Media literacy is the ability to identify different types of media and understanding the messages they're sending. In the digital age, people can take in a huge amount of information from a wide array of sources, far beyond the traditional media (TV, radio, newspapers, and magazines) of our parents' youth. Someone who is media literate can understand what is being said and how it affects the average person. They can read between the lines and can break down the important points of the text, while cutting out the fluff. So, do you want to be media literate?
Here are 3 things that you'll need to do smells the bs and become media literate.
- Consuming knowledgeable content
Knowing both sides, understanding the world around you, avoiding vacuum chambers and hiveminds.... (Click to Read More)
- Awareness of the rhetorical appeals in the message
Who is writing to whom, how the appeals affects its message?…. (Click to Read More)
- Becoming apart of the digital conversation
Have an active voice in the discussion, call out bs, and create content the expands the bounds of debate…. (Click to Read More)
Within these three aspects lies the foundation where you begin to think critically of the world around you and not become susceptible to things like false advertising or fake news.
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