Media and Information Literacy (MIL) in journalistic learning: <i>strategies for accurately engaging with information and reporting news</i>

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

Saadia

2023

This research investigated the development of information literacy skills and their self-perceived assessment among journalists in Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey using an online questionnaire was conducted in four Provinces and the Federal Capital of Pakistan with the consent of relevant authorities for data collection. A total of 1089 responses were received. The data were analyzed in SPSS by applying descriptive as well as inferential statistics. A large majority of the surveyed respondents received information literacy instruction of short duration during their careers while being mainly in practice. The most covered topics included research literacy, communication skills, information discovery, critical literacy, tools literacy, and information handling. These participants perceived information literacy as invaluable in their practical work context. The survey participants perceived themselves as information literate not only for basic levels of information literacy but also for advanced levels. In addition, journalists’ gender, age, academic qualification, job experience, information literacy instructions received, nature of work, and region predicted their levels of information literacy. The results generated pragmatic insight for educators and information professionals in designing a need-based information literacy instruction program for existing as well as prospective journalists. This research would make a worthy contribution to the existing information literacy research in the context of the workplace as no such comprehensive study on journalists’ workplace had appeared so far.

Section: Information Literacymentioning

confidence: 99%

Information literacy at journalists’ workplace in Pakistan

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

Saadia

2023

“…The IL value creation is dependent on how well workforce perform in the workplace, particularly in environmental scanning, managing information, and research and development and the quality of information, follow [8]. IL builds the capacity of the workforce in undertaking information-related tasks, making the best information use along with its judicious interpretations and adopting an appropriate information behavior, and making an informed decisions to achieve organization goals [9][10][11]. Therefore, the corporations needed to become information literate to monitor new, unique, and prevailing trends in the market and develop such products which had potential to meet market needs.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Information Literacy as a Predictor of Work Performance: The Mediating Role of Lifelong Learning and Creativity

Iqbal

Asghar

et al. 2022

Behavioral Sciences

This study examined the effect of information literacy (IL) on work performance with mediating role of lifelong learning and creativity among journalists in Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey using an online questionnaire was conducted in the press clubs of four provinces (e.g., Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Baluchistan) and the federal capital Islamabad for data collection. The received 1084 responses were analyzed using the partial least squares structural equation modelling. The results indicated that IL of journalists had a direct and indirect but positive influence on their work performance. The lifelong learning and creativity skills also mediated the relationship between IL and work performance. This study provided empirical evidence for how IL directly influence work performance and indirectly with the mediated role of lifelong learning and creativity. These pragmatic insights may inform academicians and enterprises about the IL importance at workplace for enhancement of organizational performance and achieving a competitive advantage. Such results may also initiate an instruction program for existing as well as for prospective journalists to impart IL education. This study could be a worthy contribution to the existing IL research in the workplace context in general and of journalists’ workplace in particular as no such study has appeared so far.

“…The results might generate a pragmatic insight for media employers to initiate training programs for journalists to improve their information literacy capabilities. Likewise, such results may also pave the way for the inclusion of a credit-bearing mandatory course in the journalism curriculum for IL education (Kanižaj, 2019; Inayatillah, 2018). This research would make a worthy contribution to the existing WIL research in general and in the context of journalists' workplace in particular as no such study appeared so far.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It also refers to individuals' ability to think critically and make balanced judgments about any information they find and use (Charted Institute of Library and Information Professionals, 2018). Furthermore, IL enables people to undertake information-related tasks, make the best information use, interpret judiciously, and adopt appropriate information behavior in making informed, wise, and ethical decisions (Chapman and Oermann, 2020; Inayatillah, 2018; Suorsa et al ., 2021). Such skills are a desideratum of the 21st century (Reddy et al ., 2022, 2023) and are essential for various professional domains in the workplace for solving problems, having a sustainable competitive advantage, making effective decision-making, and organizational (Ahmad et al ., 2020; Karim and Hussein, 2008; Klusek and Bornstein, 2006; Naveed, 2022; Naveed and Kamran, 2022).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of information literacy on lifelong learning, creativity, and work performance among journalists

Saadia

2023

OIR

PurposeThis research examined the effects of information literacy on lifelong learning, creativity, and work performance among journalists in Pakistan.Design/methodology/approachSurvey research design was applied to conduct this research. The participants were recruited through a stratified convenient sampling process from the press clubs of four provinces (e.g. Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Baluchistan) and the federal capital Islamabad with the consent of relevant authorities for data collection. An online questionnaire was distributed among these journalists and a total of 1,089 responses were received. The data were analyzed by applying descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS.FindingsThe results revealed that these journalists perceived themselves as information literate. The information literacy (IL) skills of journalists appeared to have a direct and positive effect on their lifelong learning, creativity, and work performance. In other words, the lifelong learning, creativity, and work performance of journalists increase as their levels of IL skills increase.Practical implicationsThese results generated useful insights for academicians and organizations about the importance of IL in the workplace and its influence on organizational effectiveness and performance in gaining a sustainable competitive advantage. This knowledge might be crucial for media employers to initiate training programs for journalists to impart IL education.Originality/valueThis research would be a worthwhile contribution to the existing research on workplace IL, particularly in the context of journalists' workplace as no such comprehensive study using these variables appeared so far.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/OIR-06-2022-0345.