On the 21 February, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, welcomed the establishment of a multi-stakeholder working group to coordinate sectoral efforts to combat disinformation and provide a joined-up approach that aims to reduce the creation and spread of false and harmful material. The Working Group is aiming to
TASC (Think tank for action on social change) is the Irish partner in a new ‘Media Literacy forDemocracy’ programme designed to promote an effective media literacy strategy to tackledisinformation, empower citizens to make informed decisions and protect democratic values. The consortium brings together 6 partners from Ireland, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Poland who willdeliver 10
Research showing that elderly people are more likely to believe and share ‘fake news’ than theiryounger counterparts 1 is behind a trans-European project that aims to develop and deliver medialiteracy training to seniors in rural areas.Media Literacy Ireland member EurAV is one of four non-profit organisations, based in Ireland, Italy,Slovakia and North Macedonia that met
Safer Internet Day (SID) is an EU wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users, especiallyyoung people. It is promoted in Ireland by the PDST Technology in Education and Webwise.Taking place on Tuesday February 7, there’s still time to get involved in Safer Internet Day 2023. For example, schools can: For parents, Webwise will
The 2022 MLI Annual Conference took place in Cork on the 15th December 2022, courtesy of MLI members Trend Micro. Marking five years since MLI was established, the conference theme of ‘Meaningful Media Literacy’ offered a moment of reflection about where we are now, how we got here and most importantly, where we go next.
Media Literacy Ireland (MLI) is pleased to announce the launch of the first ever dedicated awards programme to recognise and celebrate media literacy in Ireland. The Awards launch takes place on 15th December, at MLI’s annual conference, hosted this year by member Trend Micro. Supported by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, the awards aim to
by Susan Moss, Head of Government Relations and Public Policy, Ireland
TikTok has launched a new Irish campaign to highlight the platform’s safety features to TikTokers and parents.
The purpose of the Steering Group is to provide strategic direction, advice and support to the core MLI team and working groups. We are very grateful to the current members of Steering Group who have guided the development of MLI so successfully to date. We would like to take this opportunity to particularly thank Joe