Welcome to Dawn’s Diary, a girl’s blog for and about media literacy!

5. THE REAL STRUGGLE TO KEEP JOURNALISM ALIVE

Journalism has been around for hundreds, if not, thousands of years and has arguably been a vital part of human society. Think about it—if it weren’t for the press, democracy wouldn’t be as popular as it is. News and awareness of ongoing events would be nonexistent; how are we to learn from history if we aren’t aware of its existence? Journalism has propelled the human species to…

4. WHEN THE LINES BETWEEN POLITICS AND FACTS BLUR

It’s no secret to anyone that practically every news story nowadays has some sort of bias attached to it; our world has become so politicized that every aspect of it, from our media to the interactions we have with one another, has some political connotation behind it. In a way, our news and media have become weaponized as headlines not…

3. LESSONS I’VE LEARNED FROM GOING OFF THE GRID FOR FOUR HOURS

This past Sunday, I participated in a challenge for my Media Literacy class in which I went four hours without any devices– no phone, no iPad, no digital watch, not even my AirPods. The one exception I made was my MacBook for academic work, but knowing I couldn’t trust myself, I used Lockdown Browser to…

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