HOW HAS MEDIA AFFECTED COMMUNICATION?

One of the positive effects that social media has on our communication is that it allows for us
to easily and instantaneously communicate to the masses. ... The fast pace of the
social media environment creates a sense of need to communicate and interact at a high
speed in order to keep up with those around you.

HOW CAN MEDIA INFO AFFECT INDIV?

Emotional Impact. People use social media for many things, such as socializing, finding and
sharing information, shopping and simply as a diversion. ... These arejust a few of the ways
that social media can improve people's lives. On the other hand, social media can cause
stress and other negative emotions.

WHAT IS COMM IN MEDIA INFO LIT?

Media and Information Literacy (MIL) is a “combination of knowledge, attitudes, skills, and
practices required to access, analyse, evaluate, use, produce, and communicate information
and knowledge in creative, legal and ethical ways that respect human rights” (Moscow
Declaration on Media and Information Literacy, 2012) ..

Media literacy is our awareness regarding our mediated environment or consumption of

mass communication. ... Potter states that we should maintain cognitive, emotional, aesthetic,
and moral awareness as we interact with media. Baran suggests a number of skills
we can develop in order to be media literate.

With the help of this websites people can share memories, reconnect with friends, plan events,
and communicate almost instantaneously. The social media haspositive as well as
negative impacts on communication skills. ... It is affecting our relationships and decreases
the quality of inter-personal communication

Because being media literate means being able to access, analyze, and evaluateinformation,
which we receive through media. Being media literate means being able to
create media messages and to use the technology tools available to us. ... If we have
these media literacy skills, we are able to free our minds.

The purpose of being an Information and Media Literate is to engage in a digital society where
one needs to be able to use, understand, inquire, create, communicate and think critically. It is
important to have the capacity to effectively access, organize, evaluate, and create messages in
a variety of forms.J

The main purpose of media is to disseminate the information and knowledge. Media is the best
medium of communication for mass audience. With the help of various media like electronic
media, print media and web media, the mass communicationmethod is accomplished in a
suitable way.