The media as a socializing and political agent: the media consumption of young people in high school

Abstract

In the current mediatized context, in which digital communication and social networks are part of young people's daily lives, the media is strengthened as a socializing agent in the construction of identities and having skills to seek and consume media content and identify sources reliable becomes essential, including for the critical exercise of citizenship. Seeking to understand the media consumption habits of young people in the political sphere, based on in-depth interviews, of the episodic type, with 16 high school students, from public and private schools, in the city of São Paulo, this article proposes to promote discussions around the pillar of access, one of the skills considered necessary for media literacy, showing how media consumption by respondents interferes with their critical view of society and politics.