FIVE LAWS OF MEDIA AND INFORMATION — LITERACY (MIL) L AW 3 Ctr ronson Information, knowledge, and messages are not always value neutral, or always independent of biases. Any ‘conceptualization, use and application of MIL should make this truth transparent and understandable to all citizens. Every citizen is a creator of, Every citizen wants to know information/knowledge and has a and understand new message. They must be formation, knowledge and ‘empowered to access new messages as well as to information/knowledge and to communicate, even if she/he is express themselves. MILis for all ~ , not aware, admits or expresses ‘women and men equally - and a a that he/she does. Her/his nexus of human rights. rights must however never be compromised. Information, communication, Wy Media and information literacy is not libraries, media, technology, the acquired at once. tis a lived and Internet as well as other forms of dynamic experience and process. I Information providers are for use in ‘complete when it includes critical civic engagement and knowledge, skills and attitudes, when sustainable development. They are it covers access, evaluation/ equal in stature and none is more assessment, use, production relevant than the other or should be and communication of information, ever treated as such. media and technology content. ‘Alton Grizle and Jagtar Singh