TY - GEN AU - Puebla-Martínez,Belén AU - Gallardo-Camacho,Jorge AU - Marta-Lazo,Carmen AU - Romero-Rodríguez,Luis Miguel AU - Puebla-Martínez,Belén AU - Gallardo-Camacho,Jorge AU - Marta-Lazo,Carmen AU - Romero-Rodríguez,Luis Miguel TI - Research, Literacy, and Communication Education: New Challenges Facing Disinformation SN - books978-3-0365-2515-0 PY - 2021/// CY - Basel, Switzerland PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KW - Research & information: general KW - bicssc KW - digital literacy KW - COVID-19 KW - generation Z KW - students KW - lockdown KW - higher education KW - communication KW - Instagram KW - demonization KW - hate speech KW - arab world KW - Islamophobia KW - social media KW - fake news KW - young adults KW - Spain KW - post-trust KW - disinformation KW - trust KW - media credibility KW - gatekeepers KW - management communication KW - strategic communication KW - public relations KW - journalism KW - sport press KW - Marca KW - As KW - Mundo Deportivo KW - sport KW - rumor KW - signing KW - transfer KW - Real Madrid KW - Barcelona KW - journalistic rumor KW - fashion marketing KW - fashion brands KW - content analysis KW - customer relationship management KW - Facebook KW - branded content KW - engagement KW - social networks KW - political bias KW - left–right dimension KW - misinformation KW - media KW - consumption KW - Generation Z KW - young people KW - media literacy KW - science education KW - human evolution KW - communication media KW - Spanish media KW - science communication KW - knowledge KW - didactic video KW - storytelling KW - digital media KW - YouTube KW - virtual learning KW - digital marketing KW - innovation KW - high education KW - information KW - hoaxes KW - citizen perceptions KW - social media and new challenges KW - fact checkers KW - fact-checking agency KW - the United Kingdom KW - fact-checking services KW - business model KW - business key elements KW - responsibility in young people in Spain KW - credibility KW - social effects KW - communication solutions KW - educational influencers KW - new audiences KW - transmedia production KW - descriptive analysis KW - methodology KW - online community KW - questionnaires KW - vulnerability N1 - Open Access N2 - The information that comes through digital media and social networks is increasing. This potential access to almost infinite information makes it difficult to select relevant content with a good understanding. It is therefore necessary to generate research that thoroughly analyses the phenomenon of communication and information in the digital age. For this reason, this monograph presents different research studies that highlight the need for greater media literacy and education in order to prevent the existence and dissemination of fake news. Citizens must know how to deal with disinformation and be able to detect the source of bad intentions behind information. Therefore, people need to be aware of the new communication challenges in order to determine what is important, which media they can trust, and where information has been misused or manipulated. In conclusion, society must be prepared to face new challenges related to misinformation. An educated and digitally literate society will be able to face these problems and be prepared to face the new communication challenges, including interaction with social networks, new audiences, new media, fake news, etc UR - https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/4630 UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/77020 ER -