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LibGuide created by Dianna E. Sachs, Health and Human Services Librarian, Western Michigan University. Reused and adapted here with her kind permission.

Coping with Fake News

This presentation is provided courtesy of Dianna E. Sachs, Health and Human Services Librarian at Western Michigan University. Original guide can be accessed here.

Introduction to Media Literacy

This video is provided courtesy of Emilia Marcyk, Instructional Technology & Information Literacy Librarian at Michigan State University via her online guide to News Literacy.

Welcome

Welcome to the University Libraries' guide to Media Literacy. We hope this guide will assist you in becoming a better informed consumer of media content.

What is "media literacy"?

Media literacy is having the knowledge, understanding, and ability to use various types of media. It is also the ability to think critically about the content you find when accessing a media outlet.

The DIREKT Project Online Information Literacy (IL) Module Platform