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"Homo Medialiteratus" and the Media Literacy Proxy War: Mapping the U.S. Response to Digital Dismisinfo
Bradley Robinson; William J. Fassbender
Learning, Media and Technology, v49 n4 p579-594 2024
Alongside climate change, democracy, and public health, digital disinformation and misinformation, or "digital dismisinfo," stands among the most pressing of global challenges. But how are societies responding to that challenge? Who are the key actors, what solutions do they propose or enact, and how does their work interact with that of others? To address these questions, the authors undertook a visual network analysis of the U.S.-based response to digital dismisinfo. Tracing the connections and disconnections across networked actors (e.g., platforms, nonprofits, governance, etc.) rendered visible a growing convergence towards the media-consuming individual as the primary site of action and correction with respect to digital dismisinfo. The authors argue that through such networked dynamics emerges the figure of "homo medialiteratus," the media-consuming individual who must bootstrap their way to truth in the face of an unrelenting tide of digital dismisinfo.
Descriptors: Misinformation, Information Dissemination, Information Literacy, Information Seeking, Users (Information), Media Literacy, Mass Media Effects, Nonprofit Organizations, Social Media
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