I often see the term “media literacy” used when someone doesn’t understand the message a story is trying to convey, and they’re described as “lacking media literacy”. What does it mean, why is it important, and how do I know if I have good media literacy or not?
(Edit: I should specify that i’m using the term “story” to refer to fictional stories rather than news stories/articles)
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I would like to point out a commonly overlooked aspect of media literacy, which is understanding the separation between fiction and reality. There are certain unrealistic tropes that get repeated in fiction frequently enough that people often tend to believe that they have a basis in reality. For example, the way in which weapons are frequently depicted in popular media has led to a plethora of common misconceptions about how these things work, what they are really capable of, and how they are actually used.
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