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Ofcom has published its 2013 Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes<http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/media-literacy/october-2013/research07Oct2013.pdf?utm_source=updates&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Media+Use+2013> report, which provides detailed evidence on media use, attitudes and understanding among children and young people aged 5-15. For the first time it also provides detailed information about access to, and use of, media among children aged 3-4. The report also includes findings relating to parents' views about their children's media use, and the ways that parents seek to monitor or limit such use. Among the report's findings are: * There has been a decline in the number of 5-15s owning a mobile phone; * The use of tablet computers at home has tripled among 5-15s since last year; * Children's preference for internet-enabled devices reflects changes in how and why they are going online; * For the first time there has been a decrease in the number of children with social networking profiles; and * Most parents of 5-15s say that they know enough to keep their child safe online; but around half of parents feel that their child knows more about the internet than they do. Ofcom is also publishing the report's underlying questionnaire and data tables.<http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/media-literacy-pubs/?utm_source=updates&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=questionnaire-data-tables> Alison Preston Head of Media Literacy Research Ofcom ________________________________ ****************************************************************************************************************** For more information visit www.ofcom.org.uk This email (and any attachments) is confidential and intended for the use of the addressee only. If you have received this email in error please notify the originator of the message and delete it from your system. This email has been scanned for viruses. However, you open any attachments at your own risk. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and do not represent the views or opinions of Ofcom unless expressly stated otherwise. ****************************************************************************************************************** -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Membership is open to all who teach and research these subjects in HE institutions, via either institutional or individual membership. The field includes film and TV production, journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media and the web; and it includes higher education for media practice as well as for media studies. This mailing list is a free service from MeCCSA and is not restricted to members. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------