The European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) brings together fact-checkers, media literacy experts, and academic researchers to understand and analyse disinformation, in collaboration with media organisations, online platforms and media literacy practitioners. There are eight national or multinational hubs, including one in Ireland. Each hub will provide specific knowledge at a national level to help counter
Following the success of phase 1 of this free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) where more than 1700 registered for phase 1 of the course, phase 2 was launched on February 14, 2022. New features include: – 2 training paths. Path 1 focusses on understanding visual disinformation and exploring its challenges. Path 2 focusses on
A consultation has been launched to collect views and insights on Safeguarding Media Freedom in the EU. Responses are being sought from citizens, relevant Member States’ authorities and bodies, academics, media actors (both private and public service media) and umbrella organisations representing any of the interested stakeholders. The consultation opened on the 10th January and
The recently adopted 2022 Creative Europe programme includes a new Media Literacy funding call under the News Media strand of the programme. This funding call will support the development of innovative cross-border media literacy initiatives and communities across Europe, in a continuously changing digital media landscape and taking into account current user behaviour among various
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has published a fact sheet of the impact of gender and diversity in news consumption in Ireland drawing on data from the Reuters Digital News Reports. The additional analysis, carried out by the DCU Institute of Future Media, Democracy and Society (FuJo), examines the role of gender and diversity in
On the 12th January, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, published the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill, paving the way for a new body to regulate online services and to reduce the availability of harmful content. Key features of the Bill include The new regulator will be a
By Iglika Ivanova, Media Literacy Coalition Bulgaria In 2018, through volunteer efforts, the Media Literacy Coalition (MLC) in Bulgaria started the initiative “Media Literacy Days” and held its first national conference. From then on Media Literacy Coalition organises two major campaigns each year – “Media Literacy Days” in the first half of the year, traditionally
by Stephanie Anderson, Public Policy Manager Ireland at Meta. On Monday, 29 November MLI hosted its final Media Literacy Monday webinar of 2021. This masterclass for MLI’s non-profit members from Meta (the parent company which was formerly known as Facebook) showcased how charities and non-profits can best reach their communities and raise awareness by using