Basic Concepts and Principles of Media and Information Literacy

Abstract

The media literacy discussed in this article focuses on digital content based on the Internet, as well as content based on print media, that is, analog media provided by newspapers, which are considered very useful in teaching media literacy. Media literacy is access to materials obtained from various media and the ability to identify, understand, interpret, evaluate, transmit, calculate and create this material. Literacy is an ongoing process. This means that people achieve their goals, develop their own knowledge and potential, as well as contribute to the social environment, society. The purpose of media literacy education also includes the formation of a critical attitude towards content bias in accordance with the characteristics of the media. Thus, our media literacy ,education is based on content dedicated to the social issues that surround us, such as news, articles, documentaries and editorials. The goals and objectives of media literacy education with the advent of the Internet, it has become difficult to limit the volume and variety of information, since the production and dissemination of information has now become the property of the public, and not the property of a certain class.