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Traditional media literacy focused on ownership (who owns this TV network?) and bias (what political slant does this newspaper have?). For Clea Marc in 2025, the more urgent question is: Why did this content find me?
The goal is not cynicism. It is discernment. A well-educated viewer can watch a reality TV trainwreck and appreciate the editing psychology while still laughing at the absurdity. A well-educated creator can use the tropes of popular media to subvert them, telling stories that are actually true. educating clea marc dorcel xxx webdl new 2018 2021
Clea had always considered herself a “consumer, not a critic.” She scrolled through TikTok for laughs, watched whatever Netflix promoted on its home screen, and forwarded memes without checking their source. When her friend Marc, a second-year media studies student, asked what she thought about the algorithmic curation of her feed, she blinked. “I think… it gives me more cat videos?” Traditional media literacy focused on ownership (who owns