I totally agree with Thoman's idea of questioning what you see, and why you are seeing it. I have been questioning what I see on and in the media for quite a few years now, especially since serving in the military, which gave me the opportunity to see much of what is and isn't reported on by the media, and for all the reasons for each. Now that I am a parent of two young boys this takes media literacy to a whole other level, one that requires me to be extremely vigilant at monitoring what my little boys are able to watch or listen to.
The five ideas that everyone should look out for in media messages really helps bring to light the fact that unlike what my grandparents were taught, you can't believe everything you see or hear in the media. In the early days of media the majority of it was based on information, and what you got was mostly information with very little journalistic flair added, however times have changed drastically. The media of today is, for the most part, a huge......
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