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MLI September Newsletter

Read the July MLI newsletter for media literacy related news and updates.

Leading social media platforms urged to combat academic dishonesty

by Gráinne Mooney, Quality and Qualifications Ireland The Global Academic Integrity Network (GAIN), representing 40 education regulatory bodies from around the world, calls on major social media and online platforms to take a stand. In an open letter, GAIN asks these platforms including X, LinkedIn and Google, to join the fight against academic dishonesty and

MLI August Newsletter

Read the July MLI newsletter for media literacy related news and updates.

MLI July Newsletter

Read the July MLI newsletter for media literacy related news and updates.

2024 MLI Awards open for entries

Have you been involved in a media literacy initiative in the last year? Here’s your chance to shout about it. The call for entries for the 2024 MLI Awards is open! Supported by Coimisiún na Meán, the aim of the MLI Awards programme is to recognise the work that is being undertaken to help citizens,

EMIF grants €4.2 million to new projects

Fifteen new projects have been approved as a result of the 2024 EMIF Call for Proposals with a total value of €4.2 million. The European Media and Information Fund (EMIF) 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

Algowatch project funded by Creative Europe

by Faebitha Rahiman The Algowatch project has been funded for two years under the Creative Europe programme. It started in Oct 2023 and will run for two years.  The project aims to educate the general public about the challenges of algorithms and Artificial Intelligence (Algo- and AI-literacy) and to recognise mis and disinformation.  It has

Celebrating Digital Empowerment in Waterford

By Access IT As part of the SOLAS Reach Programme, registered charity Access I.T. is delighted to have been able to bring essential digital skills to residents throughout Waterford City and County and would like to extend sincere congratulations to all the students who successfully completed the Digital Skills Programme. Access I.T.’s mission is to