Mad About Media is a five-part radio and podcast series created by Near FM with four FET College Dhúlaigh media students. Through student discussions, vox pops, specialist interviews and practical challenges, it helps listeners understand and navigate the media they see, hear, read and share every day. Please click on the link below to access
English-language guide explaining warning signs of AI voice impersonation, independent callback steps, and a printable Family Call Verification Card. Suitable for families and older adults learning to verify urgent calls. Reporting contacts cited in the article are US-specific; Irish readers should use local reporting channels. Please click on the link below to access the content:
A free, ungated worked example of a family media agreement. It helps adults and children choose recreational screen use, stopping points, adult commitments, exceptions for needed devices, and a review date. It cites American Academy of Pediatrics guidance. Published by Parent Reset Co., which sells separate guides. Please click on the link below to access
A practical guide for identifying and verifying factual claims in AI-generated content. It provides a nine-step workflow for checking statistics, quotations, dates, original sources, product claims, pricing, and other time-sensitive information. The resource also includes a realistic claim-review example, status labels for unresolved claims, and a free downloadable one-page checklist. Please click on the link
A free, practical seven-step guide to checking viral images when their original context has been lost. It separates the pixels from the claim and walks readers through preserving the claim, reverse-image and fragment searches, tracing the earliest credible upload, cautious metadata inspection, testing the scene against independent evidence, and reporting. Please click on the link
The Office of the Press Ombudsman is part of a system of independent regulation for the print and digital media in Ireland. This handbook contains the Principles of the Code of Practice and offers guidance on how Code is applied. Please click on the link below to access the content: Handbook-2025-Code-of-Practice-of-the-Press-Council-of-Ireland.pdf
Designed to support families navigating today’s rapidly evolving digital information ecosystem, this flagship global resource from UNESCO–CLEMI was shaped by lived family experiences and informed by over 35 experts from around the globe. The guide offers evidence-based recommendations, educational expertise and concrete actionable guidance for parents, educators and policymakers. Please click on the link below
The News Literacy Project offers plenty of printable handouts, tools and activities for ‘unplugged’ learning. Use them to help students think critically about responsible news and media use, without adding to their screentime. A bookmark set and two foldable booklets, the Teen Safety zine and the Information Ecosystem zine. These resources are aimed at educators and families and they correspond