Browsing by Author "Åhlgren, Viivi"

Tiivistelmä - Referat – Abstract This research is a descriptive literature review about the meaning of critical media education in today’s media education and clickbaiting journalism as a new phenomenon in media. This research provides information about the meaning of critical point of view when researching critical journalism. Literature review provides information for all educators and especially for media educators. Clickbaiting journalism is a new significant phenomenon created by media so it is important time to research it. The research materials were researches and literature about critical media education and online journalism. Some of the literature about clickbait journalism weren’t scientific because the phenomenon is so new so the is not much research about it. About critical media education’s and clickbait journalism’s connection there isn’t researches at all, so all the deliberations are ambiguous. Thought all the deliberations are mostly based on the research materials. The results of this study showed that critical media education is very important part of today’s media education. When researchers name the meaningful dimensions of media education one of the three main dimensions of media education is repeatedly critical point of view. Clickbait journalism’s and critical media education’s researching together is important. Critical thinking in media behavior makes Internet’s using more smarter and safer. Because the clickbait journalism is so unreliable the critical point of view is essential.