Media Information Literacy Study Guide

Study Notes

Media information can be written in scripts using the Roman alphabet or a different script suitable for the language of the reader (e.g., Japanese, Chinese, Korean).
Readers are influenced by persuasive written words. A well-organized text is a collaborative effort between writers and editors.

Author: Primarily writes lengthy works like novels or scholarly papers.
Writer: Typically associated with literary works like short stories or poems.
Contributor: Writes articles on specific themes or topics, often in magazines or publications.
Columnist: Writes regular opinions or commentaries on social or political issues for newspapers and magazines.
Blogger: Posts personal opinions and insights on a blog or website.
Editor: Responsible for editing, coordinating with writers, and finalizing the content of a publication.
Publisher: Prepares, acquires, manages, and decides on the themes of published materials.

Text information is categorized as either fiction or nonfiction.
Fiction: Derived from the writer's imagination (e.g., fairy tales, myths, legends).
Nonfiction: Based on facts and reality (e.g., biographies, news, scientific research).

Writers select a topic, gather information, create an outline, draft a text, and revise it before submission to the editor or publisher.

Text information should be accurate, factual, objective, and appropriate for the target audience.

Visual information uses various media for communication (e.g., photography, video, infographics).
Design elements like lines, shapes, value, texture, and color impact visual representation.

Consistency: Maintaining similar margins, typefaces, typestyles, and colors is crucial in presentations.
Center of Interest: Creating focal points to draw the reader's attention.
Balance: Achieving visual uniformity in elements; symmetrical or asymmetrical.
Harmony: Using similar visual units.
Contrast: Using differences in values or colors to highlight specific elements.
Directional Movement: Guiding the viewer's eye through the composition.
Rhythm: Creating regular recurrence of elements.
Perspective: Creating an illusion of three-dimensionality.
Motion: Creating an illusion of action and dynamism through framing, design elements, and animation.

Motion media is a communication medium that portrays spatial movement, using texts and images.
Information in motion media is categorized into film and television, and interactive video.

Focus on key terms and concepts within the context of the study guide.
Not all questions are included; selection based on representative coverage.
How to Assess Text Information? Ensure accuracy, objectivity, and appropriateness for the target audience.
Format of Visual Information: Visual information uses various elements (lines, shapes, value, etc.) in compositions.
Meaning of "People as Media"? People act as channels of information.
Who are the "first receivers" in media? Opinion leaders.
What is a "Storyboard"? A sequence of graphics/images that represents the plan for a motion piece.
What makes animation appear smoother? A higher frame rate. This means a higher quantity of frames displayed per second.