Freedom of the Net 2017 Report by Freedom House Governments around the world have dramatically increased their efforts to manipulate information on social media over the past year. The Chinese and Russian regimes pioneered the use of surreptitious methods to distort online discussions and suppress dissent more than a decade ago, but the practice has […]
Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2017: Message from Ms Irina Bokova
The Director-General of UNESCO notes that more people have access to information than ever before. This opens up vast new horizons, to create and share knowledge, to exchange, to deepen dialogue. It also raises challenges to empower women and men to make the most of new opportunities for the benefit of all, based on human […]
Media Meets Literacy in Sarajevo (MDI report)
Fake news and misuse of information in the media were the main topics of the Media Meets Literacy conference held on 20-21 September in Sarajevo. The Media Diversity Institute Western Balkans Executive Director Ivana Jelaca was amongst participants discussing how to foster media literacy among citizens of different backgrounds, as well as the role of […]
Global Kids Online
Global Kids Online is an international research project that aims to generate and sustain a rigorous cross-national evidence base around children’s use of the internet by creating a global network of researchers and experts. The project developed a global research toolkit that would enable academics, governments, civil society and other actors to carry out reliable […]
decode
DECODE is a response to people’s concerns about a loss of control over their personal information on the internet. The ability to access, control and use personal data has become a means by which internet companies can drive profits. The people who create much of this data have lost control over how it is used. […]
Beyond Fake News – 10 Types of Misleading News
The work needed to effectively filter information in our media-saturated environment takes time and skill. A recent study showed that the more content we consume, the more our ability to make decisions about its veracity becomes impaired. With 80% of Europeans now regularly going online, it is vital for the sustainable and effective functioning of […]
Unraveling #fakenews from opinion-making information: a News Literacy discussion
Video of the live webcast of 7 September 2017 News Literacy discussion at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. News Literacy is defined as the development of critical thinking skills applied to judge the reliability and credibility of information, whether it comes via print, radio, television or the Internet. The term News Literacy is […]
70% OF THE WORLD’S YOUTH ARE ONLINE
“This year marks the 25th anniversary of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector. Over the past two and a half decades, ITU has contributed to the unprecedented development of ICTs worldwide and the wider transformation they have brought to society. Our new data show that young people are at the forefront of today’s digital economy with […]
Pros and cons of digital media in girls’ lives in the global South
Spreading from high- through to middle- and low-income countries, adolescents are going online more, and more frequently, as they gain access to mobile phones, tablets, laptops or games consoles, along with other digital media devices and connectivity. But most adolescents in poor countries still lack access, and even for those who do, digital media are […]
Harnessing the Potential of ICTs for Literacy Teaching and Learning
The right to education as recognised by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights includes the acquisition of literacy, numeracy and other basic skills as a foundation for lifelong learning. Lifelong learning is a central principle of the international post- 2015 education agenda. In its Position Paper on Education Post-2015, UNESCO proposes that «flexible lifelong and […]
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