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Hobbs, Renee,

Media literacy in action : questioning the media / Renee Hobbs, University of Rhode Island, Media Education Lab. - London Rowman and Littlefield c2021 - x, 398 pages : illustrations, maps ; P.B. 26 cm

Part I: Understanding Media

Chapter 1. What Is Media Literacy?

Chapter 2. Why Are Media Important?

Chapter 3. How Do Search Engines Work?

Chapter 4. How Do People Get the News?

Chapter 5. What Is the Difference between Advertising, Public Relations, and Propaganda?

Chapter 6. Why Are We Attracted to Characters and Stories?

Part II: Judgments about Taste, Quality, and Trust

Chapter 7. Why Do People Prefer Different Kinds of Music, Movies, and TV Shows?

Chapter 8. Who Decides What Makes Media “Good”?

Chapter 9. How Do People Decide Who and What to Trust?

Part III: Media Economics

Chapter 10. How Do Media Companies Make Money?

Chapter 11. Are Social Media Free?

Part IV: Understanding Media

Chapter 12. Why Do People Worry about Stereotypes?

Chapter 13. Is My Brother Addicted to Media?

Chapter 14. How Do People Become Media Literate?

Glossary

References

Index

ISBN: 9781538115282 7704.00

LCCN: 2020002687

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Media literacy.

Dewey Class. No.: R 302.23 HOB(MED)