media & information literacies: in the belly of the beast
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Media & Information Literacies (MIK)
IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST �� �
Bonnie Stewart University of Prince Edward Island
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"For the first time in human history, two related propositions are true. One,
it no longer is possible to store within the human brain all of the
information that a human needs.
Second, it no longer is necessary to store within the human brain all of the
information that humans need.
Education needs to be geared toward the handling of data rather than the
accumulation of data.” - Berlo, 1975
We are all network nodes, able to communicate messages
to other nodes
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Empires are constructed from money, territory, and information.
In the globalized 21st century, not all empires are geopolitical.
What places do you live?
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21st Century Fox • Fox Broadcasting • 20th Century Fox Film • 20th Century Fox TV • Fox Sports • Fox News Channel • Fox Business Network • National Geographic
Channels • BSkyB = $73.45 billion
News Corps 2013 • Dow Jones • Wall Street Journal • Harper Collins • New York Post • The Australian • The Herald Sun • The Daily Telegraph • The Times • The Sun = $9.44 billion
Some messages have WAY more power & money behind them, and way more reach.
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Key Media Literacy Questions
1. Who created this message? 2. What creative techniques are
being used to attract my attention?
3. Who is the audience? 4. What values and points of view
are represented and omitted? 5. Who gains profit or power if I
accept this message?