Applied Mass Communication Theory: A Guide for Media Practitioners, Second Edition
bridges a review of theory to the contemporary work of media professionals. The text …

This study aims to explore what kinds of social media services children use in their everyday
lives, how children describe their strategies for spotting fake news, and what kinds of fake …

Social media platforms have become increasingly important as sources of information in
higher education. However, assessing the quality of information on these platforms posed a …

The advancement of Internet-based technologies and the new media ecology have
contributed to the increased reliance on online sources in both the academic and the non …

The rise of social media platforms and subsequent lack of traditional gatekeeping
mechanisms have enabled the proliferation of scientific disinformation. Users attempting to …

This cohort study examined longitudinal changes in undergraduates' use of social media as
information sources in academic and everyday-life contexts, covering types of social media …

Visual literacy has evolved alongside information literacy and media literacy, reflecting
social, technological, and cultural changes. Rapidly advancing technology, multimodal …

The study explored the conduct of a service learning (SL) activity by senior high school
students (N= 110) in disseminating information about Disaster Readiness and Risk …

Since early 2020, life for students has changed tremendously. It has been a time of stress,
turmoil, and trauma for students. Researchers from a large Midwestern university wanted to …

Fake News in Context defines fake news and sets it within a historical and international
context. Helping readers to become more skilled at detecting misinformation, the book also …