Reports by EU member states on national measures to promote and develop media literacy skills have been published and Ireland’s report reveals the breadth and depth of the work in this area. As part of an obligation stemming from the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (Article 33a(2)), EU member states have to submit periodically a report to the
A new educational resource on digital media literacy has been developed by Munster Technological University. The course, Digital Media Literacy: Build the Skills to Question What You See Online, provides essential skills for students navigating today’s digital information landscape. Developed by a cross-disciplinary team of academic staff, library professionals, and students from Munster Technological University, with guidance from EDMO
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by Ciarán Murray, Coordinator, Near Media Co-op On 23 March, Lord Mayor of Dublin Cllr Ray McAdam launched Near FM’s media literacy series Mad about Media. This series is a collaboration with FET Dhúlaigh and is supported by Coimisiún na Meán’s Sound and Vision Fund through the television licence fee. The programmes go out every
by Ryan Meade, Government Affairs & Public Policy Manager, Google A highlight of every year for Google’s Dublin HQ is serving as the global stage for the Growing Up in the Digital Age summit. This flagship annual event, hosted by the Google Safety Engineering Centre for the fourth time this March, convened over 220 guests
Media Literacy Ireland was delighted to be the official client partner for the 2026 Irish Young Lions Competition. Organised by Iapi, the Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland, and sponsored by Smurfit Westrock, the Irish Young Lions Competition kicked off with a competition briefing and bootcamp for the IAPI’s top under-30 creative members, hosted by
Organised as part of the Moldovan Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and under the umbrella of the New Democratic Pact for Europe, a High-Level Conference entitled Building Resilience to Disinformation and FIMI in Europe took place in Chisinau in Moldova on 20 March. The Conference offered the opportunity for stakeholders
by Daphne Siozos, programme assistant, EAVI–Media Literacy for Citizenship The third edition of the Voices Festival of Journalism and Media Freedom took place in Florence, at Teatro del Maggio Musicale, on 10–12 March 2026 and brought together journalists, researchers, policymakers, and citizens for three days of lively exchange, reflection, and collaboration. As an EU-funded initiative, Voices