Reading newspaper regularly affects perceptions of pre-service teachers about their media literacy competencies
significantly. Media literacy competencies of pre-service teachers who read newspaper is higher than the ones
who don’t read newspaper. This finding show positive and significant effect of reading newspaper regularly.
Research findings are similar with the research findings done by Karaman & Karataş (2009). According to
research findings done by Karaman & Karataş (2009). Whether pre-service teachers read newspapers regularly
or not change media literacy levels of pre-service teachers significantly. Media literacy competencies of
pre-service teachers who read newspapers regularly ( =3,88) is higher than the ones who don’t read newspapers
regularly ( =3,74). Research findings aren’t similar with the research done by Ergün & Recepoğlu (2012).
According to the findings of this research, significant difference wasn’t found between the ones who read
newspaper and the ones who don’t read newspaper. However, it was found that prospective teachers’ media
literacy competencies who read newspaper ( =3,84) is higher than the ones who don’t read newspaper ( =3,78).