by Serena O'Sullivan | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog, What We're Reading
Serena O'Sullivan While one-third of young Australians feel confident about spotting fake news online, most rarely or never try to find out if online news stories are true or not. Advancing children’s news media literacy: learning from the practices and...
by Serena O'Sullivan | Aug 5, 2019 | Blog, What We're Reading
Serena O'Sullivan A new study notes Middle Eastern participants are more confident in identifying misinformation, but there was no significant difference in how people verified information. Youthquakes in a Post-Truth Era: Exploring Social Media News Use and...
by Serena O'Sullivan | Jul 25, 2019 | Blog, What We're Reading
Serena O'Sullivan Although many Moroccan secondary school teachers want to teach their students media literacy, educators cite limited training and materials as huge hurdles. Media Literacy Education in Secondary School: Teachers’ Attitudes By Hanae Ait...
by Serena O'Sullivan | Jun 11, 2019 | What We're Reading
Serena O'Sullivan Findings suggest that a high “need for affect” (NFA), or desire for strong emotions, can mislead readers into thinking they learned more than they actually did. A little bit of knowledge: Facebook’s News Feed and self-perceptions of...
by Serena O'Sullivan | Jun 4, 2019 | Blog, Engagement, What We're Reading
Using outrage as a draw reduces credibility and audience trust, according to new research from the University of Texas at Austin. Clickbait Content May Not Be Click-worthy University of Texas at Austin Center for Media Engagement By Ashley Muddiman and Joshua...