{"id":5268,"date":"2025-08-07T17:02:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medialiteracyireland.ie\/?page_id=5268"},"modified":"2025-08-07T17:02:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:02:19","slug":"what-is-media-literacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.medialiteracyireland.ie\/ga\/about\/what-is-media-literacy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is media literacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<!--#section-highlight\" -->\r\n<section class=\"section-highlight py-4 py-lg-5 mb-lg-4\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 px-lg-3\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row g-0\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7 order-3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-highlight-content bg-color-yellow px-4 px-lg-5 py-4 py-lg-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-lg-3 pt-lg-4\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is media literacy?<\/h2>\n<p>MLI does not narrowly define media literacy. Instead, we look to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medialiteracyireland.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BAI-ML-Policy-1.pdf\">Coimisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n (formally BAI) Media Literacy Policy<\/a> to illustrate what media literacy looks like in real terms for both individuals and for society. This Policy outlines the following three core competencies and associated media literacy skills.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand and critically evaluate\u00a0broadcast, digital and other media content and services, in order to make informed choices and best manage media use.<\/li>\n<li>Access and use broadcast and digital media content and services in a safe and secure manner, to maximise opportunities and minimise risks.<\/li>\n<li>Create and participate via media, in a responsible, ethical and effective manner, in the creative, cultural and democratic aspects of society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-2 order-2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"h-100 bg-color-yellow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-3 order-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-highlight-img-container  section-highlight-img-left position-relative h-100\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"section-highlight-img wow fadeInLeft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.medialiteracyireland.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Banner-graphic-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-highlight-img-mobile-bg bg-color-yellow d-block d-lg-none\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":53,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5268","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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