By Denise Callan, EU Projects and Communications Specialist We are facing the “post-truth” world, characterised by conspiracy theories, overwhelming disinformation, fake news and extremist narratives. As Europeans prepare to vote in the European Parliament elections in June, we must carefully interrogate the information presented and empower people, to critically evaluate media and digital technology. ARENAS
April saw the opening of a tiny, but fully functional audio visual studio at the offices of MLI members EurAV in Drogheda town centre.
Ahead of the European Elections, EDMO and the EDMO Hubs are working together to deliver a pab-European campagin highlightig practical tips and resources to help people develop their media literacy skills and make informed decisions based on accurate and reliable information. From April 29, for six weeks, the EDMO Hubs will be publishing a new
Aoife Hyland is a first-year BA Joint Honours student at Dublin City University where she studied media literacy in the School of Communications.
Coimisiún na Meán has launched an information campaign about combatting illegal content online, based on the provisions of the EU Digital Services Act. Coimisiún na Meán is Ireland’s body for regulating broadcasters, on-demand services and online media, and supporting media development. As such, they are responsible for Ireland’s Online Safety Framework. This framework makes digital
By Ann Byrne, Digital Librarian, Hibernia College. Hibernia College is delighted to release its short course in Digital Literacy as an open educational resource (OER). The course was developed by a small team within Hibernia College’s Digital Learning Department (DLD): Irene O’Dowd (DLD researcher), Ann Byrne (Digital Librarian), and Emberly Davey (library assistant), with support
Hilary Flynn, Richard Phillips(Barnardos) Rachael Bleakley (Google.org), David Sneddon (Google), Suzanne Connolly (Barnardos), Ryan Meade (Google), Gianna Francescutti (Google.org), Esther Pugh (Barnardos), Jane McGarrigle, (Webwise).
The new #MediaSmartOnline campaign launched on 8 March 2024 in three European countries: Ireland, Czech Republic, and Poland. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness about all the media literacy actions and initiatives that are currently available for children and young people, and those who are working to upskill them (parents and caregivers,