December 4, 2022 11 min read Developing democratic dispositions amongst young people through Media Literacy by Meredith Baldi & Prescott Seraydarian, George School, United States. We often measure democratic strength by the amount of votes cast. Indeed, there is cause for optimism in the United States seeing the increase in… Digital and Media Literacy
December 4, 2022 2 min read Fighting Misinformation Online Summit November 2022 The Fighting Misinformation Online summit took place on Tuesday 29 November 2022 in Brussels. This one day event started with in-person discussion sessions, around questions such as: Restoring trust: what can media, tech, civil society… Digital and Media Literacy
December 4, 2022 6 min read Dutch Media Literacy Week successfully promotes prosocial behaviour online by Mimi van Dun, Netwerk Mediawijsheid, The Netherlands. The successful Dutch Media Literacy Week 2022 – Like and Cancel (November 4 to 11) is behind us. This year, the campaign to raise awareness for media… Digital and Media Literacy Primary and Secondary Education
November 28, 2022 1 min read SMILES partners meet in Barcelona After successfully conducting training for teachers and librarians in each partner countries, the SMILES team recently met in Barcelona at the Canòdrom (Ateneo de Innovación Digital y Democrática), hosted by Fundación Goteo. The five different… Digital and Media Literacy
November 28, 2022 3 min read New round of EC funding for Media and Information Literacy projects The European Education and Culture Executive Agency just announced the new call for proposals for Media and Information Literacy projects. The call is under the Creative Europe Programme (CREA) and opens Thursday 8 December 2022.… Digital and Media Literacy
November 28, 2022 9 min read Get The Trolls Out! combatting discrimination & intolerance in Europe by Hana Kojaković, Media Diversity Institute, UK. Hate speech is a consistent, continuous battle we are faced with and exposed to on a daily basis, a phenomenon which comes in various shapes and sizes one… Digital and Media Literacy
November 28, 2022 1 min read Resilience through Media Literacy, CML & NATO webinar series The Center for Media Literacy is hosting a new six-part webinar series entitled Resilience through Media Literacy, sponsored by NATO, to explore issues and recommendations pertinent to the media literacy community and and strategic defense.… Digital and Media Literacy
November 7, 2022 9 min read Media literacy education in Western Switzerland by Jean-Claude Domenjoz, Media education and digital literacy expert, Switzerland. Media literacy education is part of the curriculum of compulsory education in French-speaking Switzerland since 2011. In the Swiss Confederation, the cantons are responsible for… Digital and Media Literacy
November 7, 2022 3 min read EKOME & UNESCO Call for articles: Media & Information Literacy Alliance EU The EKOME & UNESCO Media & Information Literacy Alliance – EU Sub Chapter Mediterranean Group is calling for inputs to a publication on the theme of “Media & Information Literacy Post-Pandemic Era: Takeaways and Challenges… Digital and Media Literacy