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    Even the scientific literacy and statistical model being shown in the MOOC talk has a focused point. The comparison made between developed countries and developing countries has guided us to agree that most of the consumptions in energy, fuel and resources are by developed countries even though they hold only 30% of the world population.

    The equation~> Population x Consumption per person x Technological Impact per unit of Consumption = Environmental Impact of Population.

    The explanation being made about Commons, how 'any situation of unregulated open access is unsustainable' has made a linkage to the popular quote by Herbert Stein, 'that which is not sustainable will end'

     With all these examples I have mentioned above, this is something I would like to conclude as Ubiquitous Assimilation, the concept of always absorbing everything everywhere all the time.
This triggers one to question how opinions are supposed to be made when images are always provided for you.  With the question also being asked during the MOOC talk on who controls information and who controls the truth, it comes down to sphere of influence.

    Its majorly what catches people's attention. It it more likely that a person would give attention to news that are provided by a familiar source rather than a random source where one might feel it is out of their comfort zone. In the end, what truly matters is whether the person cares enough to put effort in engaging with the different types of news that are generously being provided to them.
Having an open mind and a strong knowledge background would help the situation as well.



Education can counteract the natural tendency to do the wrong thing, but the inexorable succession of generations requires that the basis for this knowledge be constantly refreshed. 
-cited from http://www.sciencemag.org/content/162/3859/1243.full

Media and News Literacy

     In this MOOC talk, the linkage made between metaliteracy and media literacy can be concluded as the most controversial one (compared to the previous MOOC talks). Why might I sound slightly more opinionated than usual is because the topic about media itself is so broad that a lot of different intakes can be processed among individuals.  


To begin with, Five Core Concept of Media Literacy
1. All media messages are constructed
2. Media messages are constructed using a creative language with its own rules.
3. Different people experiences the same message differently.
4. Media have embedded values and point of views.
5. Most media messages are organized to gain profit and/or power.

     With all these concepts, it is only fair to keep in mind that media falls in between the consumer and creator.  That the fundamental structure of news portrayed by the media is based on a cycle of endless adaptation which spreads in the global society. 

Media and News Literacy

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