I want to tackle media literacy in the digital age. In a 2016 Stanford University study, 80 percent of middle schoolers couldn’t tell the difference between sponsored content and actual news stories1. This means that these when youngsters enter the university and soon the work force, they would consume misleading information that can impact. I would break down three sections, consuming knowledgeable content, awareness of rhetorical appeals in the message, and consumers becoming the producers in the digital conversation. Within these points, media literacy would empower younger audiences when consuming digital media.

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