Coimisiún na Meán has announced three projects that will receive funding under its Media Literacy / Countering Disinformation Call for Submissions for Funding 2026. The call was launched on 10 March to support the implementation of the National Counter Disinformation Strategy to fund projects in media literacy research, training and awareness that could help people
MLI and EDMO Ireland delivered the second Disinformation Forum on 11 May 2026 entitled Countering Disinformation through Media Literacy Collaborations: From national strategies to community enablers. Each Disinformation Forum is designed around the needs of a specific sector. This Disinformation Forum successfully brought together over 35 participants from a wide range of stakeholders from the
by Denise Callan, Momentum Consulting When trying to empower people with the skills to spot misinformation, a challenge can be identifying a false narrative rather than a false fact. The ARENAS Learning Platform has been developed to address this problem. The ARENAS Learning Platform is a free, openly accessible digital library developed as part of
by Paul Harrison, EBU Strategy Services The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is stepping up its media literacy work with its Public Service Media (PSM) members. In April, it published its second report, Advancing Media Literacy Through Public Service Media, using survey data from 32 organisations, including TG4. The report also contains findings from ad-hoc research to
The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) is inviting applications for the new Disinformation Research Grant, supported by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport. The scheme will support nuanced, collaborative research on different aspects of disinformation, involving research across multiple disciplines and networks. Who can apply Eligible proposals Proposals are invited for a clearly defined piece
by Larysa Nazarenko, CSO Segalor, Ukraine What happens when a game stops being just a teaching tool and starts becoming civic infrastructure? This is the question that has guided the development of the Scanarix Media Game from its earliest prototypes to the implementation cycles now running with children, families and educators across Ukraine, Europe and
MIL-CC (Media and Information Literacy Community Connections) is pleased to announce that its media literacy training programme for public librarians is now freely available in English and Spanish. MIL-CC was a pilot project running in Ireland, Spain and Portugal, exploring how best to design and deliver media literacy training for public librarians. Funded by the
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