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Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Youth Media

The Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture has drawn up Cultural Policy Guidelines to promote media literacy for 2013–2016. The Guidelines draw on the objectives set out in the Government Programme, on the growing range of media education actors, on the constantly evolving media environment and on the field of media education. Link: http://julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/75280/OKM13.pdfAuthor: Paavo […]

 

NEW BOOK: Civic Media Literacies: Re-Imagining Human Connection in an Age of Digital Abundance

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Youth Media

Civic life today is mediated. Communities small and large are now using connective platforms to share information, engage in local issues, facilitate vibrant debate, and advocate for social causes. In this timely book, Paul Mihailidis explores the texture of daily engagement in civic life, and the resources―human, technological, and practical―that citizens employ when engaging in […]

 

Quality Media Literacy Education A Tool for Teachers and Teacher Educators of Italian Elementary Schools

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Youth Media

Dissemination of good practices in MLE. Analysis of the systematic framework of 35 indicators for good MLE activities in Italian elementary schools. Link: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1136&context=jmleAuthor: Damiano Felini Ph.D.Source: The National Association for Media Literacy Education’s Journal of Media Literacy Education

 

Journalism, ‘Fake News’ and Disinformation: A Handbook for Journalism Education and Training

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy

To serve as a model curriculum, this handbook is designed to give journalism educators and trainers, along with students of journalism, a framework and lessons to help navigate the issues associated with ‘fake news’. Link: https://en.unesco.org/fightfakenewsAuthor: Julie Posetti, Cherilyn Ireton, Claire Wardle, Hossein Derakhshan, Alice Matthews, Magda Abu-Fadil, Tom Trewinnard, Fergus Bell, Alexios MantzarlisSource: UNESCO

 

Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences (2018)

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Youth Media

Social media platforms are central to every aspect of teens’ lives, from how they stay in touch with friends to how they engage with politics. And constantly refreshing their social feeds can feel simultaneously positive and negative: Teens say social media strengthens their relationships but also distracts them from in-person connection. Social Media, Social Life: […]

 

Media Literacy, Education & (Civic) Capability: A Transferable Methodology

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy

This article explores the relationship between a formal media educational encounter in the UK and the broad objectives for media and information literacy education circulating in mainland Europe and the US. A pilot study, developed with a special interest group of the United Kingdom Literacy Association, applied a three-part methodology for comparing the media literacy […]

 

EKOME SA – National Centre of Audiovisual Media & Communication

, Filed Under: Media & Information Literacy, Media Education Policy, Youth Media

After longstanding gaps in the respected fields, Greece welcomes the National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication – EKOME S.A., the new legal entity founded by Law 4339/2015 of the Ministry of Digital Policy Telecommunications and Media. EKOME has as a mission to promote and foster initiatives, foreign and domestic, in all sectors of the […]

 

Digital citizenship and media literacy (California’s Policy SB-947)

, Filed Under: Media Education Policy

SB 947, Jackson. Pupil instruction: digital citizenship and media literacy. Existing law provides for a system of public schools and requires the adopted course of study for grades 1 to 12, inclusive, to include instruction in specified areas of study. This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2021, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, […]