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News Literacy and Public Service News Broadcasting: Is There a Connection? Evaluating News Literacy Among Viewers and Non-Viewers of PSB News Programming in Austria

Kimberly Callecod-Weinrich and Janez Krek | SAGE Open

This study examines the effect of television news programmes run by public broadcasters on the news literacy of consumers. Based on a survey, the authors examined groups of public-broadcast viewers and non-viewers, finding that people who regularly consumed public news were far more likely to be news literate. These findings suggest that public broadcasting allows for an enhanced ability for audiences to evaluate news content, demonstrating its importance to the media landscape.