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The rapidly growing field of Media Literacy is now emerging and expanding in schools and in other community settings to look at the role media potentially or actually play in our lives, in our ideas and actions.
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Background "At least 48 states now offer some form of media education in their schools. However, the U.S. is behind virtually all other English speaking countries in the scope and breadth of instruction in media literacy." (Education Week, Oct, 27, 1999) The statement above shows that there is revolution and explosion of media studies thus getting to know what is happening around us. The rapidly growing field of Media Literacy is now emerging and expanding in schools and in other community settings to look at the role media potentially or actually play in our lives, in our ideas and actions. This shows us the importance. Media Literacy teaches people to analyze messages conveyed by the media, consider the commercial or political purpose of the image or message and who is responsible for it, and other ideas that it implies. It increases our ability to react to and appreciate (or not) media...
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