With the Presidential Election scheduled for 24 Ocotber, now is a great time for a reminder about how to recognise accurate and reliable information and avoid potential mis– and disinformation. Below are some helpful resources to guide you in the run-up to the election:
by Ayesha Syeddah, Programme and Community Manager at GORM In an age of information overload, polarisation and increasing diversity, the need for media literacy has never been more urgent. Digital conversations shape public opinion and community cohesion, and media literacy isn’t only about decoding misinformation or protecting against digital harms. It’s also about understanding –
by Catriona Mulcahy, Project Officer, Webwise Safer Internet Day (SID) 2025 saw over 200,000 children and young people across Ireland participate in activities and initiatives, making it the largest SID celebration to date. This year’s theme, Prepare / Protect / Thrive, explored the role of influencers and social media algorithms in shaping young people’s
Democracy is built on people making informed decisions based on accurate and reliable information, but how can people access accurate and reliable news content in an information environment fuelled by algorithms, AI, data, personal bias and different regulatory regimes? These were some of the points discussed at the MLI event kindly hosted by the Irish
Supported by Coimisiún na Meán, the MLI Awards aim to recognise and celebrate the people and projects that empower individuals and communities with essential media literacy skills. On 21 November 2024, the winners of the 2024 Media Literacy Ireland Awards were announced at an Awards ceremony graciously hosted by Virgin Media with their Dublin studios
With a General Election scheduled for 29 November, now is a great time for a reminder about how to recognise accurate and reliable information and avoid potential mis– and disinformation. Below are some helpful resources to guide you in the run-up to the election:
by Niamh Mc Loughlin, Online Safety Programme Coordinator for Barnardos Each year Barnardos Online Safety Programme holds consultations with children and writes a report based on what children outlined about their experiences online. The topic of Artificial Intelligence was chosen for this year’s consultation report as children increasingly spoke about AI and the role it
The European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) has published the EDMO Guidelines for Effective Media Literacy Initiatives. Consisting of 12 concise Principles and supported by simple, but well-tested Guidelines, this resource has been designed for use by anyone involved in the development of media literacy initiatives, including civil society, educators, policy makers, those in the media