Article: Media Literacy: Moving from the Margins?

Potter, W. J. (2001). Media literacy (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 439 pages

Most of us in media education might argue that, by definition, we teach people to be media literate. If push came to shove, however, we may not be able to articulate exactly what we meant by media literacy. Does it mean knowing about media industries? Content? Audiences? Does it mean being able to produce media content? Does it mean all of the above? Is it possible to write one book that captures all that media literacy means and is?

The calls for media literacy are not new. What is relatively new is (a) the rise of inexpensive media that allow students to ...

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