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MLI Media Literacy Monday Webinar: Young People and Media Literacy – Perspectives | Practice | Potential

Watch Again: Media Literacy Monday Webinars

With an over-arching theme exploring the power of collaboration, this series of webinars explored a range of topics with contributions from extremely well-placed experts in their field. MIL without Borders was the title of the first webinar which took place on the 2nd November 2020. With contributors from across Europe, this webinar explored what kind of collaboration

Have your say! 10-Year Strategy for Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy

What do you think are the challenges and opportunities for Ireland in relation to adult literacy, numeracy and digital literacy? How do you think we can create an environment where all adults in Ireland have the necessary literacy, numeracy and digital literacy to fully participate in society? These are the questions that SOLAS, the Further

Look Back: ‘Media Literacy Monday: Who’s influencing who? A look at social media influencing in Ireland’

Social media influencing is an integral part of many peoples lives now. This webinar provided some insight into the world of social media influencing in Ireland and explored what the media literacy implications are and what role MLI might have in promoting media literacy in the context of social media influencing. On Monday 9 November

UNESCO launches global survey on MIL developments and solutions

As a global community, UNESCO is trying to ensure that media and information literacy (MIL) is addressed in a sustained manner. The world’s attention is now turned to media and information literacy as a needed way to build people’s resilience to the COVID-19 and other similar disinfodemics. This type of attention is not new; it

Listen Back: MLI Making Sense of Science in Media Horizon events

The Media Literacy Ireland (MLI) Making Sense of Science in MediaHorizon events took place online in October 2020. On Friday 2nd October, Making Sense of Science in Media: Communication and Health explored the challenges and risks around communicating scientific data in a health crisis like Covid-19 and the role of media literacy in helping to create a more receptive environment

MLI ‘Media Literacy Monday’ Webinars

As a result of Covid-19 restrictions, Media Literacy Ireland will not be hosting their annual MLI conference this year. Instead, we will host a series of five ‘Media Literacy Monday’ webinars. With an overarching theme of ‘the Power of Collaboration’, this series of webinars will also explore how MLI member can continue to work collaboratively

Mental Health Media Awards 2020

Headline is pleased to announce the Mental Health Media Awards 2020! Submissions for this year’s awards open on Tuesday September 1 and remain open for the month of September. Please visit our new awards page for more info on key dates, this year’s categories and rules, including how to submit. In the meantime, here’s a recap of MHMA 2019