Media Meltdown and the Value of Media Literacy for All
In my old school, they are teaching computers and programming languages from Class 6 - onwards. It is an elite school. That is expected of an elite school. Sadly, not elite enough to teach Media Literacy to a generation weaned on a media diet of aspirational, exploitative, and silly notions.
The kids need to catch the message behind the message. The kids need to identify the pervasive web of vested interests of big media companies. The kids need a book such as "Media Meltdown", a graphic novel about media literacy for kids, written by Liam O'Donnell and illustrated by Mike Deas.
BoingBoing explains the plot of the comic book,
(the book wants to) teach kids how to question the media they get, and to make their own. It follows the adventures of a group of kids who have discovered that the local monster-home developer is up to no good, and is getting away with it because he's a heavy advertiser with the town's only media company, which owns the newspaper, stadium, and TV station. Working together, they break the story on their own, using the Web, and along the way they learn to analyze the media they receive, to use that analysis in making their own media, and to work with others to get their message across.
Labels: book publishing, education, graphic novel, media ethics, media literacy
posted by Pramit Singh @ 10:28 AM
4 Comments:
So nice your posting.
Everything looks good in your posting.
That will be necessary for all. Thanks for your posting.
Bathmate
So nice your posting.
Everything looks good in your posting.
That will be necessary for all. Thanks for your posting.
Bathmate
Media literacy is something that only a handful few can boast to have. Vested interests control media leaving the scope closed for many positive things like (but not limited to) social activism, development of positive collective conscience etc.
One question that comes to my mind at this moment is whether kids are really interested what's happening around them and the news behind the news?
Big question.
I think they do. I think it is important to ask questions. I think a kid is a skeptic from start. Good question, though. :-)
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