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31 May 2023

MLI May Newsletter

Welcome to the MLI Monthly Update Have something you want to share with the membership? Tell us about it by emailing us at info@medialiteracyireland.ie. We are particularly interested in including your resources in the Training and…

31 May 2023

Online Bullying: Bystander Behaviour Online

By Jane McGarrigle, Webwise Safer Internet Day (SID) has become a global landmark event in the online safety calendar with 2023 being its 20th year. In Ireland for Safer Internet Day 2023, the Irish Safer Internet Centre promoted the…

31 May 2023

NewsXchange and the Next News Generation

The NewsXchange conference takes place in Dublin on June 19 and 20 2023. Operated on behalf of Eurovision News by News Agenda, the conference represents an opportunity for everyone with an interest in quality journalism to get together…

29 May 2023

Event: Focus on Media Literacy In The Community

Helping people stay safe and savvy online is a global issue but the most effective solutions are community oriented – how do we bridge that gap? This is one of the questions that will be posed by the Ofcom Making Sense of Media team…

29 May 2023

New interactive journalism workshops for schools

Irish Examiner Editor Tom Fitzpatick leads first workshop with TY students in Millstreet Community School NewsBrands Ireland have commenced a new series of free interactive journalism workshops for Transition Year students….

29 May 2023

Erasmus+ Funding for Media Literacy Projects

Authored by Emily Nelson from The Wheel as part of a series of articles sign-posting MLI members to possible sources of funding. With a budget of €26.2 billion, Erasmus+ is the EU’s programme to support organisations working…

29 May 2023

Top 3 tips for spotting fake AI-generated images

By Diarmaid Mac Mathúna, Director-Agency at indiepics It’s getting harder and harder to spot fake images that have been generated by artificial intelligence systems. The images that the latest AI systems like Midjourney and DALL·E…

29 May 2023

Press Pass Student Journalists of the Year 2023 announced

The winners of the NewsBrands Ireland Press Pass student journalism competition were announced on May 9 with prizes awarded in six categories including News Writing, Features, Opinion, Sports Journalism, Photojournalism, and best School…

29 May 2023

Students examine the role of the media in relation to European democratic values

Authored by Dr. Ricardo Castellini Da Silva More than 100 students with ages ranging from 15 to 18 years from 50 different schools in Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands participated in a research project on…

29 May 2023

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: The Wheel

The Wheel is Ireland’s national association of community and voluntary organisations, charities, and social enterprises. Established in 1999, The Wheel is an authoritative and trusted voice for the non-profit sector….

Imeachtaí

23 February 2023

MLI Working Group Panel meeting

The next MLI Working Group Panel meeting will take place on February 23 at 10am. If you are a member of the MLI Working Group Panel and you have not received the meeting invitation please email info@medialiteracyireland.ie. If you are…

21 February 2023

Supporting Teens Online

Webwise; the Irish internet safety awareness centre is hosting the ‘Talk, Listen, Learn Online Safety Webinar’ for parents/guardians of teens. The webinar will explore the opportunities and risks for children online, offer practical…

9 February 2023

Fighting Misinformation Online Conference – What Finland has Uncovered

Alongside the European University Institute, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and YouTube, Google’s Northern Europe team is kicking off the year with a Fighting Misinformation Online event as part of Media Literacy Week in…

8 February 2023

Launch of History of the Future podcast series

The Schuler Democracy Forum are launching a new podcast series called ‘History of the Future’. The six-part series is co-hosted by Ellie Payne and Mark Little will interrogate ideas about the future, truth, fear, identity, freedom,…

7 February 2023

Supporting Children Online

Webwise in partnership with the National Parents Council Primary are delighted to organise an Online Safety Webinar for parents of young children. The webinar will discuss the opportunities and risks for children online, offer…

7 February 2023

Safer Internet Day 2023

The Irish Safer Internet Centre is pleased to invite you to the flagship Safer Internet Day 2023 event exploring the theme of building empathy and respect online. Discussions will explore some of the opportunities and challenges around…

19 December 2022

MLA4MedLit Conference

Teachers play a hugely important role in empowering young citizens to tackle disinformation by promoting digital, media and information literacy in their classrooms. This one-day online conference from the Media Learning Association aims…

16 November 2022

Exploring Media Literacy at National, Regional and Local Level – the work of the EDMO Hubs

EDMO has set up national and multinational hubs in Europe to tackle disinformation and one of the core tasks of these hubs is to organise media literacy activities at national or multinational level. This series will highlight specific…

4 November 2022

Nordicom/Media & Learning Association Wednesday Webinar series

The first part of the webinar will introduce Media Literacy in the Flemish region of Belgium and provide an overview of the status of Media Literacy in Flanders, describe the relevant policy framework and the extent to which media literacy…

27 October 2022

Nurturing Trust by evaluating impact: Why understanding what works in MIL interventions is essential

Marking Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2022, this webinar has been jointly developed by Media Literacy Ireland (MLI), the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) and the Irish EDMO Hub and will take place on 27 October. It…