Media education and its role in confronting the negatives of social networking

Abstract

This research, a summary presentation was made of the relationship of media education to media and education, the importance of media education in our present time, and its effective role in developing critical thinking among young people and young people. In light of what was reviewed about education, we can say that media education is part of the basic rights of every citizen. In every country of the world, UNESCO sees the importance of media education due to the influential power of the media in the contemporary world, and emphasizes the role of both the family and the school to teach young people digital media education, which has become an important societal demand, and to provide them with the skills that allow them to engage in the digital world effectively and It enables them to think critically to distinguish between what is right and beneficial, and avoid what is harmful and dangerous.

Also facilitating individuals’ access to the skills and experiences they need to understand how the media shapes their awareness and prepare them to participate as media makers and participants in virtual communities within societal ethics and freedom of speech controls. Encouraging young people to develop responsible citizenship, teamwork, and real life is media education consistent with With higher thinking skills, developing them, and enabling the individual to become a wise consumer of media issues, by increasing his abilities to communicate and express, and enabling him to deal with a culture saturated with media messages at a time when the media has become the largest guide and authority influencing values, beliefs, and trends. And practices in various aspects of life. Media education has become part of the citizen’s basic rights in light of these circumstances in which confusion is mixed, and its inclusion in the curricula in schools and universities has also become an urgent necessity as a defense project aimed at protecting the recipient from misinformation, negativity and stereotyping, and empowering him. The freedom to pick, choose, and criticize also includes teaching young people how to live, understand, and analyze the events surrounding them through seminars, teachers, and educators. The importance of media awareness is a skill that must accompany young people throughout their lives, and is not a study subject that the student forgets once the exam is over, or when he chooses an academic specialization in... A field far away from her.