미디어 리터러시 교육의 법제화에 대한 고찰

The various forms of media that have emerged due to the rapid development of digital technology show a different appearance from the existing media such as broadcasting, press, and newspapers. They are appearing in various forms such as social media, AI (artificial intelligence), and chatGPT as communication between individuals, individuals and companies, and individuals and the public sector. However, the gap in media literacy education continues to widen, and the gap in media communication between generations and individuals is causing various forms of social problems. Therefore, in order to resolve the gap in media literacy education policy, the government, local governments, and public institutions need to organically collaborate to provide education policies for each life cycle, not only for elementary, middle, and high school students, but also for infants and the elderly. To this end, a legal system that can guarantee the active participation of government ministries and related organizations is necessary. The level of media literacy education of members of society is directly related to the maturity of a country's democracy. Everyone should make efforts to systematically implement media literacy education, which ultimately aims to activate democratic communication skills and social participation through media. And media literacy education is causing various social problems such as false facts, hate speech, invasion of personal information, distribution of pornography, and distortion of political expression that are appearing on the other side of our society. Therefore, we should establish legal and institutional devices so that media literacy education can be deeply incorporated into public education.