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Keywords = Media Literacy

Number of Articles: 1
Vaccinating Users against the Hypodermic Needle Theory of Social Media: Libraries and Improving Media Literacy

Jafar Mehrad; Zohre Eftekhar; Marzieh Goltaji

Volume 18, Issue 1 , February 2020, , Pages 17-24

Abstract
  The hypodermic needle theory is a prominent theory in social media that affects the understanding, attitudes, and behavior of individuals. In this viewpoint, media is a powerful and dangerous source because the user or audience is vulnerable against the effect of a certain message. In this study, we ...  Read More