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Benefits of Media and Information Literacy:
Is this photo real or edited? Did this person really say this statement? Is the source of this article credible? Is this post backed with evidence? These are the things the MIL teaches you to ask. Ultimately, it compels you to discern the credibility of information you come across especially on the Internet.

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  1. It teaches you how to verify information and acknowledge others’ perspectives.
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Benefits of Media and Information Literacy:
With critical thinking, you are able to wisely use the information you have with you to objectively form an informed opinion or perspective about a certain matter or issue. You are also able to discern whether these information makes sense, what it contains, and what it lacks. You not only get to formulate your own ideas using the information you’ve acquired, but also cite these ideas as examples to support your opinions.

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  1. It encourages audiences to think critically.
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Benefits of Media and Information Literacy:
With the spread of false information nowadays, MIL encourages you to step back and evaluate the truthfulness of the things you share in social media and even those that you speak of to your friends, relatives, or colleagues.

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  1. It promotes responsible information sharing and dissemination.
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Benefits of Media and Information Literacy:
From the billboards to the texts and the videos that we see around us, media tend to promote our culture in various ways. MIL makes you conscious of these influences on your preferences, tastes, choices, and even lifestyles. This is important for you to be aware of the extent of media’s influence on your life so as for you to evaluate whether it has been doing you good or bad.

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  1. It helps you identify and understand the media’s role in our culture
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Benefits of Media and Information Literacy:
Each story and information that you see everywhere you go has a side. MIL reminds us that the messages we encounter often have more than one side and that it is our responsibility to explore these other angles. Knowing all sides of the story will not only keep you neutral in issues but will also help you stay aware of texts or images that are meant to deceive its readers into picking sides, such as fake news or propaganda messages.

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  1. It teaches you to think and decide objectively, factually, and reasonably
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Benefits of Media and Information Literacy:
Media keeps you updated with what’s happening in current affairs. Have the opportunity to voice out your opinions, whether literally or in social media, gives you the ability to actively engage in public discourse, healthy conversations, where the views of people may affect the collective opinion of others regarding a certain issue. If done correctly, sending out a voice or starting a movement through social media can also make an impact in government affairs or make a similar change in the world.

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  1. It encourages you to actively participate in public affairs as a citizen
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Benefits of Media and Information Literacy:
Media creators aren’t only those who work under the media industry. In reality, even our Facebook posts or tweet are already a form of media. You, in turn, are creating a piece of information that you’re willing to share, and each post that you share on social media contains information that you are responsible for.

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  1. It teaches you to create your own content responsibly
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Benefits of Media and Information Literacy:
MIL makes you more familiar of how media messages and productions are created, developed, improved, packaged, advertised, and disseminated. Your knowledge on these make you value more the work and effort poured into making such products. Moreover, as you view or listen products of art through media, you are able to appreciate not only its entertainment value but also its technical aspects.

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  1. It makes you better appreciate media products
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There are three categories of Information Disorder:

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Misinformation, Disinformation,
and Mal-information.

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Refers to information that is false, but the person sharing or disseminating
it unknowingly perceives it as something true.

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Misinformation

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When headlines or visuals do not support the content

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False connection

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By cropping photos or choosing quotes or statistics selectively.

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Misleading content

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Refers to content that contains false information with the deliberate
intention to mislead or deceive the audience.

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Disinformation

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When genuine content is re-circulated out of its original context.

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False context

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Persons’ bylines used alongside articles they did not write, or
organizations’ logos used in videos or images they did not create.

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Imposter content

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When genuine content is manipulated to deceive.

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Manipulated content

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Fabricated “news sites” or fabricated visual.

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Fabricated content

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Types of Disinformation:
A set of photos circulated on Facebook along
with the claim that it was taken during a ritual
done by Catholic priests to make President
Rodrigo Duterte die.
The truth? It was from a symbolic street theater
activity called “Lamay para sa Demokrasya” at
Padre Faura Street in Manila in May 2018.

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False Context

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Type of Disinformation:
Facebook page Tambayan Ni BERTO
Page posted the photo on October 16,
2019, showing Philippine opposition
Senator Leila De Lima in a wheelchair
and wearing a neck brace as shown in
what appears to be a screenshot of a
live television news report. However, the
photo was manipulated by
superimposing Senator De Lima’s face
over former president Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo’s body.

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Manipulated content

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Refers to information that is based on reality but is used to inflict harm.

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Mal-information

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(Before 1700s) - People discovered fire, developed paper from plants,
and forged weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper and iron.

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Pre-Industrial Age

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(also known as “parietal art”) are
numerous paintings and engravings found on cave walls or
ceilings around 38 000 BCE.

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Cave paintings

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Are used as a writing medium especially for
writing in cuneiform. Cuneiform is one of the oldest forms of
writing. This means of communication was used for over 3000
years in 15 different languages

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Clay tablets

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Is made from pith of papyrus plant. It is used
in ancient times as writing surface to designate
documents written on its sheets, rolled up to scrolls.

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Papyrus

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Other examples of tools from the Pre-Industrial Age:

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• Acta Diurna in Rome (130 BC)
• Dibao in China (2nd Century)
• Codex in the Mayan region (5th Century)
• Printing press using wood blocks (220 AD)

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(1700s-1930s) - People used the power of steam, developed machine tools,
established iron production, and the manufacturing of various products (including books
through the printing press).

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Industrial Age

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(19th century) Is typically used for texts. It is a device that
applies pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print
medium (like paper or cloth).

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Printing press for mass production

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Is used for long-distance communication
by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid
between stations

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Telegraph

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(also known as film or movie) is series of still photos on
film, projected in rapid succession onto a screen by means of light.

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Motion picture

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Other Examples of tools used in the Industral Age:

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• Newspaper- The London Gazette (1640)
• Typewriter (1800)
• Telephone (1876)
• Motion picture photography/projection (1890)
• Commercial motion pictures (1913)
• Motion picture with sound (1926)
• Punch cards

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(1930s-1980s) - The invention of the transistor ushered in the electronic age.
People harnessed the power of transistors that led to the transistor radio, electronic circuits, and
the early computers. In this age, long distance communication became more efficient.

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Electronic Age

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Examples of tools used in the Electronic Age:

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• Transistor Radio
• Large Electronic Computers
• Mainframe Computers

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Other Examples of tools used in the Electronic Age:

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Other Examples:
• Television (1941)
• Personal computers - i.e. Hewlett Packard 9100A (1968), Apple 1 (1976)
• OHP, LCD projectors

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(1900s-2000s) - The Internet paved the way for faster communication and the
creation of the social network. People advanced the use of microelectronics with the invention
of personal computers, mobile devices, and wearable technology. Moreover, voice, image,
sound and data are digitalized. We are now living in the information age.

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New Age or Information Age

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Examples of tools used in the Information Age:

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• Laptop
• Facebook (Social Network)
• Google Meet (Video Chat)

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Other Examples of tools used in the Internet Age:

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• Web browsers: Mosaic (1993), Internet Explorer (1995)
• Blogs: Blogspot (1999), LiveJournal (1999), Wordpress (2003)
• Social networks: Friendster (2002), Multiply (2003), Facebook (2004)
• Microblogs: Twitter (2006), Tumblr (2007)
• Video: YouTube (2005)
• Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality
• Video chat: Skype (2003), Google Hangouts (2013)
• Search Engines: Google (1996), Yahoo (1995)
• Portable computers- laptops (1980), netbooks (2008), tablets (1993)
• Smart phones
• Wearable technology
• Cloud and Big Data

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Functions of Communication of Media:
This is to inform the citizens on what is happening around them.

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Monitoring function

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Functions of Communication of Media:
This is to educate the audience on the meaning and significance of
the facts.

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Information Function

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Functions of Communication of Media:
This is to provide a platform for public political discourse. It is to facilitate
public opinion and expression of dissent.

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Opinion Function

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Functions of Communication of Media:
It denounces the wrongdoing of the government and the
private which leads to increasing of accountability and spearheading positive changes.

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Watchdog Role of Journalism

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Functions of Communication of Media:
(no description)

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Channel for Advocacy of Political viewpoints

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There are three sources of information:

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• Indigenous media
• Library
• Internet

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Characteristics of Indigenous Media:

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• oral tradition of communication
• store information in memories
• information exchange is face-to-face
• information is contained within the border of the community

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Forms of Indigenous Media

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• Folk or traditional media
• Gatherings and social organizations
• Direct observation
• Records (written, carved, oral)
• Oral instruction

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Is a place where artistic, literary, musical and reference materials such
manuscripts, books, and films are kept for use and not for sale.

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Library

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Types of Libraries:

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• Academic Library
• Public Library
• School Library
• Special Library

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Types of Libraries:
This is for Colleges and Universities

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Academic Library

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Types of Libraries:
This is for cities and towns

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Public Library

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Types of Libraries:
This is for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12

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School Library

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Types of Libraries:
This is in specialized environment such as hospitals,
private business and the government.

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Special Library

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It is a global computer network providing a variety of information and
communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using
standardized communication protocols.
Since it is easy to access information from the internet, the following evaluation
criteria will help you how to assess online resources.

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Internet

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Internet:
It is the timeliness of information.

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Currency

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Internet:
It is the significance of the information that you need.

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Relevance

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Internet:
It is the source of information.

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Authority

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Internet:
It is the closeness of the report to the actual data.

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Accuracy

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Internet:
The reason why it is created.

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Purpose

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SKILLS IN DETERMINING THE RELIABILITY OF INFORMATION:

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  1. Check the Author
  2. Check the Date of Publication or of update
  3. Check for Citations
  4. Check the Domain or owner of the site/page.
    .com – commercial
    .gov – government
    .edu – educational
    .org – nonprofit organization
    .mil – military

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