What is media and information literacy?

Media and information literacy refers to a set of competencies that enable people to engage meaningfully with information and media channels. This may involve interpreting and making informed judgments as users of information sources, or becoming producers of information in their own right. In a digital world, media and information literacy requires people to have the skills to use information and communication technologies – including digital media – and their applications to access and/or create information.

This kind of literacy empowers citizens to understand the role of media and other information-providers to critically evaluate content, and to make informed decisions as users and producers. As such, media and information literacy is central to freedom of expression and information. It can enable every person’s right to seek, receive and impart information.



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