WSIS 2017. In view of the United Nations 2030 Agenda objectives, Media education is a powerful way of contributing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Information and media literacy skills is a good way to improve the autonomy of individuals of any society and allow them to participate more fully in their country’s political, […]
Why Social Media Isn’t Always Very Social
Studies show that people who spend more time on social media sites feel more socially isolated than those who don’t. This might be because of a disconnect between our online lives and our real ones. Millions of people around the world use social media every day, every hour, every minute to stay in touch with […]
How media literacy can help students discern fake news
A TV segment for PBS (USA public television) broadcasted on NewsHour. Helping children distinguish between false information and fact-based news, it’s a distinction increasingly a problem for adults. And, to be clear, we’re referring to false information disguised as a legitimate news story, not reporting that people dislike for political reasons and label fake news. […]
Executive Board Report 2016 (ECREA)
The European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) 2016 report. 2016 has been both a very successful and transformative year for ECREA, marked primarily by organisation of largest ever bi-annual European Communication Conference and elections of the new management of the association. It could be said that in 2016, ECREA moved from the period of […]
Comparative analysis of the indicators’ levels of students’ media competence development in the control and experimental groups
Based on media education activities’ techniques, the authors taught a media education course during the full academic year. The research objective was to trace the changes between the levels of students’ media competence in a control and in an experimental group. The determination of the media competence’s levels was based on the classification of the […]
Rural Youth Devemopment Council (RYDEC)
Rural Couth Development Council is a youth led organization empowering youth from rural Africa to actively participate in sustainable nation building by engaging in decision making processes at local, national, regional and global levels, promoting human rights, peacebuilding and intercultural dialogue, adolescent health and welbeing. We also promote Media and Information literacy by providing MIL […]
Model Course on Safety of Journalists — A Guide for Journalism Teachers in the Arab States
The publication responds to the difficult situation of many journalists working in the Arab States region. Reflecting the vulnerability of such journalists, the Director-General’s 2016 Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity records that this region registered the highest number of journalists’ killings – 78 deaths in all – in 2014 […]
Your How-To Guide to Telling Fact From Falsehood
YouTube video. Lau Joon-Nie, a distance learning manager for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, shares her tips regarding information flooding our feeds and the need to identify fake news and hoaxes. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=gIHMib54dcA&list=PLeJJPJHVn6KtVu6rAfyKKHesEM3lWGSg6&app=desktopAuthor: Lau Joon-NieSource: MLC Singapore
Media Pluralism at risk in Europe
The Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) has released the 2016 edition of the Media Pluralism Monitor, one the principal measures of the risks to media pluralism in Europe. The Monitor has examined 30 European countries in 2016 and the results show that none of these countries is free from risks. The study […]
How to Exploit Democracy (TED talk)
TEDtalk by Laura Galante,cyberspace analyst. Hacking, fake news, information bubbles … all these and more have become part of the vernacular in recent years. But as cyberspace analyst Laura Galante describes in this alarming talk, the real target of anyone looking to influence geopolitics is dastardly simple: it’s you. Link: https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_galante_how_to_exploit_democracyAuthor: Laura GalanteSource: TED Talks
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