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Media literacy in the time of Covid is situated at an intersection between its value as an educational inoculation against misinformation in general and the urgency of a rapid response to misinformation about the virus. Media literacy in this context takes on a role in public health. This chapter offers a meta review of the evidence for the effectiveness of media literacy in the context of the global pandemic, evaluating reviews conducted for the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), European Commission, US Embassy and UK Office of Communications (OFCOM), together with an original analysis of media literacy initiatives designed as a response to misinformation about coronavirus.
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McDougall, J., Fowler-Watt, K. (2023). Media Literacy in the Infodemic. In: Fowler-Watt, K., McDougall, J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Media Misinformation. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11976-7_25
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