by Daphne Siozos, programme assistant, EAVI–Media Literacy for Citizenship The third edition of the Voices Festival of Journalism and Media Freedom took place in Florence, at Teatro del Maggio Musicale, on 10–12 March 2026 and brought together journalists, researchers, policymakers, and citizens for three days of lively exchange, reflection, and collaboration. As an EU-funded initiative, Voices
by Jane McGarrigle, National Coordinator, Webwise A new programme for 5th and 6th class pupils is now available for primary schools. Switched On is a digital citizenship programme developed by Webwise in collaboration with and supported by Coimisiún na Meán. The programme is designed to help teachers support pupils in becoming safe, responsible and confident
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by Ruairi Carroll, Head of News, Virgin Media Television We didn’t have ‘media literacy’ when I was a teenager in the 1990s. Media was RTÉ, The Irish Times, and The Irish Independent. Independent radio was still relatively new. There was no real internet as we know it now; mobile phones were rare; social media was years away — and when it came
by Ligimat Pérez, Media Literacy and User Education team, Coimisiún na Meán Media Matters is a ten‑part media literacy series running from February to November 2026 in The Primary Planet magazine, one of Ireland’s leading educational magazines. The series is a collaboration between Coimisiún na Meán and News Mag, publisher of The Primary Planet and
by Seán Ó Loingsigh, founder and geographer, LitterWeek.org Today, more than six billion people are connected online – with no training in the data collection purpose of technology. We’re all driving Ferraris but there are no seatbelts, no rules of the road, no theory test; we’re all blindfolded on high-speed digital motorways, hoping for the
by Dr Rosemary Day, Head of Department of Media and Communication Studies, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick A National Citizens’ Parliament on Media and Democracy, held in Limerick in Spring 2025 and funded through the EU’s HORIZON programme, expressed strong interest in media literacy and a belief that it could be key to protecting the future
by Shane and Willard, winners of the Coimisiún na Meán Award at the Stripe Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2026 We are currently in Transition Year, which means we have the option, and often the time, to participate in many extracurricular activities we would not normally do, such as the Stripe Young Scientist and Technology