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netnography (ant): internet ethnography; focuses on peoples behavior on
social media and video-sharing portals
new media (med): individual and mass communication using digital tools
and the Internet, as well as content delivery that enables user interactivity
news portal (med): an online platform that constantly publishes updated
news and is operated by a permanent editorial staff
nonlinear narrative mode (film, narr): narratives that tell the temporality
of the story in a non-chronological order
opinion bubble (med): a set of information filtered by artificial intelligence
based on the user’s interests
oral history (ant): narratives of life history preserved in various media
(e.g., tapes, videos, or digital archives) in which the narrator describes a
historical event or period by recounting his or her own lived experiences
and opinions
pathography (psych): the history of the illness as told by the patient/client
phenomenology: science based on the understanding of directly observable
phenomena
Photo Voice (ant, ped): art-based participatory research in which participants
take photographs of current social problems and then form a narrative
based on the images
photoshopped image (med): an image that has been modified using
Photoshop image editing software, usually to an extreme degree
pitch (narr): a concise, focused marketing text
politainment (med): derived from the words politics and entertainment;
refers to tabloidized political communication (usually on social media)
that gives provides insight into the personal lives of politicians
post-truth (med): political mass communication beyond facts, using the
tools of politainment
premier plan (film): close-up
primary source: the work of art itself
remixing (med): the purposeful mixing of digital content in different formats
responsive interface (inf): a digital interface that adapts to the user’s
interactions and devices
second screen (inf, med): typically mobile technology; thanks to media
convergence, people can sometimes consume and manipulate content
using two screens at the same time.
secondary source: an analytical study of a work of art
serial (film): with the same storyline and a serial narrative
series (film): a series of episodes set in the same storyline, but each episode
has its own self-contained narrative
snack culture (med): the rapid consumption of micronarratives via smart
devices
social media (med): a multi-functional media platform for individual and
community interactions and content sharing