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ORHON, E. Nezih. Media education in turkey: Toward a multi-stakeholder framework. Comunicar [online]. 2009, vol.16, n.32, pp.211-224. ISSN 1988-3293.

Starting with the 1990s, private radios and televisions were the primary steps in Turkish media’s new structure. At that time, there was no interest in media literacy or media education for people, especially for children. In the past, the emphasis of media literacy education was to protect children and young people from possible harmful effects of media, which was later followed by critical thinking and development of media messages production skills. This application emphasizes the political, social, and economic implications of media messages and stresses the importance of using media effectively. Media literacy and education in Turkey has started with an agreement between the Ministry of National Education and the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) in 2006-07 school period. Media literacy courses respectively consist of these topics: Introduction to communication; mass communication; media; television; family, children and television; radio, newspapers magazine, and Internet. This study uses a critical approach to reflect what has been done so far in Turkey in terms of media literacy and media education, and what needs to be accomplished in the future. There is still great need for critical understanding and questioning through media literacy and education. Some important issues, such as democracy, citizenship, human rights, freedom of expression, identity, the special needs population, and women, are essential to consider within media literacy and education.

Palavras-chave : Media Literacy; Critical Thinking; Media Education; Media; Children; Regulator; School Curriculum; Democracy; Citizenship; Human Rights.

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