More than forty years ago, Marshall McLuhan, among others, famously started theorizing and analysing what will be referred to here as the ecology of broadcasting (McLuhan 1964; McLuhan & McLuhan 1988). His analyses hovered above questions such as: What will television mean to the world we once knew? In what ways has radio reshaped our […]
The Mediatization of Childhood and Education: Reflections on The Class
Walk into any classroom today and you’ll find a mix of smart phones, tablet computers and smart boards – for reading, viewing, searching and connecting. Walk into any family home today and here too you cannot fail to observe the plethora of screens and other digital paraphernalia – personally and collectively owned – again, for […]
Media Literacy in Europe: Inspiring ways to involve parents
In this magazine, is highlighted a new series of good and inspiring practices from all over Europe, which all include parents in their Media Literacy work. It describes projects that raise parent’s interest in and understanding of the media activities of their children to digital Media devices, and that teach parents and children (together) the […]
Observatorio Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Alfabetización Mediática e Informacional (OLCAMI)
El Observatorio Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Alfabetización Mediática e Informacional (OLCAMI), respaldado por la UNESCO, la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, a través de TV UNAM, y el Gabinete de Comunicación de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB) invita los expertos en el área a presentar artículos que den cuenta de los principales avances […]
International Media & Information Literacy Award 2015
The Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) is offering an International MIL Award with support from UNESCO and the UNAOC. This award is intended to honor an educator in any subject area from kindergarten through university, as long as their curriculum reflects integration of media and information literacy (MIL) concepts with […]
Regulations and Media Literacy Education on Online Obscene Harmful Information: A Japanese Perspective
This paper presents a Japanese perspective on measures against online obscene information. A research question is set on what kinds of measures are required in order to protect youth from the harmful influence of online obscene information. The paper firstly examines measures initiated by both national and local governments as well as by cell phone […]
Youth Media Reporter (April 2015)
The latest issue of Youth Media Reporter (April 2015) is now available. YMR is an open access, peer-reviewed professional journal for scholars, practitioners and others who develop, organize, teach, study and support youth media practices and programs. YMR includes research articles, descriptive case studies, brief reports from the field, and reviews of scholarship, technologies, conferences […]
Youth Manifesto for a Better Internet
This Youth Manifesto outlines the ten key principles that European youth have identified as essential to creating a better internet for the future. The Manifesto is publically available but specifically aimed at European policy makers, industry and other key stakeholders as reflected throughout the publication. The aim of the Youth Manifesto is to encourage young […]
Online Media and Information Literacy Course for Youth
UNESCO, in partnership with Athabasca University and in cooperation with the UNESCO-UNAOC University Network on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue, launches online course on media and information literacy (MIL). This entry-level online course will provide youth with basic media and information competencies to become critical citizens and agents of change. The course is […]
FOSTERING FREEDOM ONLINE: THE ROLE OF INTERNET INTERMEDIARIES
The goal of this report is to shed light on how internet intermediaries – services that mediate online communication and enable various forms of online expression – both foster and restrict freedom of expression across a range of jurisdictions, circumstances, technologies, and business models. All of the intermediaries studied in this report are operated by […]
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