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Student View: Tá tionchar ag na meáin orainn, ó Hollywood go dtí na meáin shóisialta

Is iníon léinn BA sna Comhchéim Onóracha í Ashrah Khan sa chéad bhliain in Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath, áit ina ndearna sí staidéar ar litearthacht sna meáin i Scoil Na gCumarsáide.

Tackling Disinformation and Building Media Literacy 

by Christina Nuhr, European Programmes Officer, The Wheel Do you feel confident that you can recognise disinformation when you encounter it? Why do people believe disinformation? What role do social media platforms play? These were some of the pressing questions explored during The Wheel’s recent webinar “Tackling Disinformation and Building Media Literacy” delivered with support from

Be Election Smart!

Ahead of the European Elections, EDMO and the EDMO Hubs are working together to deliver a pan-European campaign highlighting practical tips and resources to help people develop their media literacy skills and make informed decisions based on accurate and reliable information. From April 29, for six weeks, the EDMO Hubs will be publishing a new

Supporting Information Integrity around Elections

2024 is being described as the ‘Super Election Year’ with almost half the population of the world going to the polls in 2024. Here’s a list of resources to help you verify information around elections.

ARENAS – Analysis of and Responses to Extremist Narratives

By Denise Callan, EU Projects and Communications Specialist We are facing the “post-truth” world, characterised by conspiracy theories, overwhelming disinformation, fake news and extremist narratives. As Europeans prepare to vote in the European Parliament elections in June, we must carefully interrogate the information presented and empower people, to critically evaluate media and digital technology. ARENAS

EurAV launches ‘micro studio’ to facilitate community voices

April saw the opening of a tiny, but fully functional audio visual studio at the offices of MLI members EurAV in Drogheda town centre.

Student View: Why Media Literacy Matters

Aoife Hyland is a first-year BA Joint Honours student at Dublin City University where she studied media literacy in the School of Communications.

Spot It. Flag It. Stop It.

Coimisiún na Meán has launched an information campaign about combatting illegal content online, based on the provisions of the EU Digital Services Act. Coimisiún na Meán is Ireland’s body for regulating broadcasters, on-demand services and online media, and supporting media development. As such, they are responsible for Ireland’s Online Safety Framework. This framework makes digital