Media and Information Literacy

Why Media’s role in our society crucial in today’s COVID-19 Pandemic?

The importance of the media during this time of pandemic is that it serves as a form of communication for the students to continue learning and also for the teachers to be able teach and share their knowledge through media. Social media is also a way for us individuals to stay connected to our love ones even we are are separate physically. For us there are three main role why social media is important in this time of pandemic firstly, Its a source of news or information and misinformation because finding trusted websites or posts about covid 19 is very difficult because everyone is on their phone and they can post whatever they want even if its informative or not informative. Second, social media can use as a business platform because as we all know Covid 19 ruins everything the business, workers and etc. so that many businesses use social media platform to advertise their product and many people uses social media to sell and buy goods. Third, social media can be use as a platform for awareness about covid 19 numerous people uses social media and free to post publicly everything about covid 19 pandemic, as we all see many communities, individuals, organizations even the government use social media to spread awareness about covid 19 for example the social distancing, wearing face mask/ face shield, avoid mass gatherings, always wash your hands, and many more.

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    Imagine a world without traditional media

    Traditional media is still the most reliable news source, and because it is instantly recognizable, it is vital for communicating brand messaging. Newspapers, magazines, radio, and television will always be familiar to everybody, regardless of age, because they have been there for decades, and newspapers date back centuries.(Democracy.com, 2020). The traditional media serves a good foundation for the new media. A world without traditional media will be difficult specially with the start-ups because it's essential for conveying a brand messaging and with old media it can help save time and money. As we all know that media helps us a lot like media is the one that helps us to stay connected and spread news. If there is no traditional media its hard for us to communicate and stay connected because its the fastest way for us to stay connected, we can use letter writing to stay connected but its not fast as traditional media. Its also hard for us to gain knowledge, information and news because there is no other way for us to spread news and information about something.

    Reference: https://wearedemocracy.co.uk/importance-traditional-media-within-evolving-media-landscape/#:~:text=Traditional%20media%20is%20still%20the,newspapers%20even%20date%20back%20centuries

    The impending return of Face - to - face classes in some schools in the Philippines

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    It’s been many months since COVID – 19 breakout started and education for numerous students is still disrupted. Prior to the epidemic, Philippine education was in a horrible state and it is even worse now. (Punongbayan, 2020)
    In the first place, Education is for everyone, it’s our right to have a good education, and it’s not only for people who can afford it. Distance learning is not for everyone, as we all know that not everyone can afford a device for online learning and not everyone can afford Wi-Fi connection though there’s a positive side in the distance learning such as no commute and flexible time.
    Moreover, before the government reopen schools, they must improve the vaccinations and pandemic response. The schools and students must also do their part when the government reopen schools. The schools must assure that their facilities and high touch surfaces are clean, and for the students and teachers, they must be vaccinated and follow safety protocols such as practice social distancing, wear mask, and keep their hands clean.
    Lastly, because of the Duterte government’s poor pandemic response, there are various reasons to conclude that young Filipinos are not receiving the education they deserve and Teachers face a difficult task in ensuring that their lectures are conveyed to their students via the internet. (Punongbayan, 2020).

    Reference: https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/analysis-why-we-need-safely-reopen-ph-schools-asap

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