Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act using all forms of media, including news, advertising, video games, digital media and social media

Keywords: contributors , opinion , media , social media

It’s an expansion of traditional literacy that accounts for all the ways we process and produce information. The goal of media literacy education is to empower active citizens to be critical thinkers and responsible producers of media.
https://bangordailynews.com/2020/10/20/opinion/contributors/media-literacy-is-needed-now-more-than-ever

I have found a new reason to steer clear of social media

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I no more than activated my accounts, and several men pretending to be doctor’s serving in the military stationed abroad messaged me to declare their undying love. They said my profile was compelling. I hadn’t had the apps more than two minutes and had no profile yet.
https://punchingmudcrabs.com/2020/09/10/scammers-and-scumbags

Most people now get their news information online, specifically from social media

Keywords: news , socialmedia

There are also many “fake news” websites that compete for attention with sensational headlines and ridiculous storylines that tend to get shared more often due to the lack of readers fact checking or reading more than the headline. That means that authentic content is hard to come by now. In fact, fake news is actually more likely to spread than the truth.
https://eduindexnews.com/2020/09/09/social-media-and-fake-news