Credibility of Health Information and Digital Media: New Perspectives and Implications for Youth
Belarusian State Pedagogical University repository (Belarusian State Pedagogical University)Published 12 August 2007Open access
Günther Eysenbach
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Gunther Eysenbach's Credibility of Health Information and Digital Media: New Perspectives and Implications for Youth and the John D. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning.
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Part of the Volume on Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility. This chapter considers the role of Web technologies on the availability and consumption of health information. It argues that young people are largely unfamiliar with trusted health sources online, making credibility particularly germane when considering this type of information. The author suggests that networked digital media allow for humans and technologies act as "apomediaries" that can be used to steer consumers to high quality health information, thereby empowering health information seekers of all ages.
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