Seth Ashley|Adam Maksl|Stephanie Craft
News Media Literacy and Political Engagement: What’s the Connection?
Boise State University|Indiana University|University of Illinois System
scholars educators long hoped media education positively related prosocial goals political civic engagementwith focus measuring news media literacy emphasis media knowledge need cognition media locus control study surveyed 537 college students found positive relationships news media literacy two political engagement measures current events knowledge internal political efficacyfindings show news media literacy associated political activity although dimensions news media literacy associated lower levels political trustresults help define significant components news media literacy suggest components help foster positive relationships civic political life