"[Media literacy is] the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act using all forms of communication."
- National Association of Media Literacy Education
MEDIA LITERACY TEACHES:
- Learning how to use media wisely and effectively
- Engaging in critical thinking when evaluating media messages
- Being able to evaluate the credibility of information from different sources
- Recognizing media's influence on beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors, 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
CCBC News Databases
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Baltimore Sun This link opens in a new window
Baltimore's newspaper, which is good for local news and issues.
From ProQuest 1990 - present.
From Westlaw 1990 - present.
From Ebsco 2012- present.
From ProQuest Historical Newspapers 1837-1999
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International Newsstream
News from outside the United States and Canada.
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ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Baltimore Sun This link opens in a new window
Primary source articles covering the politics, society and events of the time period 1837 - 1992.
