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The role of public service announcements in creating media literacy
- Type
- Journal Article
- Author
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Emet Gürel, İlkay Burak Taşkıran & Ekin Karakuyu
- Year
- 2025
- Publisher
- Agathos
- DOI/Link
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- Abstract
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Media literacy is an essential communication tool that helps
develop individuals‟ ability to evaluate and interpret media content
consciously and analyze it critically. In today‟s digital age, the dissemination of media literacy education not only protects individuals from misleading or manipulative content but also improves their ability to access correct information. Public service announcements (PSAs) are considered a vital tool for creating media literacy by enhancing social awareness, raising consciousness, and educating the public, thanks to their potential to reach large masses. This study was conducted to examine the importance of PSAs in creating media literacy. The study sample comprised a PSA series titled "Nuclear Family‟ prepared by the Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council. The study was conducted using content analysis, which is a qualitative research method. The data were analyzed using the MAXQDA
2024 qualitative data analysis program. The results of the study highlighted the use of PSAs as an effective tool in raising media literacy awareness. Especially, the issue of information reliability was at the forefront in terms of combating disinformation. The results conformed to the international and national findings on media literacy and PSAs, revealing that they play an
important role in media literacy. The study systematically examined the relationship between media literacy and PSAs, thus contributing to the available findings and offering suggestions for increasing social awareness.
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Media Literacy, Critical Media Literacy
- Tags
- Critical thinking, Media analysis
- PGDMIL Course
- C02 – Media, Technology and Content
- PGDMIL Block
- C02-B3: Advertising and MIL
- Has Part
- C02-U12: Public Service Announcements
- Corpus Status
- Pending Review
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