MEDIA AND INFORMATION

LITERACY
(MIL)
CLASS
• Please show up on time.
• Find a quiet place, free from distraction (siblings, pets,
parents, television, etc.)
• Respect each other’s perspectives (speaking, writing,
appearance)
• Raise your virtual hand/ comment on the chat box if you want to
answer/ ask a question.

• Focus on the classroom conversation and activities.

 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Identify the different sources of information.
2. Compare potential sources of media and information.
3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the
different sources information.
4. Identify and explain basic criteria for evaluating
information.
5. Discuss the importance of being able to evaluate
information from the internet.
I- MEDIA AND INFORMATION SOURCES
A. Sources of Information
Indigenous Knowledge
• Pros and Cons of the Different Types of Media as Sources of
Information
• Evaluating Information Sources

TOPIC OUTLINE
LET’S HAVE A
RECAP!!
MEDIA AS INFORMATION TOOLS
PROS AND CONS OF THE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
MEDIA AS SOURCES OF
INFORMATION
“Book has to be heavy because the whole world is inside of
them”
 BOOK

(PROS) (CONS)
• Portable/ transferable • “Print is dead” or is it?
information • Costly typesetting and design
• Affordable by volume, • Costly publication in multilingual
depending on size editions
• Expensive storage and shipping
• Environmental issues
“If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you
read the newspaper, you’re mis- informed.”
 MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS

(PROS) (CONS)

• Loyal readership • Newspaper valid only for

• Can be shared with a day
others • Message can be lost
“In radio, you have two tools. Sound and Silence.”
 RADIO
(PROS) (CONS)

• Trusted medium with loyal • Audience will tune out

followers
• Community radio has loyal
audiences interested in local
activities
“Life doesn’t imitate art, it imitates bad television.”
 TELEVISION

(PROS) (CONS)

• Quickly spreads the • Expensive

message on different • Traditional TV is less watched by
channels and times of day younger people
• Best suited for large-scale
communications activities
 “The World Wide Web is the only thing I know of whose
shortened form takes three times longer to say than what
it’s short for.”
PROS AND CONS OF THE DIFFERENT
TYPES OF MEDIA AS SOURCES OF
INFORMATION
WORLD WIDE WEB

(PROS) (CONS)
• Easy to access from multiple • Information control
platforms
• 24/7 interaction with target
audiences
“Social media is changing the world, and we’re all here
witnessing it.”
 SOCIAL MEDIA

(PROS) (CONS)

• Reach the correct audience • Need to keep content fresh

through hashtags/ following
relevant groups
• Attract large number of
people in short time
• Bring people together
• Easy feedback
across platforms to stay visible
• Bad news can go viral
• Negative feedback cannot be
ignored
EVALUATING YOUR INFORMATION SOURCES
1. The information provided by a source is credible and reliable.
2. The information can be cross-referenced.
3. The manner on how the information has been dealt with by the
source is ethical and legal
CLASSROOM ACTIVITY!
THINK OF IT!
1. Can you think of other aspects that can guarantee the
quality of the information that you seek? What are these
aspects?
2. What are the things that you, as an information seeker
must consider when using Web sources?