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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Литературоведение. Журналистика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-9220</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2312-9247</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">42299</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-9220-2024-29-4-810-821</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">RJFLAS</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>JOURNALISM</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Журналистика</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Social media driven mediatization of youth in BRICS</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Социальные медиа как фактор медиатизации молодежи в странах БРИКС</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6344-5709</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Cele</surname><given-names>Zamaswazi P.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Селе</surname><given-names>Замасвази Притти</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD student, Faculty of Management Sciences</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирантка факультета управленческих наук</p></bio><email>zamaswazi.pc@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9608-352X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Shilina</surname><given-names>Marina G.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Шилина</surname><given-names>Марина Григорьевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Grand PhD in Philology, Professor, Professor of the Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Design, Plekhsnov Russian University of Economics; Professor of the Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор филологических наук, профессор кафедры рекламы, связей с общественностью и дизайна, Российский экономический университет имени Г.В. Плеханова; профессор кафедры рекламы и связей с общественностью, факультет журналистики, Московский государственный университет имени М.В. Ломоносова</p></bio><email>marina.shilina@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3647-9223</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Tshikovhi</surname><given-names>Ndivhuho</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Чиковхи</surname><given-names>Ндивхухо</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Social and Political Sciences, Researcher Fellow, Faculty of Management Sciences</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор социальных и политических наук, научный сотрудник факультета управленческих наук</p></bio><email>NdivhuhoT@dut.ac.za</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Durban University of Technology</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Дурбанский технологический университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Plekhanov Russian University of Economics</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский экономический университет имени Г.В. Плеханова</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff3"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Lomonosov Moscow State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Московский государственный университет имени М.В. Ломоносова</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-12-31" publication-format="electronic"><day>31</day><month>12</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>29</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">MAGICAL AND HORRIBLE IN LITERATURE</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ВОЛШЕБНОЕ И СТРАШНОЕ В ЛИТЕРАТУРЕ</issue-title><fpage>810</fpage><lpage>821</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-01-02"><day>02</day><month>01</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Cele Z.P., Shilina M.G., Tshikovhi N.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, Селе З.П., Шилина М.Г., Чиковхи Н.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Cele Z.P., Shilina M.G., Tshikovhi N.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Селе З.П., Шилина М.Г., Чиковхи Н.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/42299">https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/42299</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Over the years, social media has emerged as the largest source for global communication. In post-COVID-19 times and especially in the New Reality, social media consumption patterns have shifted significantly. As these platforms become more open and widespread, they also exacerbate issues related to information and news consumption, mediation and mediatization. This is particularly crucial for young populations in developing nations such as those in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) group, who face both high external pressures and internal challenges. Examines the state of social media usage among youth in BRICS countries, focusing on data from 2023 to find the specificity of social media driven mediatization. Research indicates that youth in BRICS nations have been active social media users over the past decade. The authors identify key consumption patterns among Generation Z and millennials in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa in 2023, and conduct a comparative analysis of social media usage in these nations. Provides a brief overview of the mediatized challenges posed by social media in the BRICS nations, particularly the spread of fake news. The study reveals that the increasing reliance on social media for news and information by younger generations underscores the need for identifying specific field of media studies in BRICS countries (Media Studies based on the concept of BRICSology). The conclusion highlights the social media consumption patterns and challenges that need attention in future research.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В последнее время социальные сети стали крупнейшим источником глобальной коммуникации. В посковидное время, особенно в так называемой новой реальности, модели потребления информации в социальных сетях существенно изменились. Платформы стали более открытыми и популярными, что приводит к обострению проблем, связанных с обработкой информации, потреблением новостей, коммуникацией и медиатизацией. Понимание этих вопросов особенно значимо для молодежи в развивающихся странах (Бразилии, России, Индии, Китае, Южной Африке), которые сталкиваются с сильным внешним давлением и внутренними вызовами. Рассматривается использование социальных сетей молодежью в странах БРИКС с фокусировкой на данных 2023 года, чтобы выявить актуальную специфику медиатизации. Исследователи констатируют, что молодые люди в странах БРИКС - активные пользователи социальных сетей на протяжении последнего десятилетия. Авторы определяют ключевые модели потребления цифровой информации поколения Z и миллениалов в Бразилии, России, Индии, Китае и Южной Африке в 2023 году, проводят сравнительный анализ использования социальных сетей в этих странах. Представлен также краткий обзор проблем медиатизации в социальных сетях, в частности распространение фейковых новостей. Исследование показывает, что растущая зависимость молодого поколения от социальных сетей в контексте получения информации определяет необходимость выделения особой области медиаисследований в странах БРИКС (на базе концепции БРИКСологии). В заключении выделены модели потребления информации в социальных сетях и проблемы, на которые стоит обратить внимание в будущем.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>mediatization</kwd><kwd>media studies</kwd><kwd>generation Z</kwd><kwd>millennials</kwd><kwd>media challenge</kwd><kwd>BRICSology</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>медиатизация</kwd><kwd>медиаисследования</kwd><kwd>поколение Z</kwd><kwd>миллениалы</kwd><kwd>медиавызов</kwd><kwd>БРИКСология</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Conlin, R.P., &amp; Santana, S. (2021). Using Gamification Techniques to Enable Generation Z’s Propensity to Do Good. 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