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The job of controlled mainstream media is not to inform, but to misinform the public, making it harder for people to make informed decisions about things that impact their own lives and that of their families. Mass media is used to divert public attention from important issues and changes that are decided upon by the political and economic elites, through the technique of derailing important facts or information through the continuous flood of distractions, mindless entertainment and insignificant information. The [[Media Manipulation|controlled media]] and press have mandates to provide all news and related media content to be written or presented at no greater level than what a 12-year-old child (or less) could understand. If all we have access to in the mainstream news and entertainment is being produced at a child’s level, what kind of impact does that have on significantly lowering literacy levels and human intelligence?

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Media literacy skills can help us all:

* Develop ~~critical thinking~~ skills

* Develop [[Critical Thinking]] skills

* Understand how media messages shape our culture and society

* Identify the target within the marketing strategies

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Media literacy has a long history and over the years a number of different terms have been used to capture the skills, competencies, knowledge and habits of mind that are required for full participation in media-saturated societies. This is about developing people's critical thinking and analysis skills when it comes to mass media, popular culture and digital media. Media education is the process and media literacy is the outcome. When people better understand how media and technology actually work to influence thoughts and shape narratives, they are able to access, analyze, evaluate and discern the information being presented.

To better understand the most common forms of media manipulation, let us revisit Noam Chomsky’s list, which describes this tactic so well. By understanding these manipulation tactics, it will serve to help develop and improve one’s discernment with media literacy and to perceive the blatant mind control ~~propaganda~~ that is perpetrated against the masses.

To better understand the most common forms of media manipulation, let us revisit [[Media Manipulation|Noam Chomsky’s list]], which describes this tactic so well. By understanding these manipulation tactics, it will serve to help develop and improve one’s discernment with media literacy and to perceive the blatant mind control [[Propaganda]] that is perpetrated against the masses.

==The 10 Strategies of Media Manipulation==

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 The job of controlled mainstream media is not to inform, but to misinform the public, making it harder for people to make informed decisions about things that impact their own lives and that of their families. Mass media is used to divert public attention from important issues and changes that are decided upon by the political and economic elites, through the technique of derailing important facts or information through the continuous flood of distractions, mindless entertainment and insignificant information. The [[Media Manipulation|controlled media]] and press have mandates to provide all news and related media content to be written or presented at no greater level than what a 12-year-old child (or less) could understand. If all we have access to in the mainstream news and entertainment is being produced at a child’s level, what kind of impact does that have on significantly lowering literacy levels and human intelligence?
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 Media literacy skills can help us all:
-* Develop critical thinking skills
+* Develop [[Critical Thinking]] skills
 * Understand how media messages shape our culture and society
 * Identify the target within the marketing strategies
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 Media literacy has a long history and over the years a number of different terms have been used to capture the skills, competencies, knowledge and habits of mind that are required for full participation in media-saturated societies. This is about developing people's critical thinking and analysis skills when it comes to mass media, popular culture and digital media. Media education is the process and media literacy is the outcome. When people better understand how media and technology actually work to influence thoughts and shape narratives, they are able to access, analyze, evaluate and discern the information being presented.
-To better understand the most common forms of media manipulation, let us revisit Noam Chomsky’s list, which describes this tactic so well. By understanding these manipulation tactics, it will serve to help develop and improve one’s discernment with media literacy and to perceive the blatant mind control propaganda that is perpetrated against the masses.
+To better understand the most common forms of media manipulation, let us revisit [[Media Manipulation|Noam Chomsky’s list]], which describes this tactic so well. By understanding these manipulation tactics, it will serve to help develop and improve one’s discernment with media literacy and to perceive the blatant mind control [[Propaganda]] that is perpetrated against the masses.
 ==The 10 Strategies of Media Manipulation==