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
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
Dun Laoghaire Library has partnered up with media educator Ricardo Castellini da Silva to create a media literacy series on disinformation, fake news and privacy. The series has been produced to promote an exhibition on misinformation called ‘The Glass Room: Misinformation Edition’, created by Tactical Tech. The exhibition was meant to be hosted by dlr
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
October is European Cyber Security Month (ECSM). ECSM is coordinated by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and takes place each year during the month of October. The campaign is supported across Europe by Member States who organise numerous activities including conferences, workshops and webinars. They also disseminate appropriate awareness-raising material and good practices
Webwise, the Irish internet safety awareness center have launched their annual campaign, this year the campaign takes a look at how teens use social media. The Full Picture is a short film exploring how young people use social media to connect and share. Aims at young people and parents, the film highlights the influences and pressures
Author: Kennedy O’Brien Kennedy works as part of Twitter’s Public Policy team in Dublin. He manages Twitter’s partnership with UNESCO, driving the development and launch of the ‘Twitter for Teaching and Learning’ guide last year. Kennedy also developed the ‘Campaigning on Twitter’ handbook for civil society, public service, and politics. When the first Tweet was sent
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is present in many of our media devices and services – from smart televisions to smart speakers, from our search engines to our mobile games. It is also central to how media content is created, how online communication is governed and how information spreads. Research organisations and companies in Ireland and the