Media Literacy Discussion

Select one example in which the mass media have been accused of unfairness. Draw on comments from parents, teachers, religious leaders, friends, news media, and so on. Discuss whether these criticisms have been justified, using the 5 steps of the critical process of media literacy.

In addition to your original post, you must comment on at least one other student’s post. Your comment should be a minimum of 180 words. In your response, provide feedback on how they used the 5 steps of the critical process of media literacy. What needs to be added, deleted, and/or modified to make it clearer?

Media Literacy Discussion Answer

One example when mass media is accused of unfairness is during the 2016 Presidential Election that led to the victory of former President Trump. Hudak writes, “the media has clearly failed us.” Critics claim that mass media made the 2016 election toxic because of its unfairness. According to Hudak there is a lot of criticize across the board particularly as mass media jumped into the sensationalism bandwagon instead of focusing on platforms