International Fact-Checking Day, promoted by the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) in partnership with fact-checking organisations around the world, takes place on April 2. Fact-Checking Day is an annual celebration and rallying cry for more facts in public health, journalism, and everyday life. The website offers tip sheets and a reading list for everyday media consumers, course material
The Council of Europe has adopted a Recommendation calling on its 46 member States to create a favourable environment for quality journalism to thrive and to play its essential role in democracy. The recommendation contains a set of legal, administrative and practical guidelines aimed at ensuring sustainable funding for quality media, building trust in journalism, and promoting
On the 14th March, MLI hosted the first ‘Lunch and Learn’ online event. Now that a return to the office is starting to take place the MLI team were conscious that people’s availability for the Media Literacy Monday webinars might be be different. In response, we are going to change the frequency of the Media
The DCU Institute of Future Media, Democracy and Society (FuJo) is a multidisciplinary research centre focused on the digital transformation of media, democracy, and society. FuJo investigates how to counter digital threats; enhance public participation through democratic innovations; and secure the sustainability of high-quality journalism and media. FuJo is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to work
On 1 February the government launched a new national digital strategy, Harnessing Digital – The Digital Ireland Framework, to drive and enable the digital transition across the Irish economy and society. The Digital Ireland Framework sets out a high level pathway to support Ireland’s ambition to be a digital leader at the heart of European
The European Media and Information Fund is established by the European University Institute and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and provides grants to researchers, fact-checkers, not-for-profits and other public interest-oriented organisations working on disinformation research and strengthening media literacy and fact-checking. The EMIF is a multi-donor fund. Google made an inaugural contribution of 25 million euros over 5 years. Google
The European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) brings together fact-checkers, media literacy experts, and academic researchers to understand and analyse disinformation, in collaboration with media organisations, online platforms and media literacy practitioners. There are eight national or multinational hubs, including one in Ireland. Each hub will provide specific knowledge at a national level to help counter
Following the success of phase 1 of this free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) where more than 1700 registered for phase 1 of the course, phase 2 was launched on February 14, 2022. New features include: – 2 training paths. Path 1 focusses on understanding visual disinformation and exploring its challenges. Path 2 focusses on