"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."
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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.
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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
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
This is a fascinating Video and makes a good argument for the need for critical media literacy!
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