Information and media literacy enables people to show and make informed judgments as users of

information and media, as well as to become skillful creators and producers of information and media messages in
their own right

- consists of the knowledge, the attitudes, and the sum of the skills needed to know when and what information is
needed; where and how to obtain that information; how to evaluate it critically and organise it once it is found; and
how to use it in an ethical way.
Media literacy is an expanded conceptualization of literacy that includes the ability to access and analyze
media messages as well as create, reflect and take action, using the power of information and communication to
make a difference in the world.

Here are examples of the kinds of media that people today should cultivate literacy in, to one degree or
another:

Television ,Video games ,Photographs, Podcasts ,Blog posts YouTube videos News-related
websites ,Social media, Magazines and newspapers

The three key components of media literacy are personal locus, knowledge structures, and skills.

Information literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, organize, use, and communicate information in all its
various formats, most notably in situations requiring decision making, problem solving, or the acquisition of
knowledge.

Here are some examples of information literacy skills:

Communication: Receiving and relating different types of information, further divided into:

Nonverbal,Verbal, Visual ,Written

Critical Thinking: Evaluating facts to fully understand an issue, problem, or topic and create an effective
solution

Computer Technology: Using computers/the Internet to find the information and determine its validity

Research: Gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information related to a given topic. This skill is further
divided into:

Attention to detail, Note-taking ,Problem-solving, Time management

There is one massive difference between media and information literacy. Information literacy
describes identifying a need for information and then locating, evaluating, and using the data
effectively to solve a problem. On the other hand, media literacy is the ability to access, evaluate,
change, and produce media in many different forms.