Media Literacy Challenge #3: Knowing your limits
To be literate with the media, we have to be honest about our own limits and vulnerabilities. Perhaps we spend too much time pointlessly confusing ourselves with random bits of information from strangers. Or we’re unduly influenced by emotional language and images. Perhaps we’re easily flattered. Or we’re only motivated to find support for what we already think. Maybe we’re cynical about everyone with expertise, or, conversely, have too much confidence in our own small information networks.
