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Critical Media Literacy
Question #1: PurposeAll media messages are constructed. Who created this message?
What purpose do these images serve?
Question #2: Creative Attention GrabbersMedia messages are constructed using creative
language with its own rules. What creative techniques are used to attract my attention?
Question #3: AudienceDifferent people experience the same media message differently.
Who is this message meant for?How might different people understand this message differently?
Question #4: Values, Lifestyles, and Points of ViewMedia have embedded values and points of view. What values, lifestyles, and
points of view are represented in, or left out of, this message?
Question #5: Profit and/or PowerMost media messages are organized to gain profit and/or power.
Why is this message being sent? Who has the power to create and spread these messages?
Creating NEW Representations and Meanings
• What type of influence do media have on the way race, gender, class, policing, and other issues of identity are perceived in broader society?
• What images and representations can be used to create new meanings for society?