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Hello!
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My name is Jay Smooth and as you may have guessed from the title of this video, over the next 12 weeks I am going to teach you about Media Literacy.
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First, allow me to introduce myself:
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I’m the host of New York’s longest running hip-hop radio show the Underground Railroad, a media commentator on TV, radio and interwebs,
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and I’m best known nowadays for my video blog Ill doctrine, where I dissect the latest news and yell at people about being nicer to each other.
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So what exactly is media literacy?
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We’re gonna talk more about this in our first episode, next week, but here in the preview I’ll at least tease that definition.
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For our purposes, in this course, media literacy is “the ability to Access, Analyze, Evaluate, Create and Act using all forms of communication.”
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We’ll break down what that means throughout this series, but for now I just want to drive home the fact that media is all around you.
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And living in a saturated media environment, it’s important to understand how to digest all of that content.
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Like, how do I know if a piece of media is trying to manipulate me?
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Spoiler Alert: It probably is.
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Or, how can I be sure that a piece of news is fact based?
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Don’t worry, we’ve got some tips and tricks for you.
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We’re going to explore the breadth of media that surrounds you in your daily life.
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We’re going to look at why it’s created and what its goals are.
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We’re gonna look at everything from popular movies to propaganda to your date night text messages.
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Media literacy skills are about everything from navigating popular culture, to being a better citizen, and even being a better communicator in your everyday life.
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Which may or may not include yelling at people to be nicer to each other.
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There’s a lot to cover and I can’t wait to get started.
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I’m Jay Smooth and I hope you’ll join me on this journey with Crash Course Media Literacy.