Brock University Associate Professor of Communication, Popular Culture and Film, Jennifer Good wrote a piece published Tuesday, June 11 in The Conversation about how media literacy should become a fundamental component of education through all levels of schooling.<\/p>\n
Good writes:<\/p>\n
From fictitious organizations posting polarizing messages on Facebook to robustly researched news stories being labelled \u201cfake,\u201d the pervasive power and importance of the media are clear.<\/em><\/p>\n And yet what is most concerning is not that fictitious stories are being shared as \u201creal\u201d and well-researched stories are labelled \u201cfake.\u201d Rather, the biggest problem is the lack of stories about how to thoughtfully address the situation\u00a0not only through media regulation\u00a0but also through education.<\/em><\/p>\n By focusing on\u00a0media challenges one at a time as they arise, an opportunity is being missed to address the media\u2019s messages and power systemically. Instead, in something akin to a \u201cwhack-a-mole\u201d game, problems with social media are treated as isolated issues that keep popping up.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n