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Mil Lesson3-1
Mil Lesson3-1
INTRODUCTION TO
MEDIA AND
INFORMATION
LITERACY
types of media and information
LESSON THREE
lesson objectives:
activity
Journal Film/Movie Newsletter Magazine
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▹ Why do you need information?
▹ Where do you search for information?
▹ How do you acquire and store information?
▹ How will you determine the quality and accuracy of the
information that you have?
▹ How do you use the information you have?
▹ How will you communicate information?
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The ability to access, analyze,
evaluate, and create media in a
variety of forms. It aims to empower
citizens by providing them with the
competencies (knowledge and skills)
necessary to engage with traditional
media and new technologies.
media literacy
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The ability to recognize when
information is needed, and to locate,
evaluate, and effectively
communicate information in its
various formats.
information literacy
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types of media
print. broadcast. new media
print
media
▹ Newspapers
■ Broadsheets 10
■ Tabloids
▹ Magazines
▹ Comics and Graphic Novels
newspaper
▹ a lightweight and
disposable 11
publication
printed on low-
cost recycle paper
called newsprint.
broadsheet
▹ a type of
newspaper that 12
emphasize in-depth
coverage and sober
writing tones in
articles and editorials
aimed at fairly
affluent and educated
readers.
tabloid
▹ a type of newspaper
with a compact page
size smaller than the
broadsheet, (typically 14
measures 11 inches by
17 inches), although
there is no standard for
the precise dimensions
of the tabloid
newspaper format.
tabloid
▹ It is evidently smaller
than a broadsheet and
usually no more than
five columns across. 15
Tabloids still tend to
be cheeky in their
writing style which is
more likely to zero in
on a sensational crime
story or celebrity
gossip.
magazines
▹ regularly published
glossy publications
that cater specific
audience with 16
specific interests
and offer high
resolution printing.
comics/
graphic novels
▹ technology of signaling
and communicating using
radio waves 18
(electromagnetic waves of
frequency between 30
hertz [Hz] and 300
gigahertz [Hz]) through
means of transmission of
audio (sound) to radio
receivers belonging to a
public audience.
types of broadcast media
▹ Radio
■ technology of signaling and communicating using radio
waves (electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30
hertz [Hz] and 300 gigahertz [Hz]) through means of
transmission of audio (sound) to radio receivers
belonging to a public audience.
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▹ Television
■ an electronic system of transmitting transient images of
fixed or moving objects together with sound over a wire
or through space by apparatus that converts lights and
sounds into electrical waves and reconverts them into
visible light rays and audible sound.
radio
▹ In the Philippines,
there are two radio
formats: FM
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(frequency
modulation) and
AM (amplitude
modulation).
radio
▹ FM/AM may be refer to
the mode of how radio
signals through carrier
wave is modulated or
altered. But as far as radio
programming are
concerned, FM radio 21
stations produces
program formats that
caters to the musical taste
of younger generations,
while AM radio stations
are dominated by a news
format.
radio
▹ The landscape is slowly
changing as news format
has already gone into
frequency modulation. The
AM radio still remains the
same but more specialized
radio broadcasts have 22
emerged catering to
particular niches such as
community radios.
examples of tv formats
(also common in radio):
▹ Non-dramatic programs
■ programs that convey reality in the
form of contests, games, events, or 23
discussion.
▹ Dramatic programs
news
programs
▹ refers to whether a
straight newscast or
commentary that is
regularly scheduled 24
▹ Non-dramatic programs
■ programs that convey reality in the
form of contests, games, events, or 34
discussion.
▹ Dramatic programs
Serials/series
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series
vs
serials
vs
anthology
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Characteristics Premise Example
• Dramatic shows that rely Episode 1: Cardo joins police Ang Probinsyano
Serials Episode 2: Cardo attends training
on a continuing plot. The Walking Dead
Episode 3: Cardo graduates
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situational
comedies
▹ dramatic writing to
get the audience into
laughable
predicaments, with 37
▹ Website
▹ Search Engine 41
▹ Social Media
website
▹ a collection of
web pages and
related content
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that is identified
by a common
domain name and
published on at
least one web
server.
search
engine
▹ a software system that is
designed to carry out web
searches, which means to
search World Wide Web in
a systematic way for 43
particular information
specified in a textual web
search query.
▹ The information may be a
mix of links to web pages,
images, videos,
infographics, articles,
research papers, and other
types of files.
Social Media
▹ designed for
socializing with
friends and family 45
▹ a combination of
texting and
blogging to post 47
▹ a place to write
articles on
virtually any
subject, both 48
personal and
business; readers
can comment and
discuss.
bookmarking
▹ a place to collect a
series of links on a
subject to 49
showcase to
others.
news/discussion
sites
▹ discussion sites
are a combination
of forum and a 50
bookmarking site.
gaming
sites
▹ places where
gamers gather to
play a game 51
together or stream
playing a game to
others.
boards/forums
▹ a message board
for discussion of a
hobby, 52
professional
interest or a
company’s
products.
hobby gathering
sites
▹ these social
networks are for
people with a 53
hobby to post
their favorites and
discuss their
passion.
anonymous
networks
▹ these social
networks are
100% anonymous 54
▹ Feature films
▹ Short Films
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▹ Alternative Films
▹ Documentary Films
feature
films
▹ they are usually
produced by
mainstream movie
studios and have a
running time long 58
enough to be
considered the principal
or sole film to film a
program, usually 90
minutes to 120 minutes
(Khan, 2015).
short
films
• Coming together of
computing,
telecommunications,
and media in a digital
environment (Bucy,
2005).
Media Convergence
Inquirer
www.inquirer.net Inquirer Radio Inquirer FB
Newspaper
Newspaper
GMA News
GMA-7 GMA News Online GMA Pictures
Social Media
Television
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types of information
scholarly. professional. entertainment. opinion
scholarly
▹ information
drawn from 67
experts.
▹ (researches to
expertise the
subject/academics
)
professional
▹ information
includes current
news and trends
about a specific
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industry presented
to experts and
enthusiasts by
someone with
knowledge in the
field. (reports on
developments)
entertainment
▹ a journalist, staff
writer, or content
producer may use
some entertaining
hooks in order to 69
catch attention or to
be easily
understood. (covers
current events &
pop culture)
opinion
▹ refers to a
viewpoint,
judgement, or
statement that is 70
not conclusive; it is
wise to choose
among informed
and sound opinions.
providers of information
academic. govt. private sector. individuals.
academic
▹ schools, colleges,
and universities that
confer academic
degrees; they are 72
dedicated to
education and
research.
government
agencies
▹ organization under
government which
is responsible for 73
the administration
of a specific
function.
private
sector
▹ it includes
businesses,
organizations, and 74
group; a private
individual must be
motivated to tell the
truth, to help and do the
right thing when giving
information.
sources of information
primary. secondary. tertiary
primary
sources
▹ refers to the first-hand
accounts. These brings
us as close as possible 77
sources. It gives an
overview of the topic,
but rarely contains the
original material.
tertiary
sources
▹ dictionaries, handbooks,
tables, encyclopedias,
bibliographies, indexes, 82
and directories.
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