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The Effect of Media Literacy on Journalism Students' Trust Level in Social Media News

Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1 31 Mayıs 2025
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The Effect of Media Literacy on Journalism Students' Trust Level in Social Media News

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In the current digital era, the topics of media literacy and the trust placed in social media news are among the most pertinent research subjects due to their significant impacts on individuals. This study aims to examine the relationship between media literacy levels and trust in social media news among Generation Z, considered digital natives. Conducted with Journalism Department students at Uşak University Faculty of Communication, this study obtained 311 usable responses. It was found that students used social media for more than seven hours daily, with WhatsApp being the most frequently used platform. Both the stu-dents' media literacy levels and their trust in social media news were found to be high. No statistically significant difference was found between the students' descriptive characteris-tics such as age, gender and average social media usage and their media literacy and trust level in social media news (p>0.05). However, a positive, significant, and moderate rela-tionship (r: 0.382) was found between media literacy and trust in social media news (p<0.05). Regression analysis results showed that media literacy had a 14.6% effect on students' trust level in social media news (p<0.01). This result could be interpreted as the younger generation placing more trust in social media news due to reasons such as the traditional media's low levels of press freedom in Turkey and biased press reporting.

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Etik Beyan

Ethical approval was granted by the Uşak University Social and Human Sci-ences Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee, under decision number 2023-201 dated November 9, 2023, ensuring the study adhered to ethical guidelines.

Teşekkür

We would like to thank all Journalism students who participated in the study.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İletişim Sosyolojisi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Mayıs 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

31 Ocak 2025

Kabul Tarihi

12 Mart 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Hoşgör, H. K., & Deniz, Ö. (2025). The Effect of Media Literacy on Journalism Students’ Trust Level in Social Media News. Sinop Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 9(1), 55-78. https://doi.org/10.30561/sinopusd.1629910
AMA
1.Hoşgör HK, Deniz Ö. The Effect of Media Literacy on Journalism Students’ Trust Level in Social Media News. sinopusd. 2025;9(1):55-78. doi:10.30561/sinopusd.1629910
Chicago
Hoşgör, Haydar Kerem, ve Önder Deniz. 2025. “The Effect of Media Literacy on Journalism Students’ Trust Level in Social Media News”. Sinop Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 9 (1): 55-78. https://doi.org/10.30561/sinopusd.1629910.
EndNote
Hoşgör HK, Deniz Ö (01 Mayıs 2025) The Effect of Media Literacy on Journalism Students’ Trust Level in Social Media News. Sinop Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 9 1 55–78.
IEEE
[1]H. K. Hoşgör ve Ö. Deniz, “The Effect of Media Literacy on Journalism Students’ Trust Level in Social Media News”, sinopusd, c. 9, sy 1, ss. 55–78, May. 2025, doi: 10.30561/sinopusd.1629910.
ISNAD
Hoşgör, Haydar Kerem - Deniz, Önder. “The Effect of Media Literacy on Journalism Students’ Trust Level in Social Media News”. Sinop Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 9/1 (01 Mayıs 2025): 55-78. https://doi.org/10.30561/sinopusd.1629910.
JAMA
1.Hoşgör HK, Deniz Ö. The Effect of Media Literacy on Journalism Students’ Trust Level in Social Media News. sinopusd. 2025;9:55–78.
MLA
Hoşgör, Haydar Kerem, ve Önder Deniz. “The Effect of Media Literacy on Journalism Students’ Trust Level in Social Media News”. Sinop Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 9, sy 1, Mayıs 2025, ss. 55-78, doi:10.30561/sinopusd.1629910.
Vancouver
1.Haydar Kerem Hoşgör, Önder Deniz. The Effect of Media Literacy on Journalism Students’ Trust Level in Social Media News. sinopusd. 01 Mayıs 2025;9(1):55-78. doi:10.30561/sinopusd.1629910

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