Topic 4 :: Media Literacy

Well well well, here i am, once again, up for another go at the media culture blog.

And for this week, it will be something along the lines of media literacy.

You know, it's the start of the mid-trimester break and all i want to do is hibernate like a bear. In a cave. Maybe stuff myself with popcorn and all things good. Like cake.

Maybe after i'm done with assignments or so, yeah?



Let's see...:



What is Media Literacy and why is it important for you as FCM students to have it?



Media Literacy,

As far as i'm concerned media literacy is a form of knowledge someone holds in their understanding of the media around them. I mean, if you're surrounded by various media all around, it's kind of unacceptable for you to NOT understand a tiny bit of what is being presented to you all day long.

Media literacy is when a person understands and is able to interpret what is the media trying to present or portray to the audience regardless of whether it's a negative, positive or neutral presentation. To know the meaning behind it and why they are doing it and what is the motive to all of the media that is presented to you and the society around you.



Therefore, it is important for us FCM students to achieve this literacy in media due to the basic common sense that we are working with media itself so it's kind of ridiculous if you're saying that it's not important to have understanding in the media department.
We need literacy in media to help us create media that will deliver our message to our audience successfully so that we can tell our audience what we're trying to say, what we're trying to deliver, what we're trying to present in the context of media so that the audience will able to interpret and understand perfectly fine without being lost in the media itself.
Due to that, media literacy helps us to define media and work easily with media to present the media to various types of people and be understood by them.
And maybe influence them to a higher level and gain control over their minds.
Something along those lines, probably?
Or maybe i'm just too over-the-top with that one.


As for class this week,
Not bad. I found it very interesting, the deal with the representation of media and the whole stereotype thing. There's so many things to talk about when it comes to stereotype and sometimes the whole class doesn't even realize that they're being stereotype in their own ways.
Of course, i'm not judging anyone.
I mean, everyone's stereotype. It's just that we don't realize it sometimes.
So class was fun, the videos were interesting. I fear the whole throwing things at people to take turns. It was interesting still 8D










Enjoying the holidays, ya?