Media Literacy and Media Bias

Media Literacy is rarely discussed in school before college. Like Jeff, my parents played a role in how I looked at media during that time. My college experience has created a new outlook on media. Being a journalism student I understand how media is produced. I have an understanding of how TV news is produced and how easy it is to edit one word out, connect it to another, and so on. It is obvious that every message has something behind it. It is basically inevitable that the debate over media bias will ever be solved. Therefore, It is important to focus on solutions. These solutions will rarely come from the media but must be utilized my the consumer. The list of six questions form Project Sharp are a good guide. Basically, they are calling people to verify instead of just accepting.