media literacy

Lee Camp: The Four Layers of Reality — and Why We’re Only Allowed to Talk About One

There are at least four different aspects of our daily American lives that affect everything from how we think to where we live — not that anyone in corporate media would tell you so.
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Political Indoctrination Through Media Literacy Initiatives

Anyone paying attention to popular culture trends in the West often disregard the messages that aim to shape political opinions of young people, whether it’s through Hollywood or the gaming industry, TV shows or music. If the young people that we know personally tend to have good mental health and carry a sufficient sense of self-awareness and emotional intelligence, then we’ll generally regard this messaging as innocuous. We would reserve more careful judgement for when these messages might influence vulnerable young people.