"Because I Have My Phone with Me All the Time": The Role of Device Access in Developing Singapore Adolescents' Critical News Literacy

Autor/inn/en	Loh, Chin Ee; Sun, Baoqi; Weninger, Csilla
Titel	"Because I Have My Phone with Me All the Time": The Role of Device Access in Developing Singapore Adolescents' Critical News Literacy
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 66 (2023) 5, S.319-329 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Loh, Chin Ee) ORCID (Sun, Baoqi) ORCID (Weninger, Csilla)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1081-3004
DOI	10.1002/jaal.1281
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adolescents; Media Literacy; News Reporting; Information Literacy; Mass Media Use; Influences; Age Differences; Computer Mediated Communication; Social Influences; Interests; Motivation; Access to Computers; Handheld Devices; Critical Thinking; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Media skills; Medie competence; Medienkompetenz; News report; Reportage; Informationskompetenz; Mediennutzung; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Computerkonferenz; Sozialer Einfluss; Bildungsinteresse; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Kritisches Denken; Singapur
Abstract	Given constant online access to information, critical news literacy, or the ability to access and critically evaluate the news, is essential for adolescents to learn about the world and obtain civic knowledge to participate as national and global citizens. Although there has been much research focusing on how youths critically read and produce media, less attention has been paid to the issue of access as an essential element of news literacy. Drawing on survey data (N = 5732) and focus group discussions (N = 67) with Singapore adolescents aged 13-17 years old, this study examines (1) whether adolescents access the news and if so, via what technologies, and (2) the factors that influence their news access. Findings show that adolescents prefer to read news online and that older adolescents (aged 15-17 years old) read more than younger adolescents (aged 13-14 years old). Factors shaping access to news include technological (portability, personalization, curation, and notifications), social (families, peers, and schools as sponsors), and personal factors (active seeking of news vs. incidental news exposure). Policymakers, scholars, and educators should consider the "physical," "social," and "curatorial" dimensions of news reading to implement policies and design practices to encourage news access and exposure. Educators can foster adolescents' motivation to read news by engaging them with news of interest to them, creating opportunities for them to receive the news through their smartphones and other devices, and developing their civic knowledge base. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01