Media Skills: Crash Course Media Literacy

The video discusses the importance of media literacy, emphasizing the skills needed to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act on media. It highlights the challenges of accessing media, the need for critical analysis, and the importance of evaluating media for relevance, accuracy, bias, and reliability. The video also encourages creating media and acting on media literacy skills to navigate the fast-paced media environment effectively.

What is media literacy compared to in the introduction?

• Learning to cook

• Learning to swim

• Learning to drive

• Learning to paint

What is the first skill of media literacy discussed in the video?

• Analyze

• Evaluate

• Access

• Create

Why is internet access considered a basic human right?

• It allows people to play games

• It enables freedom of opinion and expression

• It helps people to shop online

• It is necessary for watching movies

What is the foundation of media analysis?

• Understanding media is constructed with a purpose

• Knowing how to create media

• Evaluating media for accuracy

• Being able to access media

Which question is NOT part of the five questions to analyze media?

• What techniques are used to attract attention?

• Who created this message?

• What is the purpose of this message?

• How much does this message cost?

What is the first criterion for evaluating media?

• Relevance

• Reliability

• Bias

• Accuracy

Which publication was used as an example for evaluating media?

• The Wall Street Journal

• The Washington Post

• The Guardian

• The New York Times

What is considered the most fun media literacy skill?

• Accessing media

• Evaluating media

• Analyzing media

• Creating media

What action might someone take after applying media literacy skills?

• Subscribing to more social media channels

• Ignoring all media

• Voting based on researched information

• Buying a new phone

What is the ultimate goal of applying media literacy skills?

• To become a journalist

• To avoid all media

• To thrive in a fast-paced media environment

• To become a media producer