With the diversity of news outlets, traditional and alternative, one would think high the percentage of literacy. While access to information and time spent with information resources (i.e. electronic media) is on a continuous incline, the question remains if users understand the influence of the medium of choice.
Critical thinking, evaluation, discussion are central to the journey toward literacy.
All should be encouraged to ask questions in order to assess information reliability and credibility.
Some links:
Center for Media Literacy
http://www.medialit.org/
Media Awareness Network
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/teachers/media_literacy/what_is_media_literacy.cfm
Media Use Statistics
http://www.frankwbaker.com/mediause.htm
...for the moment...
aSalas
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