Presentation
News Media Literacy and Political Engagement: What’s the Connection?
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference
(2015)
Abstract
Scholars and educators have long hoped and assumed that media education is positively related to pro-social goals such as political and civic engagement. Others worry about the possibility of alienation and disengagement. With a focus on news, this study surveyed 537 college students and found positive relationships between news media literacy and current events knowledge, political activity and internal political efficacy. News media education should be deployed widely to mitigate a news media literacy gap that limits democratic citizenship.
Disciplines
Publication Date
August 6, 2015
Citation Information
Seth Ashley, Adam Maksl and Stephanie Craft. "News Media Literacy and Political Engagement: What’s the Connection?" Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference (2015) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/seth_ashley/23/