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Importance of media information and literacy
Importance of media information and literacy
The importance of media literacy
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John F. Kennedy once said, “No matter how big the lie; repeat it often enough and the masses will regard it as the truth.” In this age of information no one in history would ever believe how true this quote holds in these generations. Global ignorance is alarmingly prevalent among scholars and youth alike. This is a world of biased and exaggerated media, dated generalizations, and a school curriculum that teaches youth to believe rather than question and explore. Without the knowledge of the past, present, and future global patterns, the public relies on other people to think for them and are ignorant to the world they live in. This is also causing misconceptions of cultures; which is leading to false stereotyping and discrimination. When given thirty minutes to an hour of air time how much information about the world can really be covered? This has become an ignored question amongst the world today. Millions of people go about their day while hundreds if not thousands of events occur world wide. The majority of those who rightfully ignore the rest of the world to focus on their own lives will watch the news at the end of the day. This time is used to catch up on the daily events and the status of the world. A murder in the Bronx, a missing plane over Asian seas, and a center piece on the nation's foreign affairs with Russia are the types of stories being covered on the nightly news. Only so much of the world's problems and stories of nations can be told in an hour. No one in their right mind expects a single person to know everything about the world. Neil deGrasse Tyson, in The Sky is Not the Limit, is quoted saying, “there is no shame in not knowing. The problem arises when irrational thought and attendant behavior fill the va... ... middle of paper ... ...than ignorance in action.” Works Cited BBC. "Hans Rosling: How Much Do You Know about the World?" BBC News. BBC, 7 Nov. 2013. Web. 16 Mar. 2014. Gross, M. L. 1999. The Conspiracy of Ignorance: The Failure of American Public Schools. New York: HarperCollins. Rosling, Hans. The Best Stats You Have Ever Seen. Perf. Hans Rosling. TedTalks, Feb. 2006. Web. 16 Mar. 2014. Lewis, Martin W. "Global Ignorance." Geographical Review 90.4 (2000): 603. Science & Technology Collection. Web. 15 Mar. 2014. "Quotes About Ignorance." Quotes about Ignorance. GoodReads, n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2014. Rosling, Hans. The Best Stats You Have Ever Seen. Perf. Hans Rosling. TedTalks, Feb. 2006. Web. 16 Mar. 2014. Ungar, Sheldon. "Ignorance As An Under-Identified Social Problem." British Journal Of Sociology 59.2 (2008): 301-326. SocINDEX with Full Text. Web. 7 Mar. 2014.