✅ Plain-language lesson

Critical media literacy means:

• Questioning headlines.

• Checking sources.

• Searching for who owns the outlet.

• Looking for repetition across networks.

• Asking: “Who benefits if I believe this?”

Before believing a story, ask:

• Is it fact or opinion?

• Who is quoted?

• Who is blamed?

• Who is protected or ignored?

A healthy democracy depends on citizens who read, not react.

✅ PDF – Module 6 Handout

• Critical Reading Checklist

✅ QUIZ QUESTIONS

1. Who owns most major news outlets in Australia?

2. What is “framing” and why is it powerful?

3. How can headlines manipulate emotion?

4. Why should we question think tanks and polling?

5. Why do media outlets use fear and outrage?