National+Media+Education+Week

I was watching television the other day and I noticed a commercial for National Media Education week. The purpose of the program, which runs this week November 19th-24th, is to promote media literacy and critical thinking of media in homes, schools and communities across Canada. Fitting since CCT300 is critical analysis of the media!

Check out the website if you have time, there is a lot of information! [|http://www.mediaeducationweek.ca]

Personally I think it is important that our generation is aware of issues within the media. As CCIT students I believe we are encouraged to question, to analyze and re-evaluate what the media puts forth. The general population, especially youth, take in what they see or hear and don’t ask questions. The campaign uses the media to promote education about the media; I will argue that it makes perfect sense to use familiar mediums to educate youth.

That is all I have for now, but what do you guys think about National Media Education Week?