Adam Maksl|Seth Ashley|Stephanie Craft
Measuring News Media Literacy
Indiana University Southeast|Boise State University|University of Illinois System|Indiana University Southeast|Boise State University|University of Illinois System|Indiana University Southeast|Boise State University|University of Illinois System
news media literacy refers knowledge motivations needed identify engage journalismthis study measured levels news media literacy among 500 teenagers using new scale measure based potters 2004 model media literacy adapted news media specificallythe adapted model posits news media literate individuals think deeply media experiences believe control medias influence high levels basic knowledge media content industries effectsbased measures developed assess news media literacy highly news literate teens found intrinsically motivated consume news skeptical knowledgeable current events less news literate counterparts