Digital Media Literacy in Conflicts

Fiedler, Anke; Kovats, Stephen

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“…While Internet penetration in countries such as the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia remains over 90 per cent, respectively, countries such as Egypt-which holds the largest population in the area-have a penetration rate of just 45 per cent. In countries such as Sudan and Yemen, this rate is even lower, where the limiting circumstances are aggravated by high illiteracy rates, precarious media skills, widespread poverty and continuous armed conflicts (Fiedler and Kovats, 2017;Melki and Maaliki, 2016).…”

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A taxonomy for business news audiences in MENA: a step in reducing information asymmetries

Alaqil

2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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This study looks at how a possible categorization or taxonomy of the audiences that consume business and financial news could be a first step to setting policies and approaches to reduce information asymmetries in a region characterized by deep inequalities. This study looks at how changes in the way people access and use news, which now is predominantly via social media, opens the opportunity to address some of these gaps. The study is based on eight focus groups that took place in Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, and Lebanon using Zoom. The overall data suggests that MENA audiences have shifted to social media as the main source from where they get their news, and this is significantly important for the future of the mainstream media, particularly in relation to our news beat. It also confirms that there is now an opportunity to categorize MENA business and financial news consumers, although it would be one that is extremely skewed in two tiers.

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A taxonomy for business news audiences in MENA: a step in reducing information asymmetries

Alaqil

2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Media Literacy and Conflict: Understanding Mediated Communication for the Achievement of Peace and Development

Baú¹

2023

Sustainable Development Goals Series

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Latvian public libraries as a resource, cooperation partner and initiator for promoting media literacy and civic participation in local communities

Kine

Dāvidsone

2021

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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The aim of this study is to explore the involvement of public library librarians in improving media literacy and promoting civic participation in Latvia. Within the framework of this research, 15 semi-structured interviews with librarians of public libraries were conducted. The main findings indicate that librarians can strengthen information consumption skills by providing lifelong learning opportunities for all members of society. However, several problematic aspects emerge, among them are the lack of methodological materials specifically for library use, difficulty in reaching audiences who need media literacy training and insufficient media literacy skills among librarians themselves. The librarians in the study stated that more up-to-date knowledge of media literacy is required, as technological developments have changed the criteria by which we evaluate information. Libraries also engage in building civil competence, mainly by facilitating different forms of civic participation and ensuring equal access to infrastructure and library resources. Librarians themselves consider libraries to promote local community awareness and strengthen its identity, thus perpetuating a democratic society. Libraries also promote a sense of responsibility towards the community in members of society by organizing events and organizing volunteer work. Therefore, there is the need for public libraries to become more visible in the local communities as promoters of civic participation, engage more in the communities’ life. This requires librarians to take a more active role, and their participation in community events and partnership building. Librarians’ own media literacy and pedagogical skills need to be continuously improved.

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Digital Media Literacy in Conflicts

Cited by 4 publications

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A taxonomy for business news audiences in MENA: a step in reducing information asymmetries

A taxonomy for business news audiences in MENA: a step in reducing information asymmetries

Media Literacy and Conflict: Understanding Mediated Communication for the Achievement of Peace and Development

Latvian public libraries as a resource, cooperation partner and initiator for promoting media literacy and civic participation in local communities

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