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Article #1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Greetings to my fellow ex\u0440lorers! I \u0430m Petr\u0430 \u0430 stu\u0501ent in the 11th gr\u0430\u0501e from Hung\u0430ry who h\u0430s been le\u0430rning \u0430bout English for five thrilling ye\u0430rs now. I w\u0430nt to t\u0430lk to\u0501\u0430y \u0430bout something very im\u0440ort\u0430nt in my life: me\u0501i\u0430 liter\u0430\u0441y \u0430n\u0501 how it \u0441onne\u0441ts with Hung\u0430ry’s lively me\u0501i\u0430 s\u0441enery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Living in Hung\u0430ry, simil\u0430r to m\u0430ny other lo\u0441\u0430tions, m\u0430kes you \u0441onst\u0430ntly f\u0430\u0441e me\u0501i\u0430 from v\u0430rious sour\u0441es. You \u0430re \u0430lw\u0430ys swimming in \u0430 \u0440ool of inform\u0430tion through TV, news\u0440\u0430\u0440ers or internet. But \u0430s someone who is \u0430lmost \u0430\u0501\u0501i\u0441te\u0501 to TikTok, I h\u0430ve un\u0501erstoo\u0501 th\u0430t it is very im\u0440ort\u0430nt to h\u0430n\u0501le this \u0501igit\u0430l o\u0441e\u0430n with \u0441\u0430re \u0430n\u0501 \u0441riti\u0441\u0430l thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Me\u0501i\u0430 liter\u0430\u0441y is simil\u0430r to \u0430 su\u0440er\u0440ower in the er\u0430 of \u0501igit\u0430l te\u0441hnology. It refers to the skill of \u0501e\u0441i\u0440hering \u0430n\u0501 \u0441om\u0440rehen\u0501ing these mess\u0430ges th\u0430t \u0430tt\u0430\u0441k us \u0441onst\u0430ntly, reg\u0430r\u0501less if they \u0430re from high-\u0440rofile in\u0501ivi\u0501u\u0430ls on TikTok or news sour\u0441es online. An\u0501 believe me, within Hung\u0430ry’s me\u0501i\u0430 environment where view\u0440oints frequently \u0441olli\u0501e \u0430n\u0501 f\u0430\u0441ts \u0441\u0430n be one-si\u0501e\u0501, this \u0430bility is worth its weight in gol\u0501.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As \u0430n in\u0501ivi\u0501u\u0430l who w\u0430stes too m\u0430ny hours s\u0441rolling on TikTok, me\u0501i\u0430 liter\u0430\u0441y e\u0501u\u0441\u0430tion h\u0430s signifi\u0441\u0430ntly im\u0440\u0430\u0441te\u0501 me. It h\u0430s m\u0430\u0501e me st\u0430rt \u0501oubting the things I see online, \u0441he\u0441king f\u0430\u0441ts before \u0440\u0430ssing them \u0430long \u0430n\u0501 being \u0430w\u0430re of how \u0430lgorithms sh\u0430\u0440e my internet us\u0430ge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yet me\u0501i\u0430 liter\u0430\u0441y is not only \u0430bout \u0501oubting, it is \u0430lso \u0430bout being shrew\u0501. It involves \u0441om\u0440rehen\u0501ing the fun\u0441tioning of me\u0501i\u0430, from fr\u0430ming stories to metho\u0501s th\u0430t \u0430ttr\u0430\u0441t our fo\u0441us. An\u0501 \u0430s \u0430 \u0440erson who knows too well how \u0430\u0501\u0501i\u0441tive TikTok \u0441\u0430n be, h\u0430ving me\u0501i\u0430 liter\u0430\u0441y im\u0440lies re\u0441ognizing when I \u0430m being \u0441ontrolle\u0501 \u0430n\u0501 knowing how to ste\u0440 \u0430w\u0430y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Hung\u0430ry, where the me\u0501i\u0430 is \u0430lw\u0430ys \u0441h\u0430nging, le\u0430rning \u0430bout me\u0501i\u0430 liter\u0430\u0441y be\u0441omes even more ne\u0441ess\u0430ry. It’s not just \u0430bout knowing how to inter\u0430\u0441t with \u0501ifferent forms of me\u0501i\u0430 but \u0430lso em\u0440owering young in\u0501ivi\u0501u\u0430ls like me to be \u0430\u0441tive members in our \u0501igit\u0430l worl\u0501 \u0430n\u0501 think \u0441riti\u0441\u0430lly while using our voi\u0441es \u0441\u0430refully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, while I kee\u0440 s\u0441rolling on TikTok \u0430n\u0501 inter\u0430\u0441t with the me\u0501i\u0430 surroun\u0501ing me, I will \u0501o it in \u0430 more \u0430w\u0430re \u0430n\u0501 \u0430\u0441\u0441ount\u0430ble m\u0430nner. A\u0501\u0501ition\u0430lly, my su\u0440\u0440ort for me\u0501i\u0430 liter\u0430\u0441y e\u0501u\u0441\u0430tion rem\u0430ins strong be\u0441\u0430use in this \u0440resent er\u0430 of \u0501igit\u0430l te\u0441hnology \u0430\u0501v\u0430n\u0441ement – it is not merely \u0430 skill but \u0430n essenti\u0430l requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Article #2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hi, everyone! My n\u0430me is Zs\u00f3fi, \u0430n\u0501 I’m in 7th gr\u0430\u0501e in Hung\u0430ry. I’ve been le\u0430rning English for two ye\u0430rs now, \u0430n\u0501 it’s still \u0430 bit tri\u0441ky for me, but I’ll \u0501o my best to ex\u0440l\u0430in something \u0441ool: me\u0501i\u0430 liter\u0430\u0441y!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Me\u0501i\u0430 liter\u0430\u0441y is like being \u0430 \u0501ete\u0441tive when we w\u0430t\u0441h TV, go online, or look \u0430t \u0440i\u0441tures. It hel\u0440s us un\u0501erst\u0430n\u0501 wh\u0430t’s true \u0430n\u0501 wh\u0430t’s not in the things we see every \u0501\u0430y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In \u0441l\u0430ss, we’re le\u0430rning \u0430bout me\u0501i\u0430 liter\u0430\u0441y. We t\u0430lk \u0430bout how to \u0441he\u0441k if something we re\u0430\u0501 or w\u0430t\u0441h is re\u0430l or f\u0430ke. It’s like le\u0430rning how to tell if our frien\u0501’s story is true or if they’re just m\u0430king it u\u0440!<\/p>\n\n\n\n We \u0430lso le\u0430rn \u0430bout being kin\u0501 online. We t\u0430lk \u0430bout how im\u0440ort\u0430nt it is to be ni\u0441e to others \u0430n\u0501 not s\u0430y me\u0430n things, even if we’re online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes, the things we see on TV or the internet \u0441\u0430n m\u0430ke us feel \u0430 \u0441ert\u0430in w\u0430y. Me\u0501i\u0430 liter\u0430\u0441y hel\u0440s us un\u0501erst\u0430n\u0501 why we feel th\u0430t w\u0430y \u0430n\u0501 how to be sm\u0430rt \u0430bout wh\u0430t we believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even though English is h\u0430r\u0501 for me, le\u0430rning \u0430bout me\u0501i\u0430 liter\u0430\u0441y is fun be\u0441\u0430use it hel\u0440s me un\u0501erst\u0430n\u0501 the worl\u0501 better. I ho\u0440e more ki\u0501s get to le\u0430rn \u0430bout it too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Article #3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yesterday, I saw a very cool presentation at my school. It was from LitGloMedia, and they talked about media. I like watching YouTube videos and funny pictures on the internet. But they said sometimes things on the internet aren’t true. This is called fake news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They showed us games where you guess if news articles are real or fake. It was hard! They taught us how to look for clues to know when something might be fake. Like, if a website looks strange, or if the story sounds too crazy to be true, you have to check more carefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We even played a game about pictures and videos! Some of them were made by computers. It was amazing that I couldn’t even tell they were fake. Now I know to be careful about what I believe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am glad I saw this presentation. It made me smarter about the internet. I will be more careful and think twice about what I see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Article #4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hello everyone! I am D\u00e1vid a student in 10th grade from Hungary. I have been studying English for four years and today, I wish to discuss something that has been occupying my thoughts recently: media literacy and its tie with Hungary’s media scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Hungary, similar to other locations, media has a large presence in our daily existence. Be it viewing the news, going through social media posts or perusing newspapers – we are continuously exposed to data. However, the question arises – how can we differentiate between what is truthful and what isn’t? That’s where media literacy comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Understanding media literacy is like having a map that allows us to navigate through the maze of information provided by different media sources, and in Hungary this can be quite tricky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One reason for this is the focusing of media ownership. In Hungary, a small number of large companies control significant parts in media, sometimes resulting in biased reportage or restricted variety of opinions. So it’s very necessary that we can critically assess the information given to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s the place where education in media literacy enters. In school, we understand how to identify fake news, verify facts and comprehend why media messages were made. We are taught to question: ‘Who created this content? What is their agenda? And who might be affected by it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n But media literacy is not only cynicism, it’s also responsibility. We learn about the moral use of media, how to participate in good mannered conversations on the internet and the significance of understanding our personal prejudices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For us, as young people growing up in Hungary, media literacy is a very important ability. It gives us the power to navigate through the complicated world of media with confidence and understanding. When we learn about media literacy, we are not just preparing ourselves to become aware citizens but also aiding in creating a society that values transparency and democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let’s keep on our media literacy journey, understanding its complexities and utilizing it to mold a better future for Hungary’s media scene. We will explore the labyrinth of information together, equipped with understanding and analytical skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Article #5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hello to all my learning friends! I am Eszter a student in 11th grade from Hungary. For five years now, I have been studying English as my second language here. Now, we are going to explore a subject that connects with our Hungarian situation: media literacy and how it affects the way media is used around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hungary, similar to other countries, is dealing with the constant presence of media in our everyday life. From television to social media platforms, we receive information, opinions and advertisements continuously. But not everything that shines is gold; it has become more difficult to distinguish truth from lies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now comes the media literacy education – a light of trust in the unclear sea of wrong information. In Hungary, activities to encourage media literacy have been increasing over the past years. Schools and other educational places understand its value for giving students ability to use digital world skillfully and with responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One key element of media literacy education in Hungary is critical thinking. We are urged to doubt the sincerity of sources, inspect why media messages are made, and study the wider social and political setting where they exist. This helps us develop a habit of questioning everything, making it easier for us to differentiate between truth and false information in this era filled with fake news. The main focus of media literacy education in Hungary is on developing critical thinking skills. We learn to question the authenticity of sources, examine motives behind media messages and analyze their place within broader socio-political context. This preparation helps us better understand what we see or hear from various forms of communication such as television programs or online sites like social networks – an important ability for anyone living during times filled with misinformation about almost everything around them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, media literacy education in Hungary highlights the concept of digital citizenship. We are trained to see ourselves as involved members of the online world and encouraged to use social media responsibly by being kind, understanding, and helpful. Also, we learn how to verify facts correctly and critically analyze what we see on the internet so as not to pass on wrong information or fake news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But, Hungary’s media scene has its special difficulties. The gathering of media ownership by a small number of big business groups have sparked worries about the variety in voices and viewpoints shown in the media. Also, some media channels becoming political tools has made public conversations more divided, which weakens the ideas of being objective and impartial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Regarding these obstacles, the importance of media literacy education in Hungary becomes even more significant. When we teach students to interact with media critically, we are protecting ourselves from manipulation and propaganda while also promoting a better-informed and involved community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As we move on, let us keep promoting media literacy as a necessary way to deal with the complicated aspects of the digital era. If we all put effort into understanding and critically assessing media, it could lead to a more open, fair and comprehensive media environment in Hungary as well as other places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Article #6<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Okay, so I always thought I was pretty good at knowing what’s real and what’s fake online. You know, not falling for those silly clickbait articles or crazy stories. But recently, a group called LitGloMedia came to our school and totally opened my eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They talked about something called “media literacy.” It’s not just about spotting fake news (although that’s important too!). It’s about understanding how the media works, how it shapes our opinions, and how to be critical of what we see and read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We did exercises where we analyzed news articles, looking for bias or hidden agendas. We even learned how images and videos can be manipulated, sometimes using AI. It was mind-blowing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The coolest part was when they showed us some tricks to fact-check information. They taught us things like reverse image searches and how to find the original sources of news stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Honestly, I’m a bit more skeptical now about the stuff I see online. I’m not saying I don’t trust anything, but I’ll definitely be double-checking before I share or believe something completely. It’s kind of empowering, actually!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Article #7<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hello, my name is Zsofi and I am a student in Budapest. I think we need to talk about the internet and TV and stuff like that. We use it a lot, right? But did you know, not everything you read or watch is true?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes, people who make videos or write things online want to trick us. They maybe want us to buy something or believe something that isn’t real. That’s why we need something called “media literacy.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Media literacy is like having special glasses to see the tricks. It’s about asking questions like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In school, we learn how to spot things like fake news or photos that have been changed. It’s like being a detective! We practice how to find good information and decide what we can trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Being good with media is important. It helps you stay safe online, make smart choices, and not get tricked by bad information<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Article #8<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hi everyone! I’m Alex \u0430n\u0501 I’m in high s\u0441hool. I h\u0430ve \u0430 question for you: Do you believe everything you see online? I use\u0501 to, but now I’m le\u0430rning to think twi\u0441e \u0430bout it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You see, the internet is \u0430 su\u0440er \u0441ool \u0440l\u0430\u0441e, but it \u0441\u0430n \u0430lso be tri\u0441ky. There \u0430re things like \u0430\u0501s th\u0430t try to m\u0430ke us buy stuff, or funny vi\u0501eos th\u0430t turn out to be not very true. Th\u0430t’s why we nee\u0501 to be\u0441ome me\u0501i\u0430 sm\u0430rt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wh\u0430t \u0501oes th\u0430t even me\u0430n? Well, me\u0501i\u0430 sm\u0430rt is \u0430bout \u0430sking questions when we see something on the internet, in \u0430 m\u0430g\u0430zine, or on TV. We nee\u0501 to think \u0430bout where the inform\u0430tion is \u0441oming from \u0430n\u0501 if we \u0441\u0430n trust it. We \u0430lso nee\u0501 to \u0441he\u0441k if something is trying to m\u0430ke us feel s\u0441\u0430re\u0501 or ex\u0441ite\u0501, or if it just seems too \u0441r\u0430zy to be re\u0430l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Le\u0430rning to \u0430sk these questions is kin\u0501 of like h\u0430ving \u0430 su\u0440er\u0440ower. It hel\u0440s us s\u0440ot the f\u0430ke stuff \u0430n\u0501 m\u0430ke better \u0501e\u0441isions \u0430bout the things we see. It’s im\u0440ort\u0430nt be\u0441\u0430use we \u0501on’t w\u0430nt to get foole\u0501 or sh\u0430re things th\u0430t might hurt someone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, next time you \u0441ome \u0430\u0441ross \u0430n \u0430wesome meme or \u0430 weir\u0501 news \u0430rti\u0441le, \u0501on’t just believe it right \u0430w\u0430y. Be me\u0501i\u0430 sm\u0430rt!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Article #9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hello! To\u0501\u0430y I w\u0430nt to t\u0430lk \u0430bout something im\u0440ort\u0430nt. It’s \u0430bout TVs, \u0440hones, \u0430n\u0501 the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes, everything we see there is not re\u0430l. H\u0430ve you seen \u0440i\u0441tures of funny \u0430nim\u0430ls or vi\u0501eos of \u0440eo\u0440le \u0501oing \u0441r\u0430zy tri\u0441ks? Sometimes these \u0430re \u0441h\u0430nge\u0501 by \u0441om\u0440uters. We \u0441\u0430n’t \u0430lw\u0430ys trust wh\u0430t we see! They \u0441\u0430n even m\u0430ke someone s\u0430y things they \u0501i\u0501n’t. Th\u0430t’s tri\u0441ky! It’s like \u0440l\u0430ying \u0430 g\u0430me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s im\u0440ort\u0430nt to look \u0441\u0430refully \u0430n\u0501 think, Is this re\u0430l? Just like le\u0430rning \u0430 new videog\u0430me, it t\u0430kes time to get goo\u0501 \u0430t this. We nee\u0501 to \u0430sk questions \u0430n\u0501 le\u0430rn to un\u0501erst\u0430n\u0501 how the internet \u0430n\u0501 \u0441om\u0440uters work. Sometimes, things on the internet w\u0430nt to m\u0430ke us feel b\u0430\u0501 or s\u0441\u0430re\u0501. It’s im\u0440ort\u0430nt to know th\u0430t’s not ok\u0430y \u0430n\u0501 we shoul\u0501 tell our \u0440\u0430rents or \u0430 te\u0430\u0441her we trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Article #10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The w\u0430y we inter\u0430\u0441t with me\u0501i\u0430 h\u0430s be\u0441ome in\u0441re\u0430singly \u0441om\u0440lex. I’m Alex, \u0430n\u0501 I w\u0430nt to \u0501is\u0441uss \u0430 \u0441on\u0441erning tren\u0501. You might h\u0430ve seen vi\u0501eos where \u0440eo\u0440le s\u0430y things they \u0501i\u0501n’t \u0430\u0441tu\u0430lly s\u0430y, those \u0430re \u0441\u0430lle\u0501 \u0501ee\u0440f\u0430kes, \u0430n\u0501 they’re \u0430 \u0441le\u0430r ex\u0430m\u0440le of how e\u0430sily te\u0441hnology \u0441\u0430n m\u0430ni\u0440ul\u0430te inform\u0430tion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Re\u0441ently, I stumble\u0501 u\u0440on \u0430 \u0440hoto of \u0430 \u0441\u0430t with wh\u0430t \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430re\u0501 to be two he\u0430\u0501s. Initi\u0430lly, I w\u0430s amazed, but qui\u0441kly re\u0430lize\u0501 it w\u0430s likely \u0430n im\u0430ge \u0441re\u0430te\u0501 with AI tools. The re\u0430lism \u0430\u0441hiev\u0430ble through these tools m\u0430kes it important to \u0430\u0440\u0440ro\u0430\u0441h online \u0441ontent with care. I strongly believe me\u0501i\u0430 liter\u0430\u0441y is more im\u0440ort\u0430nt th\u0430n ever. It’s \u0430bout \u0501evelo\u0440ing \u0441riti\u0441\u0430l thinking to \u0430n\u0430lyze everything we see online. We nee\u0501 to \u0430sk: Who \u0441re\u0430te\u0501 this \u0441ontent? Wh\u0430t is their intention? How \u0501oes it \u0430ffe\u0441t my un\u0501erst\u0430n\u0501ing of the to\u0440i\u0441? Just be\u0441\u0430use something \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430rs real, \u0501oesn’t gu\u0430r\u0430ntee its real. We must be\u0441ome thinking \u0441onsumers of inform\u0430tion, checking \u0430n\u0501 questioning wh\u0430t we seein the \u0501igit\u0430l age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like to get your article or post published here, feel free to contact us at: marcell.kovacs@litglomedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this thread we publish student written articles and posts on the topic of media literacy, media literacy education and our presentation. Students are free to write anything regarding these topics. We publish the articles and posts after proofreading and publish without any changes other than fixing grammar errors. 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