In this chapter, recent media literacy interventions from all over the world are mapped to the theory of change for the difference they make to people’s media access. Media literacy makes a difference to access when it changes how people upskill their media engagement; develop knowledge of the range of media and information sources available to them in the ecosystem and access more diverse media and information sources; understand the skills they need to access the full digital media, information and data environment, make use of this environment safely and with resilience, through knowledge about the risks and potential harms related to media and online experiences; discuss their media access, online safety and skills needs in their personal lives, with family, carers and/or friends and peers: become more reflective about the access choices they are making for themselves; feel motivated to make better and safer access choices: have the critical means to evaluate the credibility, fairness and diversity of their access to media and information: participate in dialogue about media access, online safety, data and media literacy skills with providers and institutions; have access to represent themselves, taking opportunities provided by media literacy projects and programmes which include them: engage with and advocate for more diverse media representations which generate dialogue between groups and reduce polarisation of discourse; expect to have access to media which acts in the public interest and an online and data environment which is safe and protects digital rights and engage more with trustworthy and diverse media and improve the health of the media, information and data ecosystem through these access changes. Written from the perspective of participants in media literacy interventions, this chapter accounts for the work which has made the most difference to these media access practices.

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What Difference Does Media Literacy Make to Access?

  • Julian McDougall

摘要

In this chapter, recent media literacy interventions from all over the world are mapped to the theory of change for the difference they make to people’s media access. Media literacy makes a difference to access when it changes how people upskill their media engagement; develop knowledge of the range of media and information sources available to them in the ecosystem and access more diverse media and information sources; understand the skills they need to access the full digital media, information and data environment, make use of this environment safely and with resilience, through knowledge about the risks and potential harms related to media and online experiences; discuss their media access, online safety and skills needs in their personal lives, with family, carers and/or friends and peers: become more reflective about the access choices they are making for themselves; feel motivated to make better and safer access choices: have the critical means to evaluate the credibility, fairness and diversity of their access to media and information: participate in dialogue about media access, online safety, data and media literacy skills with providers and institutions; have access to represent themselves, taking opportunities provided by media literacy projects and programmes which include them: engage with and advocate for more diverse media representations which generate dialogue between groups and reduce polarisation of discourse; expect to have access to media which acts in the public interest and an online and data environment which is safe and protects digital rights and engage more with trustworthy and diverse media and improve the health of the media, information and data ecosystem through these access changes. Written from the perspective of participants in media literacy interventions, this chapter accounts for the work which has made the most difference to these media access practices.