Should Media Literacy Be Taught

| Media literacy can help with responsible media consumption as people are aware of what is going on in the media. They won‘t get sucked up into the dependency of the media. They know when to disconnect themselves from the source of the media. When you can disconnect yourself you know that there are disadvantages to the media convergence and you have to draw a line. People who use media literacy responsibly know the difference between what they are hearing, seeing, or witnessing. There are however differences that don’t make people responsible because they don’t know how separate what may be true or not true during the watching and listening of a story. People who, can understand media literacy and become more responsible will not get dependent upon modern media.

Media is everywhere. Television, newspaper, cell phones, movies, as well as numerous other sources. Today, just about everyone depends on information and communication to keep their lives moving through daily activities. We need to be aware that the values we hold, the beliefs we harbor and the decisions we make are based on our assumptions, our experiences, our education and what we know for a fact. Mass media is relied on for the current news and facts about what is important and what we should be aware of. Media is considered a trustworthy source for news, information, education and entertainment. Though someone has to have thought behind an issue to write it.

People in the lower class are often portrayed as pitiful, unworthy, lazy people who aren’t good for anything. That is according to what the media shows us daily. Blue collar work is viewed as “real” work (Linkon). The lower, working class takes pride in what they do because they accomplish something that takes effort and skill. The working class requires effort and strength. There are good lower class citizens who work for the benefit of their communities. The working class is unfortunately being brought down by the more “fortunate” higher-middle class and rich people. Basically, there is a bias in the representations of society (Ginsburgh). In a Levi’s - Go Work commercial, the lower class are positively portrayed as hard

Media Literacy can have a big impact on teenagers who are currently in high school. It can help students transition into a college learning environment. It can also help students ease the difficulty of any school assignment that requires online research.. According to medialiteracyproject.org,

In the current society that we live in, there are many things that help shape our perception of sexual identity. In the discussion with the class, there was a consensus that family, media, religion were the major influencers on how we develop our sexual identities and how we view other’s sexual identity. From childhood, most of us are shaped by the view of our parents and often follow the same principles and views at them. Though many people usually divert from this thought process, it still serves as a foundation for our future views and principles, whether we agree with our parents or not. Going through our individual groups discussions, many people in my group felt that a large part of their perception about the LGBT community came from the media and how the community was portrayed in the media. We discussed that in our childhoods we were often presented with gay characters that were often very flamboyant, feminine

To understand how the media plays a role in America’s perception of war it is important to understand the term media literacy. Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media. Media literacy is important to understand when it comes to the issue of going to war because without media literacy a person may not be able to distinguish truth from false, or biased opinions from unbiased opinions. Media literacy is also important in understanding how the media is biased, how the media influences how Americans think, and how the media is censored.

In Tanner Higgin's article, "Making Media Literacy Central to Digital Citizenship," Higgin explains that new technologies such as, VR headsets, do not make their way into the classroom despite the potential benefit. However, students and teachers have utilized video in the classroom for many years. Higgin suggests that students should learn about media literacy in order to become digital savvy citizens, in doing so, will potentially change the world to become more, "thoughtful, inclusive and just." Higgin provides five steps that will aide in molding media literacy into digital citizenship. As students gain knowledge and confidence, and encouraged to create video content about issues that matter to them, they are prepared to challenge any disagreement

The media which includes, television, magazines, social media, and etc., are influential to many teens,

I believe that kids in high school or middle school can benefit from using social media.

Media has become a powerful source of knowledge, and a great breakthrough in human history. Who can regret that media is a daily need in our lives. Media has the ability and control to adjust to all levels of knowledge in people. Media helps us to escape from our daily lives and our problems in times of stress. Thou Media as proved to be beneficial by educating, entertaining and informing us, it has also have its downfall, to cause many bad influences to the younger audience. Media has influenced us to conduct bad behavior, breed violence among teens and fear to the public, thus causing a lot of negative conflicts among ourselves. Television, Music, Internet, and more, are just some of the media exposure that needs to be censored and

Media literacy is defined as "the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and communicate messages in a variety of forms" (Know TV). In more practical terms, media literacy means questioning the media and interpreting its many messages accordingly. Students are exposed to mass quantities of media on a daily basis. They watch television and movies, read books, newspapers, and magazines, listen to music, and in more recent years explore the Internet. This extreme exposure to media outlets leads to the need for education about the media. Media literacy is one way to help educate students about issues in which they are already actively engaged. Media literacy should be implemented into

In today’s society, there are a number of factors that affect a child’s ability to learn. The media, for good and for bad, is the primary teacher of American youth. This environment reflects life itself, sometimes in a corrupt way, including the positive and heinous parts, along with the beautiful and hideous parts, as well as the charitable and violent parts. It is almost impossible to protect American youth from experiences reflecting the adult world when the media invades homes and becomes so much a part of everyday living. “American teenagers spend 31 hours a week watching television, 10 hours a week online, 4 hours a week reading magazines, and 17 hours a week listening to music” (Miss). Even though mass media is a huge part of a

Media has always played a huge role in our society. For a long time media was one of the methods of controlling people and leisure. Nowadays media is one of the main part of our lives and our society, because

Some of the fiercest, most passionate, and most widespread debates in America involve education, and rightly so. Education lays the foundation of knowledge and skills for the kind of person one will become, what actions one will take, and overall what kind of society these people will create. Given this, it's of the utmost importance to ensure that our education system is giving these children a basic knowledge that will help them get through life. But society is changing. Media is everywhere in our lives and information is abundant. For Education to fulfil its purpose it will have to change as well to accommodate for the ever changing times. Therefore I believe that our education system’s neglect of media literacy is condemning its students to ignorance. // Media literacy as defined by the National Association for Media Literacy Education is, ”the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act using all forms of communication.” Media literacy also means being critical thinkers when it comes to media.

It can change opinions because they have access to people and this gives it a lot of strength. This strength can either be used constructively by educating the people or it can be used destructively by misleading the innocent people. Power of the media can transform the whole society especially in the developing countries it can be used as a 'weapon of mass destruction'. But I think the most important use of media is to educate the people about the basic human rights. The dilemma of the developing countries is that people are not fully aware of their basic rights and if they know, they don't know about what to do and where to go. They don't know their collective strength. Even they don't know how to protest and what is the importance of