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• Responsible handling of information from access down to sharing is necessary to promote a fair and just utilization of information.
• Communication is a natural and inseparable fact of life, intertwined with all of human life so completely that we sometimes overlook its prevalence, importance, and complexity.
• Communicare (latin) means “ to share ” or “ to divide out ”.
• Communis (latin) roughly means “ working together ”.
• Communication process through models includes transmission models ( Harold Laswells) and ritual or expressive model.
• Public i model shows that communication involves audience as “ spectators rather than participants or info receivers ”.
• Attention is important in communication as it measures how successful the communication has transpired.
• Reception model understands communication as an open process, with messages and receive being open to various interpretation based on the context and the culture of the receiver.
• Encoder produces and sends the message, while decoder receives and interprets.
• Receptionist model shows that it is not just about saying the message but also considering how the message may be received.
• Media are a combination of physical objects used to communicate or mass communication through mass objects such as radio, televisions, computers, etc.
• Modality in media refers to the nature of the message whether it is relayed using text, audio, video, graphics, animation, or combination of any of these things.
• Format in media refers to the way data is arranged.
• Information is referred to as “ knowledge of specific events or situations that has been gathered or received ”.
• Content that you share during communication is media.
• Media are the source and channel for retrieving information.
• Knowledge is characterized by effective use of information.
• Soviet media theory suggests that government undertakes or controls the total media and communication to serve working classes and their interests.
• The relationship of media and government is often adversarial.
• Information literacy is an important skill in life.
• Collective participatory media uses the internet for sharing and exchanging information, ideas, and experiences and developing active (computer-mediated) personal relationships.
• An effective and efficient info seeker has a successful search strategy that allows you to judge at the onset what information is relevant, thus, limiting the possible overload of information sought.
• The need for information depends on your prior knowledge and experience, goals and objectives, and the relevance of the information you seek to the task you are supposed to accomplish.
• Critical literacy is the ability to evaluate what information you need, what to discard, and how to use the information you selected.
• Interpersonal communication media is characterized by private and perishable content, a relationship established and enforced, and the information conveyed may be more important than the relationship itself.
• Authoritarian theory suggests that all forms of communications are under the control of the governing elite or authorities or influential bureaucrats.
• Social responsibility theory suggests that social responsibility should be reached by self-control, not government intervention.
• Libertarian theory advocates for individualism and limited government.
• Interactive play media includes video and computer-based games, plus virtual reality devices.
• Information search media involves the use of the internet and the World Wide Web as repositories or sources of a vast collection of information that can be accessed real time despite geographical location.
• Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a variety of forms, aiming to empower citizens by providing them with the competencies necessary to engage with traditional media and new technologies.
• Information literacy is the ability to recognize when information is needed, and to locate, evaluate, and effectively communicate information in its various formats.
• Technology literacy is the ability of an individual, either working independently or with others, to responsibly, appropriately, and effectively use technological tools.
• Secondary sources are written after the fact and influence by hindsight, or a higher level of understanding about the situation, often analysis or restating elements of primary sources.
• Popular information appeals to general interest and is usually found in general circulation materials such as magazines, coffee books, or online feature articles.
• Objective information does not lead you to judge the information in a certain way and is usually found in papers and news reports.
• Factual information is based on evidences and findings provided by reliable resources such as academic textbooks, encyclopedias, and periodicals.
• Subjective information is about the discussion and elaboration of a thesis statement which is still anchored on facts.
• Currency in information refers to how up-to-date or how recent the information is.
• Being media and information literate involves clarifying your goals and motivations for seeking information and acquiring more skills in discerning, appreciating, and filtering information.