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Steps to Becoming a More Effective Media Consumer:
- Choose wisely. There is a ton of information out there. It’s easy to only pick what you enjoy reading but it is very important to read things you don’t enjoy or agree with. This gives you the chance to change your mind, adopt a new perspective, challenge yourself.
- Stretch your boundaries. With multiple media platforms, you can/should consider all the possibilities (print – newspaper, blogs, magazines; broadcast – radio, television; internet- blogs, articles). Be involved in multiple ways to get a bigger scope of what kinds of information they are really trying to send. Agree, disagree, think in other perspectives.
- Dissect the information. Challenging the messages you receive is important. Notice the word choice, question how the message is being delivered. Read between the lines.