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                 “Media and Government: A Love-Hate Relationship”

          Philippine media has played a significant role in our lives as a Filipinos because media had been our main source of information and our main tool for communication since the colonization of the Spaniards up until now. Media which comes in different formats had one main role in our society which is to spread information regarding a certain topic such as politics, fashion, culture, current trends, etc. and the Philippine media had been playing this role very well over the past century. However, sometimes, media has this one flaw and they intend to filter out the information they received first before presenting it to the people the way they believe the best to represent the story. Media disseminate the information they have about a particular subject through its different formats including the internet. The role of the media on the internet made the dissemination of information reach a wider audience faster.

            Although media have only one main role in our society, the Philippine media have several functions for Filipinos according to their needs and usually, Filipinos use media for education, entertainment, socialization, surveillance and communication. With the help of the internet and modern technology, Philippine media has become more accessible and available to the general public and because of this, gathering information to educate oneself has become easier and effortless also. With the aid of the internet, people often use media to socialize, communicate and entertain themselves; an example to that is the social media platforms which is very popular nowadays to people especially among teens and young adults. While some people use media for communication, entertainment and education, there are still few people who use media to know the current issues and problems of our country which gives them a heads up to what's really happening inside our country. To sum it up, the functions of media depends on how people use it based on their preferences. However, the role of the Philippine media would always stay the same which is to share, spread or disseminate information.

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“The Value of Being a Media and Information Literate Individual”

          With the help of the progressive technology, media and information has become more accessible to people nowadays. Media which comes in different formats can provide us different information which may be a good or a bad thing for us. That's why, being a media and information literate in the 21st century could be considered as an advantage to others because we would possess abilities and skills that an illiterate user of media and information do not have. It is because media and information literacy hones individual's skills and abilities including the 21st century skills such as creativity, critical thinking and communication. The common ground skill of the two was the critical thinking because it will make the person to think critically either in using media or acquiring information. Media and information literacy should be taught to adults and teens as they are the main participants in using media and information. 

           So you see, it is really an advantage to be a media and information literate. It gives you benefits which you could use in everyday life. As a student, being an information literate would greatly help you because you have the ability to locate where to find credible information which you will later on evaluate then use it perhaps, as part of your school work. On the other hand, being a media literate individual, you have the ability to identify real of fake news, understand the message behind a certain passage, create and make use of media properly. An example of being a media and information literate person was I would not easily believe what I read in social media platforms because I should check first it's credibility before believing it as a factual information. being an information literate individual, when finding information about a certain topic, the last thing that I want to do is to commit plagiarism. Therefore, after getting the information needed, I would definitely cite the source of the information to give recognition to their works.