few adults prefer this more formal method of learning. Older adults are more likely to prefer to learn from friends and family, while younger adults are more likely to prefer to learn through trial and error. 

 Identity & Dialogue

The VII Professional Seminar, organized by the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, and which brought together more than 300 participants from all over the world, has drawn to a close. Eugene Ohu, from InterMedia Consulting moderated one of the discussion group.  

"I believe the theme is fundamental, not only from the standpoint of Christian identity, meaning, the way of living coherently one's own faith, but also from the point of view of Communications, in that both Christians and the Church can improve in the field of Communications."

It was an opportunity for communications experts and journalists to see how a strong identity can help dialogue, as the President of the Seminar's Organization Committee highlighted.

"A strong, concrete identity helps to create dialogue; for reporters, it is a lot easier to talk with a speaker when they know what that speaker thinks, a speaker that has a specific message, a point of departure, instead of just talking about general subjects.

It was a forum for discussing how identity is a point of departure for dialogue, the identity of the Church, the attractive and fascinating side of the Christian message, the beauty of Christ's message."

The Seminar is a reference point for the Church's spokespersons throughout the world and this year it was held for the 7th time.  Among the themes that were addressed was the response from social communications to the sexual abuse crisis and how the Church needs to be more present within social networks. The speakers underlined how having a defined identity is not an obstacle for dialogue. 

How Young People View Their Lives, Futures and Politics. 

Ofrecemos una investigación realizada por The Pew Research Center (Washington, D.C.) En el documento se encuentran análisis sobre las actitudes de los jóvenes ante temas esenciales como son: perspectivas y visión del mundo, tecnología y estilos de vida, política, seguridad, valores y asuntos sociales. Conociendo científicamente la actitud de los jóvenes en los argumentos analizados se podría determinar ante qué generación nos encontramos, y como repercutirán sus actitudes en las generaciones futuras.

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