Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2024
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Source Publication
Annals of the International Communication Association
Source ISSN
2380-8985
Original Item ID
DOI: 10.1080/23808985.2024.2354357
Abstract
While media literacy has grown to encompass many topics to provide learners with the skills required to be active citizens and savvy media consumers, there is no clear conceptual framework to define ‘impact.’ This review of literature aims to understand how recent U.S.-based media literacy scholarship defines impact. We analyzed 300 articles published from 2010 to 2020 on the impact of media literacy initiatives in the U.S. We propose the 6 E’s as a framework that captures six categories that media literacy researchers use to describe the impact of media literacy interventions: Evaluation Outcomes, Enquiry, Expression, Experiential Learning, Engaged Citizenship, and Equity. We argue for a need to center equity and community-level outcomes in definitions of media literacy impact.
Recommended Citation
Burth, Shannon; Riewestahl, Emily; Ramasubramanian, Srividya; Foster, Bobbie; Johnson, Patrick R.; Mihailidis, Paul; and Tully, Melissa, "Mapping Media Literacy Impact in the U.S.: A Review of Literature and Call for Equity" (2024). College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications. 694.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/comm_fac/694
Comments
Accepted version. Annals of the International Communication Association, Vol. 48, No. 4 (2024): 336-357. DOI. © 2024 International Communication Association. Used with permission.