Issue 39, Winter/Spring 2025 http://doi.org/10.70090/AMS.39aa Abstract In the digital age, social media (SM) platforms have changed how people access, verify, and share news. This study explores the effect of source credibility and user commentary on news-sharing behaviors among Arabs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Using media literacy theory, the …
Read More »Using Media Literacy Training to Promote the Detection of False Information Online: A Quasi-Experimental Study (Arabic)
Issue 35, winter/spring 2023 https://doi.org/10.70090/AZ23UMLT Scroll down for Arabic abstract. This study seeks to develop a training program to detect false electronic content based on two learning styles (simultaneous and asynchronous), with the aim of revealing the effectiveness of training in a digital learning environment, and its impact on the …
Read More »The Effect of Media Literacy on Misinformation and Deep Fake Video Detection
Issue 35, winter/spring 2023 https://doi.org/10.70090/SM23EMLM Abstract Misinformation has become a major problem in virtually all societies. The emergence of deepfake AI technology has only exacerbated issues around misinformation and disinformation. One way to try to limit the negative effects of fake news and false information in a society is media …
Read More »Communicating Science in the New Media Environment: The Advancement of Science Literacy
Issue 28, summer/fall 2019 https://doi.org/10.70090/HES28CSN “Science literacy is the artery through which the solution of tomorrow’s problems will flow” - Neil deGrasse Tyson Abstract Science is the social foundation that encompasses all facets of life, from educating individuals, to allowing them to make informed decisions in their daily lives. Science …
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