http://news.stlpublicradio.org en http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/importance-media-literacy <p>Ongoing media coverage of Hurricane Sandy has highlighted the importance of media literacy.</p><p>Some news outlets <a href="http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/193564/cnn-weather-channel-inaccurately-report-that-new-york-stock-exchange-is-under-3-feet-of-water/">incorrectly reported</a> the New York Stock Exchange floor was flooded and <a href="http://istwitterwrong.tumblr.com/post/34563249044/is-that-really-a-picture-of-hurricane-sandy-descending">numerous images</a> have been doctored or a misrepresentation of current events.</p> Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:45:13 +0000 Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh 5925 at http://news.stlpublicradio.org The Importance Of Media Literacy