Introduction
What is MIL( MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY)?
Media and information literacy enables people to interpret and make informed judgments as users of information and media, as well as to become skillful creators and producers of information
and media messages in their own right. MIL combines media literacy and information literacy under one term, and includes a combination of competencies. Media literacy emphasizes the ability to understand media functions, evaluate how they are performed and use them for self-expression, while information literacy emphasizes the importance of access to information and the evaluation and ethical use of such information.It recognizes the primary role of information and media in our everyday lives. It focuses on the freedom of expression and information since it empowers citizens to understand the functions of media and other information providers, to evaluate their content, and to make informed criticism as users and producer of information and media content .
Information Literacy and Media Literacy are traditionally seen as separate fields. It is the strategy that brings together these two fields as a combined sets of competencies (knowledge, skills and attitude) necessary for life and work today. MIL considers all forms of media and other information providers such as libraries, archive, museums, Internet and other technology used.
What is the value/importance of being a media and information literate person?
The importance of being a media and information literate person is very crucial nowadays because we are living in the 21st century which revolves us with rapid growth of technologies such as television, computers, cellphones, radio’s and other medium for information. Being literate about media and information will give us advantage in our modern world today especially in terms of giving and gathering information knowing best most of the false and accurate information in different kinds of medium especially in media. A country with citizens that is media and information literate will gain more advantage compare to other countries which stays in traditional way of being literate such as referring to libraries, archive, newspaper and etc., Mostly in terms of good governance and accountability. Some other benefits are to improve the quality of life, improved learning environment and more cohesive learning units.
According to: Nordic Information Center for Media and Communication Research, Media and information literacy (MIL) is considered a crucial competence in today’s 
society. MIL equips citizens with the competencies they need to fully benefit from media and information channels and to enjoy fundamental human rights, such as the right to freedom of opinion and expression stated in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
MIL basically gives us freedom to express our selves and information that is very important in our democratic government to give equal rights to the citizens and to create peace among’s all the culture. As a student we need to be media and information literate because it can help us in our learning process to gain more information to be used in our future endeavors specially in our future jobs. We can gain inspiration to become an future innovators to help our country to develop technologically and economically. Lastly we can promote our country and its rich in culture literature so that we gain more attention in the global community. To become a media literate is not to memorize facts or statistics about the media but rather to learn, to raise the right questions about what you are watching, reading, or listening to and to be Information Literate a person must be able to recognize when information is needed & have the ability to locate, evaluate and use effectively the needed information.
The value of being a media and information literate - MIL (MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY) 