Media and Information Literacy

  Reflection on the "Media and Information Literate"        What makes an individual a media and information literate?          Information literacy is simply the ability to evaluate the merit of the information, know where to find the information needed and use and curate it to aid in numerous tasks and purposes. Weslyan University provides this definition:  Information literacy  is a crucial skill in the pursuit of knowledge. It involves recognizing when  information  is needed and being able to efficiently locate, accurately evaluate, effectively use, and clearly communicate  information  in various formats. Media and information is a complex set of systems and an array of information presented through various mediums.                Being media and information literate is important for several reasons. It’s important so one is able use current and past information and media with intelligence. It’s important to be able to navigate through various types of media w