Five Laws of Media and Information Literacy (by UNESCO)
We are travelling towards the universality of books, the Internet and all forms of “containers of knowledge”. Media and information literacy for all should be seen as a nexus of human rights.
Law 1
Information, communication, libraries, media, technology, the Internet as well as other forms of information providers are for use in critical civic engagement and sustainable development. …
Law 2
Every citizen is a creator of information/knowledge and has a message. They must be empowered to access new information/knowledge and to express themselves. …
Law 3
Information, knowledge, and messages are not always value neutral, or always independent of biases. …
Law 4
Every citizen wants to know and understand new information, knowledge and messages as well as to communicate. …
Law 5
Media and information literacy is not acquired at once. It is a lived and dynamic experience and process. It is complete when it includes knowledge, skills and attitudes, when it covers access, evaluation/assessment, use, production and communication of information, media and technology content.
I am very much impressed by the second law of MIL that is
” Every citizen is a creator of information/knowledge and has a message. They must be empowered to access new information/knowledge and to express themselves.”