- media literacy is the “active inquiry and critical thinking about the messages we receive and create” (renee hobbs via [[boyd, danah - 2018 - You Think You Want Media Literacy|danah boyd]]). - this can include the skills to: - access media and navigate media landscapes - analyze the messages and subtext within media - evaluate the accuracy of claims - create media mindfully. - media literacy is often seen as the antidote to [[{3.1b1} media manipulators exploit data voids by capitalizing on missing data and the logic of algorithms and search engines|media manipulation]], but [[{3.1b1a2} media literacy will not bridge epistemological gaps]].