There are currently four funding calls open that may be of interest to media literacy stakeholders and practitioners. Deadlines for applications are in February, March and April. Adult Literacy for Life Collaboration and Innovation Fund Established by the National Adult Literacy for Life Programme, this grant is for projects and activities that support adults with
Safer Internet Day will take place on Tuesday, 11th February 2025. The celebrations will be based around the theme, “Prepare / Protect / Thrive: Navigating Algorithms and Influencers.” This theme invites parents, schools, educators, young people, and all stakeholders to consider how algorithms and influencers shape young people’s lives. In a world of endless online
On 7 January 2025, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta (Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp), announced that Meta was ending its third-party fact-checking programme. This programme was instituted by Meta in 2016 to counter the spread of misinformation across its social media platforms. In his announcement, the CEO said concerns around ‘too much censorship’ had prompted the
Digital literacy underpins the ability to make informed choices about many of our daily tasks such as money management, health and social interaction. This is recognised by the national Adult Literacy for Life Programme, which has established the 2025 Collaboration and Innovation Fund for projects and activities that support adults with unmet literacy, numeracy, digital
Read the November MLI newsletter for media literacy related news and updates.
On 4 December 2024, the Media Literacy Ireland annual conference took place at the Foundry in Dublin, kindly hosted by Google. MLI would like to thank Coimisiún na Meán, Google and all of the speakers, panellists, and attendees for making it such a success The theme of the conference was ‘Media Literacy for All’ and
Read the November MLI newsletter for media literacy related news and updates.
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