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The Evolution of Traditional to New Media (Lecture)

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📌 EVO1 📌 There are four roles and functions of media in a democratic society — channel, watchdog, resource center, and advocate. Media is used as a channel as it serves as an instrument for people to communicate, share, and give information. It is also a watchdog which reveals the anomalous or corrupt activities of the government and the private sector. In addition, media is a resource center that gives and keeps information for the usage of people. Lastly, media is an advocate that connects the division of digital through its various sources or formats. Media has different ways affecting my life. It is a form of both leisure and learning. It serves as my stress-reliever like watching videos, dramas, and movies which helps me relax by engaging to the different forms of media. Also, it is a source of learning that influences my ideas by the information given through media. By these additional ideas, it will be used as the source of topics to be talked about in a com...

Introduction to Media and Information Literacy (Laboratory)

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2017 MAMA ILLEGAL VOTING Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) is one of the major Korean award ceremonies and an annual event. Last November 2, 2017, a news was released that 2017 MAMA Voting will be down from 4-8am KST on November 3 to check and delete any illegal votes that happened from the start of voting, October 26, 2017 to November 1, 2017. Announcement of Mnet regarding the illegal votes that would be deleted (source: Mnet) As what Mnet had said, the system was down for 4 hours. After the resumption of votings, EXO leads once again all the categories they are nominated beating the BTS who were leading before the removing of illegal votes which made fans happy and at the same time enraged and confused.  Not only the group EXO and BTS that the votes were removed, but also other artists.  The votes before and after deleting the illegal votes (source: mes #TeamPinky @OH_mes) Fans had doubts and demanding an explanation from Mnet because of the h...

Introduction to Media and Information Literacy (Lecture)

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🔎  I spent most of my time in VLC and Youtube. 🔎 The media play in my life as an entertainment and stress-reliever. Those give me time to rest and relax. Also, it helps me connect to other people. What do I know with these terms?   Technology Literacy   -  it is the literacy that deals with the knowledge of a person in terms of technology. If he/she knows how to use it. Media Literacy   - it is the literacy that deals with the knowledge of a person on how he/she uses the media wisely and intellectually.  Information Literacy   - it is the literacy that deals with the knowledge of a person on how credible the information that were delivered, posted, presented, or told. Media Information Literacy  - it is the literacy that deals with the knowledge of a person in using the media wisely to provide information from a credible source. Misconceptions in  Media and Informati...