Is there a connection? Evaluating news literacy among viewers and non-viewers of PSB news programming in Austria
Kimberly Callecod-Weinrich (Author), Janez Krek (Author)

Abstract

News literate individuals have the requisite knowledge, skills, and motivation to navigate today’s complex news ecosystems and participate in civic life. This study’s objective was to use survey research to evaluate news literacy and its attitudinal dimensions among viewers and non-viewers of television news programming on public service broadcasters (PSBs), drawing on an existing measurement model developed by Maksl, Ashley, and Craft. Results obtained from a representative sample of adult news consumers in Austria (n = 492) suggest that regular PSB news viewers are significantly more likely to exhibit the characteristics of more highly news literate individuals, even when controlling for age and educational level. Establishing a baseline measurement of news literacy in this cohort in the midst of a transforming media landscape fills a research gap in the nascent discipline and provides a useful point of reference for future scholarship.

Keywords

novičarska pismenost;merjenje novičarske pismenosti;javne radiotelevizije;javni mediji;uporabniki novic;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL PEF - Faculty of Education
UDC: 366.636:37.011.2
COBISS: 221563907 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2158-2440
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: Medijska pismenost;Mediji;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: str. 1-10
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ15
Issue: ǂissue ǂ1
Chronology: 2025
DOI: 10.1177/21582440241311648
ID: 25660795
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