Media Literacy in the Time of Covid

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
Author/s Julian McDougall, Lee Edwards, Karen Fowler-Watt
Publishing Year 2021 Issue 2021/62
Language English Pages 19 P. 50-68 File size 317 KB
DOI 10.3280/SC2021-062004
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Keywords: media literacy, misinformation, Covid-19, public health.

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Julian McDougall, Lee Edwards, Karen Fowler-Watt, Media Literacy in the Time of Covid in "SOCIOLOGIA DELLA COMUNICAZIONE " 62/2021, pp 50-68, DOI: 10.3280/SC2021-062004