What is media literacy and why is everyone talking about it? Here is the definition from the National Association of Media Literacy to get started. 

 

“Media literacy is the ability to Access, Analyze, Evaluate, Create, and Act using all forms of communication. In its simplest terms, media literacy builds upon the foundation of traditional literacy and empowers new forms of reading and writing. Media literacy empowers people to be critical thinkers and makers, effective communicators and active citizens.” 

 

As more and more media is becoming computer generated, we can depend on less to be real and factual. Newer platforms have become popular places to find out about world news and events, such as TikTok, but how much can we trust what we are seeing? And how can we spot the difference between something true and something false? That’s what we’re here to help you with.