Julie Smith, author of Master the Media: How Teaching Media Literacy can Save our Plugged-In World joins KMOX Radio for News Literacy Week to talk about where we get our news, why getting it from social media may come with pitfalls, and how we can be smart about checking sources.  

<p>Julie Smith, author of Master the Media: How Teaching Media Literacy can Save our Plugged-In World joins KMOX Radio for News Literacy Week to talk about where we get our news, why getting it from social media may come with pitfalls, and how we can be smart about checking sources.  </p>

The average American consumes 11 hours a day of electronic mass media! Learning to analyze media messages regardless of who sends them is a 21st century survival skill (in Missouri they're considering adding it to the school curriculum). What the Media ?!!? will explore topics like "How to spot a bot" and "why memes work". We speak with local Media Literacy professors and authors as our experts in addition to the anchors and reporters in our newsroom. A good comparison is a food critic - they look at how the food is prepared, who the chef is, how the food is presented, the texture etc. We will do the same for Media!

<p>The average American consumes 11 hours a day of electronic mass media! Learning to analyze media messages regardless of who sends them is a 21st century survival skill (in Missouri they're considering adding it to the school curriculum). What the Media ?!!? will explore topics like "How to spot a bot" and "why memes work". We speak with local Media Literacy professors and authors as our experts in addition to the anchors and reporters in our newsroom. A good comparison is a food critic - they look at how the food is prepared, who the chef is, how the food is presented, the texture etc. We will do the same for Media!</p>

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