Media Literacy

Febuary 09, 2016, we were called to the Auditorium to attend another seminar. There, we listened, we learned, we became aware.
Toni Tiemsin, an alumni from The University of the Philippines- Los Banos and a former executive producer and Editor-in-Chief of subselfie.com was our speaker for the day.
Subselfie. Wait, Selfie?

Apparently, this was connected to what he is going to talk and teach us for today. Philippine Media &
The Millenials.
The Media is either telling the truth or a lie. The Media has the power to hide the truth and yes, people will actually believe them. See how big the impact of media is to our society? It’s so powerful that it can actually manipulate one’s mind.


He said, no matter how good or important the story is, if the “boss” says, no, then it means a no. Instead, they’ll release stories that will get the attention of the people, even though it is a complete nonsense. Basically, Media is circling around our lives, that because we use it everyday, it is now part of our lives.


Then he taught us about us, the Millenials; today’s generation. Now, going back to the “subselfie”, He said that we are living in the “Me, me, me generation”. Yes, I believe that is true. People are self-centered. And there are numbers of people who are narcissistic. Basically, we are really living in that generation. In Social Media sites we would see pictures or posts that are not really supposed to be posted. For example, an accident or a burning house, I’ve seen people taking pictures of it then posting it to their social media sites. Instead of helping them, there they are, taking pictures and selfies.


They say that we are the future. Our generation is the future. Now we need to open our eyes, be aware, be self-rounded, be mindful, stay relevant and use media in the right way. Speak up, contribute to the society and make a difference. Since we are the future, we really do need to make a difference.


We are the world’s future and we have to change the “Me, me, me generation” and start making it the “We are the future generation”