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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2021.19.5.023

Analysis of Korean Adults' News Literacy Level: Focusing on News Use Behavior Based on Digital Media  

Yang, Kilseok (Department of Teacher Education Program, The Catholic University of Korea)
Seo, Soohyun (Department of Korean Language Education, Gwangju National University of Education)
Ok, Hyounjin (Department of Elementary Education, Ewha Womans University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.19, no.5, 2021 , pp. 23-30 More about this Journal
Abstract
The shift to the digital media era is increasing the importance of the ability to accept, produce and share news through digital media(news literacy), but there is a lack of diagnosis of the level of news literacy among Korean adults and discussions on how to improve news literacy. This study analyzed the news literacy level of Korean adults according to background variables (urbanization degree, gender, age, academic background) and examined the relationship between the amount of news literacy-related practices and the level of news literacy. The results showed that the overall level of news literacy among adults in Korea was not high and that differences between groups were also statistically significant. The significant relevance between the amount of news literacy-related practices and the level of news literacy has also been identified. Based on the findings, it was suggested that the need for policy support to improve news literacy among Korean adults, the need to prioritize the resources of news literacy education according to background variables of adult learners, and the need to continuously monitor news literacy levels of Korean adults.
Keywords
News literacy; Media literacy; Adult literacy; Media users in Korea 2020; Digital media;
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