Sub-topics of a dissertation literature review on social media and misinformation

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Discipline: Communications and Media

Title of the dissertation: The role of media
literacy on Portuguese people’s use of social media as a news source and
self-perceived exposure to misinformation


(in bold the sub-topics to develop, in italic the instructions)

 

1.    
Chapter
1: Social media and misinformation

1.1.  Definition of social media

1.2.  Conceptualizing misinformation, disinformation, fake
news

(what is misinformation, provide some of the definitions and history of its development; also highlighting the differences between misinformation, disinformation and fake news (definition of the concepts)

1.3.  Misinformation: susceptibility, spread, and awareness

1.3.1.   
What
makes people susceptible?

1.3.2.   
How
does misinformation spread in social networks

1.4.  Misinformation in times of crisis

1.4.1.   
The
case of Covid-19

1.4.2.   
The
case of the Russia-Ukraine War


2.    
Chapter
2: Media literacy

2.1.  The literacies: Information literacy and digital literacy

2.2.  Media literacy

2.2.1.   
The
Media 

2.2.2.   Media literacy defined 

(history/development of the concept and definitions)

2.2.3.   
Scales
for measuring media literacy 

(Other researchers studies on how to measure media literacy generally and on social media) – I need this for the purpose of my study to know how I would assess levels of media literacy among my respondents

 

3.    
Chapter
3: Social media as a news source

3.1.  New media: The evolution of media and the new media
technology (passive to active behaviors in a more democratic society)

3.2.  Social media news consumption and literacy (social
media as a news source)

3.4.  Awareness of misinformation 

(studies on exposure and self-report exposure to misinformation) – how to measure self-report exposure to misinformation for my survey

3.5.  Interventions to immunize the public

3.4.1.   The
importance of social media literacy to understand the dangers of some social
media news

3.4.2.    The
role of fact-checking organizations

(What are fact-checking organizations, what do they do, examples of Portuguese fact-checking organizations and why are they so necessary to combat misinformation (on social media)


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