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What is Media Literacy?
MEDIA LITERACY INVOLVES
Learning how to use media wisely and effectively
Engaging in critical thinking when evaluating media messagers
Being able to evaluate the credibility of information from different sources
Recognizing media's influence on beliefs, attitudes, values, behavors, and the democratic process
Encouraging participatory citizenship
Achieving greater understanding and appreciating multiple perspectives
Learning to produce communication and express oneself using different forms of media
ProQuest Central
Web Resources
Media Literacy: Exercises
Understanding and evaluating news. Includes issues of "fake news", bias, ethics, "alternative facts", etc
Center for News Literacy
NPR’s A Finder’s Guide to Facts
Fact-Checking Resources: A guide to finding reliable answers to timely questions-
Chronicle of Higher Education – Post Truth Issue
Fact Check
Media Literacy Best Practices
Databases
Opposing Viewpoints
Viewpoint essays, topic essays, and news and magazine articles on controversial issues. Browse for topics or search
SIRS Issues Researcher
Viewpoint essays, topic essays, and news and magazine articles on controversial issues. Browse for topics or search.
Academic Search Premier
Articles on any subject. This is a good place to start.
Points of View Reference Center
Points of view essays, topic overviews, and news and magazine articles on controversial issues. Browse for topics or search.
Media Bias Chart: Version 4.0
Media literacy
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