The document discusses media literacy and the state of the modern media landscape. It notes that people now interact with media for 6.5-8 hours per day and are exposed to thousands of media messages. It then explains that over the past few decades, media companies have merged and consolidated, so that today the majority of news and information is created by one of eight large media companies, including Disney, AOL-Time Warner, Viacom, General Electric, News Corporation, Yahoo!, Microsoft, and Google. This concentration of media ownership means that content reflects the agenda of fewer people, which can limit diversity of voices and perspectives that are represented. The document concludes by suggesting that media literacy skills can help people analyze, evaluate,