Why media literacy matters 4/7
Asking the right questions
- Newspapers and magazines: Are the headlines sensationalised? Is the reporting balanced?
- Television: How are people and events portrayed in news, reality shows, or drama series?
- Cinema: What ideologies or stereotypes are reinforced in films?
- Posters and billboards: What emotions are they trying to evoke? Who paid for them?
- Radio: Are all sides of a story being presented during debates or interviews?
- Social media: Who created that viral post and why?
Whether analogue or digital, media carries messages with meaning — and media literacy is about unpacking that meaning.