Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility

Bys: Miriam J. Metzger, Soo Young Rieh, Brian Hilligoss, et al.

Book Overview

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, accessible, and interactive. The Internet and the explosion of digital media content have made more information available from more sources...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262562324
• ISBN13: 9780262562324
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher