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
Commissioned by the Digital Futures Commission (DFC), the Playful by Design report aims to improve understanding of what children value and enjoy about free play and to make evidence-based recommendations to the designers of digital products and services to improve children’s opportunities for free play and overcome the inhibiting factors that children report. Key findings
Fostering and providing for up-to-date, reliable and robust evidence regarding risks and harm online, for children and for adults alike, is a key priority of NACOS. This report aims to provide up-to-date and robust data to inform policy debate around online safety, to identify trends and assist in prioritising issues for attention both now and
As a joint action by DG EAC and DG CNECT, the main task of the group over the next 12 months will be to assist the Commission in preparing common guidelines for teachers and educators to tackle disinformation and promote digital literacy through education and training – in line with Action 7 the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027.
UK Media Literacy charities and non-profits are invited to bid for the Media Literacy Train-the-Trainer Grant Scheme to support organisations to increase the amount of media literacy support available to children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The scheme is open to projects targeting children of any age range, or with any type of SEND. Bids