EMIF announces support for eight media literacy projects
Eight new media literacy projects have been awarded funding via the European Media and Information Fund – including a project involving MLI member FuJo.
Eight new media literacy projects have been awarded funding via the European Media and Information Fund – including a project involving MLI member FuJo.
Media literacy education has been recognised as an important role for public librarians, particularly in recent years as mis- and dis-information continue to spread through both traditional and digital information channels. However, public librarians are often not trained as media literacy educators, and must rely on self-directed learning to build these important skills. To help
This is a new, multi-year fund that is open to UK organisations undertaking media literacy activity that tackles the media literacy challenges in the Online Media Literacy Strategy. In year 1 of the Media Literacy Programme Fund, DCMS are inviting bids for projects that meet one or more of the following strategic priorities: 1) Vulnerable Users: Providing support
The role of the Advisory Panel is as follows: The Panel is a voluntary forum and membership is by Ofcom invitation, after a transparent recruitment process. Membership is initially for 24 months, and subject to a review by Ofcom, to reflect the priorities of the MSOM programme.
The Media and Learning Association (MLA) is running a series of webinars together with the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) on Digital & Media Literacy in Europe. The title of the series is ‘Exploring Media Literacy at National, Regional and Local Level – the work of EDMO hubs.’ The main goal is to present the
The world’s most important international library conference will be held at the Convention Centre Dublin 26th-29th July. The World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) is organised by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the largest global library organisation representing tens of thousands of libraries and librarians worldwide. This will be the first
Ofcom’s Making Sense of Media (MSOM) June roadshow saw four events take place over four consecutive days in Belfast, Cardiff, Manchester and Edinburgh. The MSOM programme of work aims to help improve the online skills, knowledge and understanding of UK adults and children. The roadshow comes after the publication in December 2021 of MSOM’s Approach
With the Russia-Ukraine conflict, an increasing wave of disinformation started hovering around the conflict, meddling with public opinions in Europe, making even more pressing the overarching need to strengthen independent fact-checkers to ensure a continuous, in-depth, and fact-based analysis of the war-related information conveyed by media and shared online across different platforms. Responding to this