Media literacy, unfinished business in the training of journalists, advertisers and audiovisual communicators

Introduction. University communication courses in Spain should respond to recommendations by international organizations concerning the need for Media Literacy training to include future graduates within its scope. Methodology. This article analyses the content of subjects directly related to Media...

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Autores: Tucho, Fernando, Fernández Planells, Ariadna, 1983-, Lozano Estivalis, Maria, Figueras Maz, Mònica
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10230/32755
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/32755
http://dx.doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-2015-1066en
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Media literacy
Media competence
University
Journalism courses
Audiovisual communication courses
Advertising courses
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Resumo:Introduction. University communication courses in Spain should respond to recommendations by international organizations concerning the need for Media Literacy training to include future graduates within its scope. Methodology. This article analyses the content of subjects directly related to Media Literacy in the various communication degree courses in Spanish universities and compares them to perceptions of this area of expertise held by syllabus managers and the teachers who teach it, thus combining an analysis of the content of subject guides with in-depth interviews. Results. The study reveals the insufficient incidence of specific subjects within Media Literacy and the overriding association of its content to the area of ideology and values, to the detriment of other dimensions such as aesthetics and interaction processes.