Beschreibung:
In this introductory text, Ashley argues for the importance of news literacy to democratic life and advances an argument that critical contexts regarding news media structures and institutions should be central to news literacy education. The book is an essential read for Undergraduate students of journalism and news literacy.
PART I: Why News Literacy? 1. What Is News Literacy? Content and Context 2. What Citizens Know About News and Why It Matters PART II: Critical Contexts for Democratic Life 3.The Decline of Journalism and the Rise of "Fake News" 4. The Structure of News Media Systems 5. The Political Economy of the Internet 6. Human Psychology and the Audience Problem PART III: The Future of News Literacy 7. Making News Literacy Work for Democracy