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IMPORTANCE OF MIL FOR CITIZENS Media and information literacy (MIL) brings together disciplines that were once separate and distinct. MIL is concerned with giving people an understanding of the importance of media and other information providers in order to: make informed decisionslearn about the world around thembuild a sense of communitymaintain public discourse, andengage in lifelong learning Further, MIL should spur citizens to become active producers of information and innovators of media and information products, as well as critical thinkers. MIL should incite them to use new and traditional media for self-expression, creativity and greater participation in their country’s democracy and the global information network.

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Roles of MIL.

Media and other information providers play a central role in information and communication processes. They are one way of communicating information, although their role is much broader than that. For the purpose of the MIL curriculum, media are defined (irrespective of the nature and technologies used) as sources of credible and current information created through an editorial process determined by journalistic values whereby editorial accountability can be attributed to a specific organization or a legal person. To the extent that media are an important part of every society’s communication system, their institutional make-up can mesh with a variety of non-media information providers, such as libraries, museums, archives, Internet information providers, other information organizations and citizens who produce their own content.Media play several roles. They: act as channels of information and knowledge through which citizens communicate with each other and make informed decisionsfacilitate informed debates between diverse social actorsprovide us with much of what we learn about the world beyond our immediate experienceare means by which a society learns about itself and builds a sense of communityfunction as a watchdog of government in all its forms, promoting transparency in public life and public scrutiny of those with power through exposing corruption, maladministration and corporate wrong-doingare essential facilitators of democratic processes and one of the guarantors of free and fair electionsare a vehicle for cultural expression and cultural cohesion within and between nationsfunction as an advocate and social actor in its own right while respecting pluralistic values

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Media and Information Literacy

IML is a combination of information literacy and media literacy. The purpose of being information and media literate is to engage in a digital society; one needs to be able to use, understand, inquire, create, communicate and think critically. It is important to have capacity to effectively access, organize, analyze, evaluate, and create messages in a variety of forms.[8] The transformative nature of IML includes creative works and creating new knowledge; to publish and collaborate responsibly requires ethical, cultural and social understanding.

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Hi We are the MIL Youth Guild and are mission is to promote the apprehension of Media and Information Literacy among all citizens.