Media Literacy

The discussion about media literacy today goes far beyond the traditional understanding of media competence. At the same time, very different meanings are attributed to the term. This book brings together 14 contributions on different dimensions of media literacy: in addition to definitions of terms, it addresses media and information literacy in dealing with journalistic content; it discusses media literacy in the contexts of social media, organisations and in specific roles; and sheds light on technological, social and aesthetic aspects of media literacy. These contributions build a bridge between the findings of media and communication research, educational science and the concept of media literacy. With contributions by Othmar Baeriswyl, Davide Cino, Urs Dahinden, Caroline Dalmus, Mark Eisenegger, Noemi Festic, Brigitte Gasser, Laura Gründler, Julia Grundisch, Anastasija Grynko, Uwe Hasebrink, Martin Hermida, Markus Hodel, Angelica Hüsser, Kiran Kappeler, Guido Keel, Carmen Koch, Franziska Kohler, Nadine Klopfenstein, Michael Latzer, Franziska Oehmer, Stefano Pedrazzi, Nicole Rosenberger, Colette Schneider, Jörg Schneider, Pascal Schneiders, Lisa Schwaiger, Antonia Steigerwald and Christine Trültzsch-Wijnen.