Credibility of Health Information and Digital Media: New Perspectives and Implications for Youth
Contributing Organization(s): MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Initiative, The
Author(s)/Creator(s): Gunther Eysenbach
Publishing Date: 2008-01-01
Issue Areas: Children and Youth; Education and Literacy; Health and Medicine
Ownership/Rights Info: Copyright 2008 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Published under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works Unported 3.0 license.
Part of the Volume on Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility. This chapter considers the role of Web technologies on the availability and consumption of health information. It argues that young people are largely unfamiliar with trusted health sources online, making credibility particularly germane when considering this type of information. The author suggests that networked digital media allow for humans and technologies act as "apomediaries" that can be used to steer consumers to high quality health information, thereby empowering health information seekers of all ages.
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Available at: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/dmal.9780262562324.123
Intended Audience: College/University Professors; General Public; Researchers
Type/Format: Whitepaper
Language code: English
Type/Format: Whitepaper
Language code: English
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