āAim to be a Responsible Media And Information Literate Individualā
This is a generation when being a media and information literate plays a primarily role in our everyday life. It talks about different kinds of media or literary material. It has different platforms like social media and blogging platforms. We use these kind of platforms to get to know more people, be aware of what is happening around the globe, what is latest trend and also to entertain media users.
Being a media and information individual, you must value critical thinking. You must think critically, scrutinize the information and be able to distinguish false or misleading information viz-a-viz the genuine and reliable ones. Learn to analyze so that you wonāt falsely criticize other people in the media. You just donāt keep posting and posting. Think before you act on everything you do in the internet because it would also reflect on your personality.Example of this is when you are using different social media platforms. People who you talk with to will recognize who you really are through the means of chatting, posting and other online activities and you must think also for you to avoid talking to the wrong person because you will be a victim of posers and its the number trending in the different social media especially in facebook. The best thing to do is accept friends who you really know and make a background check before judging other people for you to not offend other people. You should not just read text on the internet but also learn to understand and learn from what you see and what you get. Best example of this is when you read something online like articles and blogs. You should analyze what you read by the means of knowing who the author is and what website did you get that information to know if its the right and official website or not in order for us to avoid such fake news scams and other activities that can be harmful not just to us but also to other people around the globe.
Being a media and information literate Individual means being a responsible person. We should be cautious on all the activities we read or post on the different media platforms. We use them wisely and follow proper netiquette. Media and information literacy play a big role in our life especially in the millennial generation we are in today. Therefore, think before you agree and analyze before you disagree or criticize. We should use helpful information wisely, efficiently and effectively.






