Carmi, E., Yates, S.J., Lockley, E. et al. (1 more author) (2020) Data citizenship: rethinking data literacy in the age of disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation. Internet Policy Review, 9 (2). ISSN 2197-6775
Abstract
In this paper we examine what ‘data literacy’ – under various definitions – means at a time of persistent distribution of ‘dis-/mis-/mal-information’ via digital media. The paper first explores the definition of literacies (written, media, information, digital and data literacies) considering the various parameters and considerations they have gone through. We then examine the intersection of dis-/mis-/mal-information and ‘fake-news’ and these literacies. The paper explores what types of literacies are needed today and the important role of variations in citizens' social context. We highlight three main gaps in current data literacy frameworks – 1. going beyond the individual; 2. critical thinking of the online ecosystem; and 3. designing skills for proactive citizens. We discuss these gaps while highlighting how we integrated these into our survey of UK citizens' data literacies as part of our Nuffield Foundation funded project - Me and My Big Data. By discussing our theoretical and methodological challenges we aim to shed light on not only how the definition of data literacy changes but also how we can develop education programmes that take into account information distortions and put proactive citizens at the centre.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This item is protected by copyright. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Germany License (CC-BY 3.0 DE). |
Keywords: | Data literacy, Literacy, Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake news, Networks of literacy |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 Aug 2024 08:59 |
Last Modified: | 14 Aug 2024 08:59 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society |
Identification Number: | 10.14763/2020.2.1481 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:216058 |