Navigating verification and credibility: How Canadian students negotiate trust in the digital news environment
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Stream
Methods in motion
Language
English
Speaker(s)
Danielle Paradis
Session format
Poster
Session Location
Concourse
This session explores a critical question facing journalism today: How do young adults (18-30) who are studying or working in communications and journalism actually find, trust, and share news in our fragmented digital landscape? This session is for journalism professors and those who develop courses and education materials, news organization leaders, media literacy practitioners, researches in media and youth engagement. Key takeaways: data on how personal identity, academic interests, and social relevance drive deeper news engagement, evidence-based approaches for news organizations and educators to better connect with younger audiences who blur the lines between media consumers and practitioners.