Problem
Media illiteracy
Other Names:
Critical desensitization in television and film viewingPassive media reception
Nature:
As television, film and newspapers pervade the lives of individuals, the loss of critical perspective while viewing such mediums may increase. Often overexposure to the media's images and conventions leads to analytical desensitization, which may render the viewer unable to separate fact from fiction. Under these circumstances the viewer is more susceptible to manipulation by the media, which may place undue emphasis on the media's power of persuasion. Children are particularly vulnerable to such manipulation.
Incidence:
A 1990 study by a television rating organization showed that children in the USA watch an average of 4 hours of television per day.
Broader Problems:
IlliteracyUncritical thinking Narrower Problems:
Children's misapprehension of reality in the media Related Problems:
Violence on screenOffensive advertising Aggravates:
Manipulation of the individual by mass media Strategies:
Promoting visual literacyDeveloping critical judgementCriticizing the mediaWatching filmsWatching films Subject(s):
Communication → FilmCommunication → Media
Education → Educational level
Transportation, Telecommunications → Television
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
10.04.2019 – 13:23 CEST