Students hold a generally critical stance toward media influence on their opinions, with traditional formats inspiring more trust than digital platforms¶
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q2 i? 52.2% of surveyed students believe media have a rather negative influence on their opinion formation, and positive perception is higher among radio (66.7%) and podcast (64%) consumers than among social media (45.8%) and general internet (38.3%) consumers. → Albardía MS 2025
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Albardía MS 2025¶
Albardía MS, Peña-Fernández S and Agirreazkuenaga I (2025) Technology, education and critical media literacy: potential, challenges, and opportunities. Front. Hum. Dyn. 7:1608911. https://doi.org/10.3389/fhumd.2025.1608911
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Survey of 141 students on perceived media influence. Overall, 52.2% perceive a rather negative influence and 39.9% rather positive. Positive perception is highest among "radio (66.7%) and podcasts (64%)" consumers and lowest among social media (45.8%) and general internet sources (38.3%); print readers 58.4%, digital press 48.5%, TV 44.3%.
"Among the respondents who get their news from radio (66.7%) and podcasts (64%), the influence of the media on opinion formation is perceived as positive (either very or somewhat), making these the formats with the most favorable perception."
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Related Claims¶
- More frequent media consumption is associated with greater perceived ability to manage and critically analyze information — related
- Positioning personal experience as an epistemic resource supports expansion from inward to outward critical orientations — related
- Students consume news frequently, primarily through social media and television, with a preference for digital over traditional media — related
- University students in Communication and Education programs show low familiarity with media literacy, media education, and educommunication terms — related
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Students hold a generally critical stance toward media influence on their opinions, with traditional formats inspiring more trust than digital platforms |
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Students hold a generally critical stance toward media influence on their opinions, with traditional formats inspiring more trust than digital platforms |
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