Active Reading - "Media literacy"








                                                           Media Literacy 




What I found the most interesting in the 3 written articles about digital Media literacy was the fact that it is essential to know the source of your facts when putting them out there for people to read. Whether they are facts or opinions. To avoid controversy, you must be able to cite your sources. It is best practice to research in-depth where the authors found their information.  

As in our everyday lives the Internet has now become an integral part of our daily routine, sometimes without realising how it has immersed itself in our tasks, chores, entertainment and social interaction with others. Whether it is through apps to activate remotely your heating system or simply set up your program recording on your Smart Television, digital information is received nowadays without querying its origins. 

By directing and informing through digital media, sending messages has changed over the past decades. When people used to read books, it probably was more challenging to find sources, literature, records and archives but nowadays it is possible to access the Internet at the touch of a button. If the access is instant, people can be more inclined to check facts. Others are only content to just spread misinformation or disinformation, as it is also leniently allowed, if no ruling system is in place, for example on social media platforms. This is why people must develop the skills to critically evaluate the information that we receive. One must be aware that if a piece of media was created, it had a purpose and reasoning to be there. 

According to Media Literacy Ireland the core skills are the abilities to understand and critically evaluate, access and use, create and participate in a safe and secure manner and in a responsible, ethical and effective attitude respecting the cultural, creative and democratic aspects of society. 

According to Mike Caulfield’s 4 step SIFT model is a simple way of increasing your media literacy by using his method of stopping, investigating the source, finding a trusted source to verify, tracing claims, quotes, and media back to the original context. 

Digital literacy seems to have advanced with the progress of devices allowing basic knowledge of digital technologies to facilitate communication on media platforms. It has also allowed a complacency, giving a false sense of reliability and trust, leading to a leniency to check facts.





MCLUHAN, M. (1967). This is Marshall McLuhan: The medium is the message. New York, NBC.

Digital Literacy 101. Digital Media Are Networked | Digital Literacy 101 - YouTube

 Why Digital Literacy matters. Digital literacy and why it matters - YouTube

The essential elements of digital literacies. The essential elements of digital literacies: Doug Belshaw at TEDxWarwick - YouTube


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