Digital mediatization is leading to many disruptive changes. Even for young families, the use of individual media offerings via streaming services and pay TV has increased significantly. Furthermore, the ability to choose individual offerings has been accompanied by a change in previous media reception situations. Newspapers are being read online, or people rely on free information in browser windows or social media channels. News from professional channels and newspapers - subject to ethical self-regulation - are losing attention, especially among young people. Traditional shared media consumption – reading the daily newspaper at the breakfast table or watching the evening news together – is becoming less common, and communicative exchange between parents and children about what is happening in the world is losing an important trigger. The interdisciplinary research project PoJoMeC at TU Dortmund University investigates how preschool children recognize and perceive news media. In child-friendly interviews, we obtained insights into family news consumption across different generations, which were evaluated using qualitative content analysis and researcher triangulation. We will present selected results and discuss the consequences for early civic literacy development and educational responsibility. By the 17 SDGs, social responsibility has increasingly become the focus of educational institutions' attention. Media play an important role in shaping public opinion across all generations. However, there has been a lack of research on the connection between educationally guided news reception in family and public educational contexts, particularly in early childhood preschool settings. Our project results clarify this connection and present recommendations for practice.

Authors:
Gudrun Marci-Boehncke, TU Dortmund University, Germany
Raphaela Tkotzyk, TU Dortmund University, Germany
Johanna Lategahn, TU Dortmund University, Germany
Thomas Goll, TU Dortmund University, Germany
Michael Steinbrecher, TU Dortmund University, Germany

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. phil. Gudrun Marci-Boehncke is currently holding a full Professorship in German Literature at the TU Dortmund University. Her projects cover Politics, Journalism and Media Competence (PoJoMEc) and Digital Literacy in Teachers Education.

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