What is Media Literacy? Not long ago, words on paper were the predominant media of communication and teaching children to read and write was sufficient to helping them master it.
Today's communication requires that we be able to create and understand messages using a variety of digital media-in addition to words on paper we now have communications media like an interactive website, streaming video, or a multi-player online game. With these new media come challenges.
Communicating Ideas. News. Arthur's Guide to Media Literacy. Reading a Newspaper.