Double Entry Journal #1

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"Critical literacy gives individuals power over their culture and thus enables people to create their own meanings and identities and to shape and transform the material and social conditions of their culture and society."

 

Reaction:

With the overwhelming presence of media in our lives, critical literacy is vital to understanding how media shapes our society. Students need to be encouraged to be independently critical when dealing with media. Media must be interpreted within humanistic, social, historical, political and economic contexts. At no time is this more evident, than it is during this election season. It is important to analyze media within the context of where the information is presented and who is presenting it.

In the following YouTube video, Robert Kubey discusses News, Politics and Media Literacy. This video touches of media tactics used throughout history by politicians and news organizations.

Source:
Kellner, D., & Share, J. (2005). Toward critical media literacy: Core concepts, debates, organizations, and policy. Retrieved from http://pages.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/kellner/essays/2005_Kellner-Share_TowardsCriticalMediaLiteracy.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction

Hi! I'm Anita Lambert (back again!). I'm from Sutton, WV. Currently, I am employed as the financial secretary for Braxton County High and Middle Schools. I have really enjoyed all the classes I've taken to Denise Lindstrom and look forward to this one. I hope to learn more valuable information to someday use in a classroom.
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