Democracy depends on the active participation of citizens to the life of their community and media literacy would provide the skills they need to make sense of the daily flow of information disseminated through new communication technologies.
Demokraatia sõltub kodanike aktiivsest osalemisest ühiskonnaelus ning meediapädevus tagaks neile oskused, mida on vaja iga päev uue kommunikatsioonitehnoloogia kaudu levivas teabevoos orienteerumiseks.