Welcome to Media Matters, your guide to thinking clearly in a busy media world. From videos and apps to news and social media posts, we look at how media is made, why it matters and how you can stay sharp, confident and safe both online and offline.

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MODULE 1: whAT IS MEDIA?

Media is all around you – on screens, on posters, on speakers and even in your classroom. It shows up in the videos you watch, the stories you read and the messages you send.

Media is all around you – on screens, on posters, on speakers and even in your classroom. It shows up in the videos you watch, the stories you read and the messages you send.

Media is all around you – on screens, on posters, on speakers and even in your classroom. It shows up in the videos you watch, the stories you read and the messages you send.

Media is all around you – on screens, on posters, on speakers and even in your classroom. It shows up in the videos you watch, the stories you read and the messages you send.

MODULE 2: WHO OWNS THE MEDIA?

Every time you watch a video, read a
story or scroll through your favourite app, someone owns the media you are seeing. But have you ever wondered who? Sometimes it is one person with a phone.

Every time you watch a video, read a
story or scroll through your favourite app, someone owns the media you are seeing. But have you ever wondered who? Sometimes it is one person with a phone.

Cé a dhéanann cinneadh faoi na scéalta a insítear agus na cinn a
fhágtar ar lár? Faigh amach cé leis na meáin in Éirinn, an chaoi a mbíonn tionchar ag an úinéireacht ar an méid a fheicimid agus a chloisimid agus an fáth a bhfuil a lán guthanna tábhachtach.

Cé a dhéanann cinneadh faoi na scéalta a insítear agus na cinn a fhágtar ar lár? Faigh amach cé leis na meáin in Éirinn, an chaoi a mbíonn tionchar ag an úinéireacht ar an méid a fheicimid agus a chloisimid agus an fáth a bhfuil a lán guthanna tábhachtach.

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