M. : UNESCO World Food Programme (WFP) "Information for All", 2009. - 234 c. The monograph deals with the problems of media education, media literacy, media culture, media competence and the development of critical thinking of the audience, primarily youth in the context of the general problems of the formation of the modern information society. The book is intended for university students, graduate students, teachers, teachers. This publication is of particular value for students of pedagogical and humanitarian universities studying within the specialization "Media Education" ..