by Charlotta Bergseth & Jenny Sköld, journalists and founders of Mobile Stories and Voice4You Mobile Stories is a tool that teaches students aged 12–19 critical thinking and responsibility towards information they share and consume through creating and publishing their own stories on an international platform alongside peers from other countries. The Mobile Stories Newsroom tool
Coalition leaders Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, with input from Independents, have outlined the following key priorities around media and digital literacy in their newly ratified Programme for Government 2025: Securing Ireland’s Future. Their key priorities are as follows:
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
1. Register for Safer Internet Day 2020 Let us know what you are planning to do to mark Safer Internet Day 2020, and we will send you online safety packs, including free wristbands for all of your participants. All schools, organisations, clubs, and community groups who are registered for #SID2020 will feature on the Webwise
It’s almost three years since “fake news” became a major talking point and the problem seems more intractable than ever. The major online platforms are awash with conspiracy theories, disinformation, and extremist propaganda. The alarming implications are evident across the world. Disinformation about vaccines is linked to a global rise in preventable diseases. Ireland had