Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

The Society of Digital Policy and Management (한국디지털정책학회)
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Analysis of Korean Adults' News Literacy Level: Focusing on News Use Behavior Based on Digital Media

우리나라 성인들의 뉴스 리터러시 수준 분석: 디지털 미디어를 기반으로 한 뉴스 이용 행태를 중심으로

  • Yang, Kilseok (Department of Teacher Education Program, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Seo, Soohyun (Department of Korean Language Education, Gwangju National University of Education) ;
  • Ok, Hyounjin (Department of Elementary Education, Ewha Womans University)
  • 양길석 (가톨릭대학교 교직과) ;
  • 서수현 (광주교육대학교 국어교육과) ;
  • 옥현진 (이화여자대학교 초등교육과)
  • Received : 2021.01.23
  • Accepted : 2021.05.20
  • Published : 2021.05.28
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Abstract

The shift to the digital media era is increasing the importance of the ability to accept, produce and share news through digital media(news literacy), but there is a lack of diagnosis of the level of news literacy among Korean adults and discussions on how to improve news literacy. This study analyzed the news literacy level of Korean adults according to background variables (urbanization degree, gender, age, academic background) and examined the relationship between the amount of news literacy-related practices and the level of news literacy. The results showed that the overall level of news literacy among adults in Korea was not high and that differences between groups were also statistically significant. The significant relevance between the amount of news literacy-related practices and the level of news literacy has also been identified. Based on the findings, it was suggested that the need for policy support to improve news literacy among Korean adults, the need to prioritize the resources of news literacy education according to background variables of adult learners, and the need to continuously monitor news literacy levels of Korean adults.

디지털 미디어 시대로의 전환에 따라 디지털 미디어를 통한 뉴스의 수용, 생산, 공유 능력(뉴스 리터러시)의 중요성이 커지고 있지만, 우리나라 성인들의 뉴스 리터러시 수준에 대한 진단과 뉴스 리터러시 향상 방안에 대한 논의는 부족하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 한국언론진흥재단의 '2020 언론수용자 조사'의 데이터를 활용하여 배경변인(도시화 정도, 성별, 연령, 학력)에 따른 우리나라 성인들의 뉴스 리터러시 수준을 분석하고 뉴스 리터러시 관련 활동의 양과 뉴스 리터러시 수준의 관계를 살펴보았다. 분석 결과 우리나라 성인들의 뉴스 리터러시 수준은 전반적으로 높지 않았으며 집단 간 차이도 두드러졌다. 또한, 뉴스 리터러시 관련 활동의 양과 뉴스 리터러시 수준 간의 상당한 관련성을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 연구 결과를 토대로 우리나라 성인 전반의 뉴스 리터러시 향상을 촉진하기 위한 정책적 지원이 필요하다는 점, 한정된 자원의 효율적 배분을 위해 성인 학습자의 배경변인에 따라 뉴스 리터러시 교육 지원의 우선순위를 결정할 필요가 있다는 점, 우리나라 성인들의 뉴스 리터러시 수준을 지속적으로 모니터링해 나갈 필요가 있다는 점 등을 제언하였다.

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