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What is Media Literacy Ireland?

Media Literacy Ireland (MLI) is an informal alliance of individuals and organisations who work together on a mainly voluntary basis to promote media literacy in Ireland. Facilitated by Coimisiún na Meán, MLI has over 250 members drawn from a broad range of sectors.

Our vision is for all Irish people to be empowered with the skills and confidence to be able to access and critically evaluate content and services across all platforms, understand and question how media and digital technology operate, identify and manage risks, and participate in the public sphere in a responsible, ethical and effective manner.

To switch to the Irish language version of this site, press the ‘GA’ button above. We have also developed an Irish language Glossary of media literacy terms with translations of words and terms and examples of the use of the terms in the form of sentences.

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Training & Development

The Bad News Game

The goal of this game is to expose the tactics and manipulation techniques that are used to mislead people and build up a following. Bad News works as a psychological “vaccine” against disinformation: according to the developers,…

Interland

Interland, developed by Google, is an online adventure that teaches kids aged between 7-12 the key lessons of internet safety through four challenging games. Please click on the link below to access the…

Behind the Headlines

This programme developed by the Guardian Foundation aims to empower young people to understand, critically analyse, engage with and participate in the media. It offers resources that can be used to support and embed news and media…

EDMO’s Fact-checking Briefs

These monthly briefs are a good source for teachers who want to discuss disinformation in the classroom. They provide an overview of the disinformation narratives with highest circulations in the month previous to publication. Please…

Break the Fake

Developed by MediaSmarts, this website offers a lot of resources such as workshops, lessons plans, fact-checking tips, posters and infographics to help both children and adults to fight online disinformation. Please click on the link…

Facts Matter: Building Critical Media Literacy

Facts Matter is an introductory guide for adult literacy and adult education practitioners who wish to build their students’ knowledge, understanding, skills and confidence in critical thinking, media and digital literacy. It was…

Analysing Bias

This is a lesson plan (with handouts) developed by Learning for Justice that focuses on teaching students to identify how writers can reveal their biases through their word choice and tone. Students will be able to identify “charged”…

MediaWise Youtube channel

This YouTube channel features fact-checking videos submitted by MediaWise’s Teen Fact-Checking Network, collaborations with the MediaWise Ambassadors, and media literacy tips. It is a good resource for those who want to learn how to…

Skillify – understand your level of digital skills

Skillify is a self-assessment tool developed by The Digital Collective (DigiCo) to help people understand their level of digital skills in 21 different topics. It covers the following areas: Information and Data Literacy; Communication…

Navigating Digital Information

In this Crash Course organised as a video series with 10 episodes, John Green in partnership with MediaWise, the Poynter Institute, and the Stanford History Education Group explores best practices in navigating the internet by helping…

What is media literacy?

MLI does not narrowly define media literacy. Instead, we look to the BAI Media Literacy Policy to illustrate what media literacy looks like in real terms for both individuals and for society. The BAI Media Literacy Policy outlines the following three core competencies and associated media literacy skills.

  • Understand and critically evaluate broadcast, digital and other media content and services, in order to make informed choices and best manage media use.
  • Access and use broadcast and digital media content and services in a safe and secure manner, to maximise opportunities and minimise risks.
  • Create and participate via media, in a responsible, ethical and effective manner, in the creative, cultural and democratic aspects of society.

Latest News

31 May 2023

Online Bullying: Bystander Behaviour Online

By Jane McGarrigle, Webwise Safer Internet Day (SID) has become a global landmark event in the online safety calendar with 2023 being its 20th year. In Ireland for Safer Internet Day 2023, the Irish Safer Internet Centre promoted the…

31 May 2023

NewsXchange and the Next News Generation

The NewsXchange conference takes place in Dublin on June 19 and 20 2023. Operated on behalf of Eurovision News by News Agenda, the conference represents an opportunity for everyone with an interest in quality journalism to get together…

29 May 2023

Event: Focus on Media Literacy In The Community

Helping people stay safe and savvy online is a global issue but the most effective solutions are community oriented – how do we bridge that gap? This is one of the questions that will be posed by the Ofcom Making Sense of Media team…

29 May 2023

New interactive journalism workshops for schools

Irish Examiner Editor Tom Fitzpatick leads first workshop with TY students in Millstreet Community School NewsBrands Ireland have commenced a new series of free interactive journalism workshops for Transition Year students….

29 May 2023

Erasmus+ Funding for Media Literacy Projects

Authored by Emily Nelson from The Wheel as part of a series of articles sign-posting MLI members to possible sources of funding. With a budget of €26.2 billion, Erasmus+ is the EU’s programme to support organisations working…

29 May 2023

Top 3 tips for spotting fake AI-generated images

By Diarmaid Mac Mathúna, Director-Agency at indiepics It’s getting harder and harder to spot fake images that have been generated by artificial intelligence systems. The images that the latest AI systems like Midjourney and DALL·E…

29 May 2023

Press Pass Student Journalists of the Year 2023 announced

The winners of the NewsBrands Ireland Press Pass student journalism competition were announced on May 9 with prizes awarded in six categories including News Writing, Features, Opinion, Sports Journalism, Photojournalism, and best School…

29 May 2023

Students examine the role of the media in relation to European democratic values

Authored by Dr. Ricardo Castellini Da Silva More than 100 students with ages ranging from 15 to 18 years from 50 different schools in Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands participated in a research project on…

19 April 2023

MLI Awards 2023: Winners announced

The wait is over! On the 18 April 2023, at a closed online event for the short-listed enties, the winners of the first ever MLI Awards were announced. A recording of the event is available below….

6 April 2023

MLI Awards 2023: Short-lists announced

The judges have deliberated. The scores are recorded. The entries have been short listed. On the 30th March 2023, the first ever MLI Awards Judging Panel convened to discuss and assess over 30 entries for the 2023 MLI Awards…

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Upcoming Events

23 February 2023

MLI Working Group Panel meeting

The next MLI Working Group Panel meeting will take place on February 23 at 10am. If you are a member of the MLI Working Group Panel and you have not received the meeting invitation please email info@medialiteracyireland.ie. If you are…

21 February 2023

Supporting Teens Online

Webwise; the Irish internet safety awareness centre is hosting the ‘Talk, Listen, Learn Online Safety Webinar’ for parents/guardians of teens. The webinar will explore the opportunities and risks for children online, offer practical…

9 February 2023

Fighting Misinformation Online Conference – What Finland has Uncovered

Alongside the European University Institute, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and YouTube, Google’s Northern Europe team is kicking off the year with a Fighting Misinformation Online event as part of Media Literacy Week in…

8 February 2023

Launch of History of the Future podcast series

The Schuler Democracy Forum are launching a new podcast series called ‘History of the Future’. The six-part series is co-hosted by Ellie Payne and Mark Little will interrogate ideas about the future, truth, fear, identity, freedom,…

7 February 2023

Supporting Children Online

Webwise in partnership with the National Parents Council Primary are delighted to organise an Online Safety Webinar for parents of young children. The webinar will discuss the opportunities and risks for children online, offer…

7 February 2023

Safer Internet Day 2023

The Irish Safer Internet Centre is pleased to invite you to the flagship Safer Internet Day 2023 event exploring the theme of building empathy and respect online. Discussions will explore some of the opportunities and challenges around…

19 December 2022

MLA4MedLit Conference

Teachers play a hugely important role in empowering young citizens to tackle disinformation by promoting digital, media and information literacy in their classrooms. This one-day online conference from the Media Learning Association aims…

16 November 2022

Exploring Media Literacy at National, Regional and Local Level – the work of the EDMO Hubs

EDMO has set up national and multinational hubs in Europe to tackle disinformation and one of the core tasks of these hubs is to organise media literacy activities at national or multinational level. This series will highlight specific…

4 November 2022

Nordicom/Media & Learning Association Wednesday Webinar series

The first part of the webinar will introduce Media Literacy in the Flemish region of Belgium and provide an overview of the status of Media Literacy in Flanders, describe the relevant policy framework and the extent to which media literacy…

27 October 2022

Nurturing Trust by evaluating impact: Why understanding what works in MIL interventions is essential

Marking Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2022, this webinar has been jointly developed by Media Literacy Ireland (MLI), the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) and the Irish EDMO Hub and will take place on 27 October. It…

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