We are all more or less vulnerable to the influence of mass media. Test your skills to see how discerning you are when it comes to news and information. Are you really as critical and aware as you think? Or do you trust what you see online? To discover your personal media literacy profile, take this short quiz.
1958
1965
1987
2000
Encoding
Noise
Decoding
Interpretation
45%
55%
65%
75%
66 million
500 million
1,7 billion
634 million
2,4 billion
Literacy
Alliteracy
Illiteracy
Literature
A European system for rating video games according to age and content
A fantasy video game about a character called PEGI
A games console
44%
68%
82%
94%
25%
26%
68%
95%
Narrowcasting audience
Demographic response
Audience poll
Target audience
Easily use all types of computer hardware and software and other forms of new technology
Use and find information of all types in a university library, including computer sources, microfilm and indexes/abstracts
Read, analyze and critically evaluate information presented in a variety of formats (television, print, radio, computers, etc.)
Critically evaluate television programs and see through persuasion techniques
Nothing special, typing in capitals is normal
You are shouting
This message is very important
You pay attention to news when there is a juicy story that grabs your interest
You avoid mainstream news media
You try to read news everyday relying on media you trust and respect
You should pay more attention to the news but don't have time
The background of the graphic has to be transparent
The copyright – I have to ask the owner for permission
The graphic has to be published in its original size
Nothing particular, I can use it as it is
An alias
The family name
The address
The phone number
The first name
Mp3
Gif
Doc
A program that searches for information on the internet
A program for exchanging files over the internet
A program to treat pictures
A program for viewing and accessing data on the internet
Respond to the bully and fight back if necessary
Block the cyberbully from your contacts list and talk to a trusted adult
Wait in silence until things get better
A popular brand of ham
The first person convicted for sending massive amounts of unwanted mail (Jonathan Spam)
An acronym of the English sentence "Send People Annoying Messages".
Report to the moderator of the site
Shut down your PC
Tell the person off
When information is filtered, suppressed or deleted to hinder freedom of speech
When someone tries to influence the opinions or behaviors of others
When false and deceiving information is used to trick others
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