Abstract
News media literacy education is gaining increased attention in the age of fake news and post-truth America. However, as with any pedagogical goal, it is important to be able to evaluate the success of the delivery. In a survey built on existing news literacy frameworks (Maksl et al., 2015), 1476 students at a large Canadian polytechnic answered questions about their own news literacy, fake news acumen, and news consumption habits. Analysis of the data suggests that conscientious fake-news attitudes and behaviors are correlated with an existing news media literacy scale, providing a method of evaluating the success of fake news education efforts.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 29-42 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Media Literacy Education |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 2021 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |