Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
10-2020
Abstract
With young people at the vanguard of technology adoption and media consumption, many governments are actively incorporating young people into their public education campaigns, and young people are enlisting themselves as media literacy advocates. This article reviews a selection of such media literacy programmes to unpack their key thrusts and components so as to identify best practices and learning points. It will also closely investigate one particular youth-led effort and chart its conception, execution and development.
Keywords
digital literacy, Fake news, media literacy, public education, social media, young people
Discipline
Communication Technology and New Media | Social Media
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Journal of Children and Media
Volume
14
Issue
4
First Page
529
Last Page
535
ISSN
1748-2798
Identifier
10.1080/17482798.2020.1827817
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Group
Citation
LIM, Sun Sun and TAN, Kai Ryn.
Front liners fighting fake news: Global perspectives on mobilising young people as media literacy advocates. (2020). Journal of Children and Media. 14, (4), 529-535.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/86
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2020.1827817