Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility

• Other Authors: Metzger, Miriam J. (Editor), Flanagin, Andrew J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2007
• Subjects: Advertising & society; Education; digital media; youth
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

The difficulties in determining the quality of information on the Internet-in particular, the implications of wide access and questionable credibility for youth and learning.Today we have access to an almost inconceivably vast amount of information, from sources that are increasingly portable, acces...