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viewers   were   unable   to   receive   accurate   and   unbiased   reports   about   the   ongoing   events   and   this   absence   of   truth   was   one   of   the   key   reasons   of   the   current   unrest   in   the   country,   second,   released   media   reports   were   extremely   biased   and   rarely   accurate   which   increased   the   heat   on   the   ground   and   intensified   the   political   clashes,   and   third,   biased   media   platforms   led   to   great   distortion   of   all   political   factions  in  a  way  that  negatively  impacted  their  credibility  and  common  citizens  lost   faith  in  improvement  and  development,  in  other  words,  media  affected  citizens  in  a   way   that   resulted   in   them   losing   trust   in   all   possible   candidates   for   leading   the   country.     These   consequences   were   also   the   result   of   the   minimal   rate   of   media   literacy   Egyptian   audiences   have   because   increased   media   literacy   would   have   helped   Egyptians   make   better   use   of   media,   be   more   skeptic   and   analytical   while   receiving   news   reports,   and   gain   the   ability   of   telling   the   difference   between   neutral   and  biased  media.     Campaign  Objectives:   To  Enlighten:   Due   to   the   issues   discussed   above,   our   media   literacy   campaign   will   be   initiated   in   order   to   enlighten   and   educate   Egyptians   about   the   dangers   biased   media   impose   on   the   political   and   social   affairs   of   the   country.   Moreover,   the   campaign  will  focus  on  giving  Egyptians  the  necessary  tools  by  which  they  can  detect   biased  media  and  avoid  its  negative  implications.   To  Develop: