Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility
Cambridge: MIT Press (2008), ix, 202 pp.
Series: John D. and Cathrine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning
ISBN 978-0-262-56232-4 (pbk); 978-0-262-06273-2 (hbk)
"This volume addresses the issue of credibility—the objective and subjective components that make information believable—in the contemporary media environment. The contributors look particularly at youth audiences and experiences, considering the implications of wide access and the questionable credibility of information for youth and learning. They discuss such topics as the credibility of health information online, how to teach credibility assessment, and public policy solutions. Much research has been done on credibility and new media, but little of it focuses on users younger than college students. Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility fills this gap in the literature." (Publisher description)
Introduction / Miriam J. Metzger & Andrew J. Flanagin, 1
Digital Media and Youth: Unparalleled Opportunity and Unprecedented Responsibility / Andrew J. Flanagin & Miriam J. Metzger, 5
Toward a Cognitive Developmental Approach to Youth Perceptions of Credibility / Matthew S. Eastin, 29
College Students' Credibility Judgments in the Information Seeking Process / Soo Young Rieh and Brian Hilligoss, 49
The MAIN Model: A Heuristic Approach to Understanding Technology Effects on Credibility / S. Shyam Sundar, 73
Trusting the Internet: New Approaches to Credibility Tools / R. David Lankes, 101
Credibility of Health Information and Digital Media: New Perspectives and Implications for Youth / Gunther Eysenbach, 123
Challenges to Teaching Credibility Assessment in Contemporary Schooling / Frances Jacobson Harris, 155
Credibility, Politics, and Public Policy / Fred W. Weingarten, 181
Digital Media and Youth: Unparalleled Opportunity and Unprecedented Responsibility / Andrew J. Flanagin & Miriam J. Metzger, 5
Toward a Cognitive Developmental Approach to Youth Perceptions of Credibility / Matthew S. Eastin, 29
College Students' Credibility Judgments in the Information Seeking Process / Soo Young Rieh and Brian Hilligoss, 49
The MAIN Model: A Heuristic Approach to Understanding Technology Effects on Credibility / S. Shyam Sundar, 73
Trusting the Internet: New Approaches to Credibility Tools / R. David Lankes, 101
Credibility of Health Information and Digital Media: New Perspectives and Implications for Youth / Gunther Eysenbach, 123
Challenges to Teaching Credibility Assessment in Contemporary Schooling / Frances Jacobson Harris, 155
Credibility, Politics, and Public Policy / Fred W. Weingarten, 181
