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Introduction to Media Literacy: Crash Course Media Literacy #1

First thing first: what is media literacy? In our first episode, Jay breaks this question down and explains how we’re going to use it to explore our media-saturated world.

Resources & References:

  • U.S. Adults Consume an Entire Hour More of Media Per Day Than They Did Just Last Year http://www.adweek.com/tv-video/us-adults-consume-entire-hour-more-media-day-they-did-just-last-year-172218/
  • Landmark Report: U.S. Teens Use an Average of Nine Hours of Media Per Day, Tweens Use Six Hours https://www.commonsensemedia.org/about-us/news/press-releases/landmark-report-us-teens-use-an-average-of-nine-hours-of-media-per-day
  • NAMLE: Media Literacy Defined https://namle.net/publications/media-literacy-definitions/