Through a four-step "inquiry" process of Awareness . . . Analysis . . . Reflection . . .Action, media literacy helps young people acquire an empowering set of "navigational" skills which include the ability to:
Access information from a variety of sources.
Analyze and explore how messages are "constructed" whether print, verbal, visual or multi-media.
Evaluate media's explicit and implicit messages against one's own ethical, moral and/or democratic principles.
Express or create their own messages using a variety of media tools.
Participate in a global media culture.