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Developing a News Media Literacy Scale

Seth Ashley, Adam Maksl, and Stephanie Craft

Journalism & Mass Communication Educator 2013 68:1, 7-21

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Developing a News Media Literacy Scale

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Seth Ashley¹

1Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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, Adam Maksl²

2Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN, USA
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3University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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First Published January 2, 2013 Research Article

https://doi.org/10.1177/1077695812469802

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Volume: 68 issue: 1, page(s): 7-21

Article first published online: January 2, 2013; Issue published: March 1, 2013

Seth Ashley¹, Adam Maksl², Stephanie Craft³

¹Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA

²Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN, USA

³University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

Corresponding Author: Seth Ashley, Department of Communication, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr., Boise, ID 83725-1920, USA Email: sethashley@boisestate.edu

Abstract

Using a framework previously applied to other areas of media literacy, this study developed and assessed a measurement scale focused specifically on critical news media literacy. Our scale appears to successfully measure news media literacy as we have conceptualized it based on previous research, demonstrated through assessments of content, construct, and predictive validity. Among our college student sample, a separate media system knowledge index also was a significant predictor of knowledge about topics in the news, which suggests the need for a broader framework. Implications for future work in defining and assessing news media literacy are discussed.

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media literacy, news literacy, survey research, scale development, political knowledge, civic engagement

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