What is media literacy?

Media literacy is the ability to use media to create messages while also being able to interpret and understand other creator’s media. In comparison it is reading someones essay and understanding the message it is trying to portray.

·       Why is it important?

In today’s society, media is used everyday to portray messages and information to users of all ages. It is important to have useful media and the ability to watch a media and know if its a joke, untrue, myth instead of believing it.

The 5 steps for media literacy are: Access, Analyze, Evaluate, Create and Act.

Media literacy helps us understand the content that is out there, what we choose to read and how we choose to absorb the information. Some media can be used as forms of entertainment with false information inside to bring out entertainment. It is important to be able to differentiate between what is true and what is false in order to not absorb misinformation and spreading it.