Media Literacy Essay

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Introduction
Mass media has been an inseparable part of human lives since its emergence in the early 1900s. All forms of media from printed, broadcast and online media have become the source of information and set various trends over the centuries for people around the world. Consciously or not, none is able to deny that media have influenced us in a way that shaped how we perceive others, the world, and ourselves. What is more, media have the power that influence humans’ individual morals on which is considered right or wrong, or at the least able to waver certain firm convictions. Being extremely influential to its readers and viewers, those who take part in writing or broadcasting information must take careful steps since media is seen as …show more content…

Hobbs (2011) defined media literacy as the ability to recognize the following five aspects of media: 1. Media messages are constructed; 2. They are produced within economical, social, political, historical, and aesthetic contexts; 3. Interpretation: an interaction between the reader, the text, and the culture; 4. There are codes and conventions associated with different genres; 5 Media representations impact people’s understanding of and participation in social reality; and 6. Media messages reflect and shape individual and social behavior, attitudes, and …show more content…

As it was mentioned before, the articles are mostly written in London. Hence, the words and expressions used are British-styled. Words and expressions such as haberdasher, tallied, uncanny, made away themselves, and lethargy are found in the first

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