“Media literacy” is a wide concept that, according to the definition elaborated by the EU Media Literacy Expert Group (MLEG), “includes all technical, cognitive, social, civic and creative capacities that allow a citizen to access, have a critical understanding of the media and interact with it”. Media and information literacy actions responding to this definition are quite widespread across Europe and there are various studies available on national policies across Europe. What has been missing so far is a systematic mapping of media literacy practices and actions across the EU.
The European Commission has considered such a mapping necessary for identifying good practices and for promoting the transfer of knowledge between member states, and has asked the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO), part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, to produce a report on the most significant media literacy projects of national or regional coverage carried out since January 2010.
- : https://rm.coe.int/media-literacy-mapping-report-en-final-pdf/1680783500
- : Susanne Nikoltchev, Maja Cappello, Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez, Sophie Valais
- : European Audiovisual Observatory, Council of Europe