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Media Literacy in the Digital Age: Literacy Projects and Organizations

Media Literacy in the Digital Age: Literacy Projects and Organizations

Amir Manzoor
ISBN13: 9781522538226|ISBN10: 1522538224|EISBN13: 9781522538233
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3822-6.ch006
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Manzoor, Amir. "Media Literacy in the Digital Age: Literacy Projects and Organizations." Digital Multimedia: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 97-123. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3822-6.ch006

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Manzoor, A. (2018). Media Literacy in the Digital Age: Literacy Projects and Organizations. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Digital Multimedia: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 97-123). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3822-6.ch006

Chicago

Manzoor, Amir. "Media Literacy in the Digital Age: Literacy Projects and Organizations." In Digital Multimedia: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 97-123. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3822-6.ch006

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Abstract

Time has come to equip people communities around the world with digital and media literacy skills. In order make informed decisions, people need ability to access, analyze and engage in critical thinking about the daily messages they receive on a variety of issues such as health and politics. Today's “connected homes” provide people access to latest information and communication technologies. To become an effective participants in the information society of 21st century, people need not only acquire the multimedia skills but also the ability to use these skills effectively. One way this can be achieved is by including digital and media literacy in formal education. The objective of this chapter is to examine the media literacy programs working across the world to equip citizens to analyze and evaluate incoming information. In addition, the chapter provides some specific recommendations to bring digital and media literacy education into formal and informal settings.

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