Media Literary

" Mobilizing the millennials as Social responsible prosumers"

What is Media Literacy?

Media literacy involves not only knowledge but also critical thinking, linguistic, visual and film literacy. Media communication has become quite a force in society today, allowing for consumption of loads of information. And today's digital consumers are masters of media multitasking, which involves simultaneous contact with two or more other forms of media. As consumers of media, it is important to have the ability to understand, translate and use the information we receive.

The Importance of Digital Literacy in our Lives

Printing press for media communication in the Industrial Era

Media literacy is actually not a new phenomenon. Starting with the invention of the printing press in the 1400s, media has developed as a form of communication beyond the interpersonal. Newspapers and magazines were a media force of the Industrial Era.

Continual advances in technology expose us to more and more media, oftentimes unnoticed. The use of technology and digital literacy go hand in hand. Technology allows for greater expansion of mass media outlets, starting with the Internet, but we also must consider Facebook, Twitter, Instagram… the list goes on and on. source

There are different purposes for mass communication, including:

• To Inform
• To Amuse
• To Persuade
• To Enlighten

Last November 25, 2015, I attended the seminar about Media Literacy. There were three speakers but I focus on the second speaker. Ms. Jan Maynard Nualla.  She talked about the influence of social media on news reporting and our impact as millennial in today's modern society. I find interesting because in her topic it includes us, the students. That's why listened to her carefully. According to her the young bloods or the youth have rights to say what they want to say, to share what they want to share that could help our society. She want's us to be more active in spreading news and special events. But the best thing I've learned from is that we should not be easily influenced by the things that we read online or social media not all of them are true most of are false statement.