MEDIA AND INFORMATION WILBEN CHRISTIE R.

PAGTACONAN
LITERACY (MIL) - Introduction
Assistant Professor 2
Department of Computer Science
Mariano Marcos State University
City of Batac, Ilocos Norte
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WHAT ARE MEDIA?
Media are defined (irrespective of the nature and
technologies used) as sources of credible and current
information created through an editorial process
determined by journalistic values whereby editorial
accountability can be attributed to a specific organization
or a legal person.
MULTIPLE ROLES OF MEDIA
 act as channels of information and knowledge
through which citizens communicate with each other and
make informed decisions
 facilitate informed debates between diverse social
actors
 provide us with much of what we learn about the
world beyond our immediate experience
MULTIPLE ROLES OF MEDIA
 are means by which a society learns about itself and
builds a sense of community
 function as a watchdog of government in all its
forms, promoting transparency in public life and public
scrutiny of those with power through exposing
corruption, maladministration and corporate wrong-
doing
MULTIPLE ROLES OF MEDIA
 are essential facilitators of democratic processes
and one of the guarantors of free and fair
elections
 are a vehicle for cultural expression and cultural
cohesion within and between nations
 function as an advocate and social actor in its own
right while respecting pluralistic values
MEDIA LITERACY
Refers to the capacity to understand, analyze and
critique the media, and to meaningfully participate
with messages in print, audio, video, and/or internet
discourse.
SOURCING INFORMATION
The proper use of information made available by media
and various information providers depends on people’s
abilities to understand their information needs,
and to locate, retrieve and evaluate the quality of
the information they can access.
HIGH QUALITY
INFORMATION
SERVICES
EVALUATING INFORMATION SOURCES
 What source or what kind of source would be the most
credible for providing information in this particular case?
 Which sources are likely to be fair, objective, lacking
hidden motives, showing quality control?
INFORMATION LITERACY
An Information literate person can:

Information
IMPORTANCE OF MIL
MIL is concerned with giving people an understanding of the
importance of media and other information providers in
order to :
a) make informed decisions
b) learn about the world around them
c) build a sense of community
d) maintain public discourse, and
e) engage in lifelong learning
KEY STRATEGY TO ACHIEVING A MULTIPLIER
EFFECT
Media and information
literate teachers will have
enhanced capacities to
empower students with
their efforts in learning to
learn, learning
autonomously, and
pursuing lifelong
learning.