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Media literacy. Media literacy is an expanded conceptualization of literacy that includes the ability to access and analyze media messages as well as create, reflect and take action, using the power of information and communication to make a difference in the world. [ 1] Media literacy applies to different types of media [ 2] and is seen as ...
Information and media literacy. Information and media literacy ( IML) enables people to show and make informed judgments as users of information and media, as well as to become skillful creators and producers of information and media messages. [ 1] IML is a combination of information literacy and media literacy. [ 2]
Renee Hobbs. Renee Hobbs is an American scholar and educator who works in the field of media literacy education. She is Professor of Communication Studies at the Harrington School of Communication and Media, University of Rhode Island and founder of the Media Education Lab. [ 1]
Commentary by Jesse Scaccia of the Media, Communications & Journalism program at Fresno State.
A teacher and his students in a computer lab. Digital literacy is an individual's ability to find, evaluate, and communicate information using typing or digital media platforms. It is a combination of both technical and cognitive abilities in using information and communication technologies to create, evaluate, and share information.
MediaSmarts. MediaSmarts ( French: HabiloMédias; formerly the Media Awareness Network, MNet) is a Canadian non-profit organization and registered charity based in Ottawa, Ontario, that focuses on digital and media literacy programs and resources. In particular, the organization promotes critical thinking via educational resources and analyzes ...
The News Literacy Project ( NLP) is an American nonpartisan national education nonprofit, based in Washington, D.C., that provides resources for educators, students, and the general public to help them learn to identify credible information, recognize misinformation and disinformation, and determine what they can trust, share, and act on.
Critical literacy is the ability to find embedded discrimination in media. [1] [2] This is done by analyzing the messages promoting prejudiced power relationships found naturally in media and written material that go unnoticed otherwise by reading beyond the author's words and examining the manner in which the author has conveyed their ideas about society's norms to determine whether these ...