Making Sense of Media (MSOM) is Ofcom’s programme of work to help improve the online skills, knowledge and understanding of UK adults and children. In December 2021, they published their Approach to Online Media Literacy, detailing priorities across five pillars of work (engage, initiate, establish, evaluate, and research). On May 31, Ofcom published an update on
In response to the war in Ukraine, the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) established a taskforce to understand disinformation trends, and issued a public call for information on media literacy initiatives during spring 2022. The results of the mapping are now available. A fairly diverse range of organisations became involved in media literacy initiatives in response to
A report by the European Digital Media Observatory’s (EDMO) Working Group on Platform-to-Researcher Data Access was delivered to the European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová during EDMO’s annual conference on June 13. The report on Platform-to-Researcher Data Access includes a draft Code of Conduct on how platforms can share data with independent researchers while protecting
By Stanislav Matějka, European Affairs Coordinator, The Office of the Slovak Council for Broadcasting and Retransmission. On the 16 June 2022, the European Commission presented a new strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation, its flagship project to fight the spread of harmful disinformation online. The Code comes after months of negotiations and was prepared in cooperation with its
What happens when we increasingly rely on social media and the web for nearly all our information? What information do we see, and what do we miss? How do we know if a picture or a tweet is genuine or truthful? And what can we do if we can’t be sure? The Glass Room: Misinformation
Press Pass is a Transition Year student journalism and news literacy programme which has been run by NewsBrands Ireland since 2012. The free programme, which has been completed by 110,000 students, seeks to teach the fundamentals of journalism writing, improve news literacy and critical thinking skills, and encourage students to analyse content and form opinions
Childnet, the UK-based charity working to make the internet a great and safe place for children and young people, are inviting young people who attend school outside of the UK to showcase their creative skills and online safety knowledge by entering the International category of the Childnet Film Competition.Now in its 13th year, the Childnet
Making Sense of Media is Ofcom’s programme of work to help improve the online skills, knowledge and understanding of UK adults and children. Ofcom’s research programme is designed to provide a wide-ranging evidence base of adults’ and children’s understanding and use of media. It underpins Ofcoms own policy development, as well as providing the media