SOCIAL MEDIA LITERACY AND FAKE NEWS ACUMEN: A STUDY ON THE LOCUS OF YOUTH IN COIMBATORE CITY

Sankaranarayanan K. B, S. Kadeswaran, Jayaseelan R
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Many studies have questioned to what degree of higher media literacy can help fight the flow of misinformation in social media. How can social media literacy help to fight against misinformation and maintain digital hygiene? Conventional media literacy is the ability to distinguish fact from opinion, and to comprehend how media can be used to influence people. Facts are truthful reports of when, where, why and how the event has happened or what exists, and opinions are the interpretations of the meaning or impact, usually from an individual's point of view Kerry Gallagher & Magid (2017). The study analyzed the contents and competencies, required for an individual to become a social media literate and thereby distinguish fake and fact news in social media using a conceptual framework developed by Cho et. al. (2022). Results reveals that there is no “One size fits all” solution to develop media literacy among youth, but more initiatives and awareness programmes can be conducted and included in curriculum to educate and make aware on the pros and cons of using social media and also various tools available for fact checking in the internet.
社交媒体素养与假新闻敏锐度:对哥印拜陀市青年定位的研究
许多研究都对提高媒体素养在多大程度上有助于打击社交媒体中的错误信息提出了质疑。社交媒体素养如何帮助抵制错误信息,保持数字卫生?传统媒体素养是指区分事实与观点的能力,以及理解媒体如何被用来影响他人的能力。事实是对事件发生的时间、地点、原因和方式或存在内容的如实报道,而观点则是对其意义或影响的解释,通常是从个人的角度出发,Kerry Gallagher & Magid(2017)。本研究利用 Cho 等人(2022 年)提出的概念框架,分析了个人成为社交媒体素养者,从而区分社交媒体中假新闻和事实新闻所需的内容和能力。研究结果表明,培养青少年的媒体素养没有 "一刀切 "的解决方案,但可以开展更多的活动和宣传计划,并将其纳入课程,以教育和宣传使用社交媒体的利与弊,以及互联网上可用于事实核查的各种工具。
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