Saturday, March 23, 2019

Thoughts about Media and Information Literacy


 Media and Information Literate is a skill that can only be acquired by people who are expose to media. Knowing that all of us are now open to different sources of information and news. Being Information Literate means having the ability to identify different types of media and understand the messages they're sending. It helps the users to analyze, access, evaluate, and create media content. 

Media and Information Literacy was about advocating the present generation about media. We all know that this generation are exposed to technologies and are highly active in media. Media can bring us information about the about a current state/object, because of this the world became smaller for humans. Due to media, it is easier for us to communicate with other people around the globe, it is easy for us to remain updated about the current social issues in our economy, and it helps us entertain ourselves. That is why people today do engage in media.

Thinking that different kinds people are being exposed to media. We may not know what harm can media bought to us. Here are some ways on how to promote a better Literacy to others.

1.) All media content should be sensitive to gender and economic issues.
2.) Avoid hacking devices to gain other people's data.
3.) Never edit contents on the internet (eg. Webster dictionary).
4.) Stop scamming others for your personal gain.
5.) Never share your own personal information