Students consume news frequently, primarily through social media and television, with a preference for digital over traditional media¶
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q2 i? Among surveyed students, social media (77.5%) and television (63%) are the primary news sources, and 72.5% access news daily or almost daily. → 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 university students reporting media use. The article states "social media (77.5%) and television (63%) are the primary sources of information"; only 6.5% listen to radio and 8.7% read print newspapers. 72.5% access news daily or almost daily, and 48.94% use three or more sources versus 17.73% using one.
"The analysis of media consumption among university students shows that social media (77.5%) and television (63%) are the primary sources of information, followed by digital newspapers (47.1%) and general internet sources (42.8%) (Table 5)."
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Related Claims¶
- More frequent media consumption is associated with greater perceived ability to manage and critically analyze information — related
- Students hold a generally critical stance toward media influence on their opinions, with traditional formats inspiring more trust than digital platforms — related
- Television news specials viewing shows no substantial age increase in frequency but systematic increases in stability and parent-child similarity — 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 consume news frequently, primarily through social media and television, with a preference for digital over traditional media |
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Students consume news frequently, primarily through social media and television, with a preference for digital over traditional media |
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