There are many potential threats to our democracy and our values. One such threat arises from what has been coined ‘fake news’, created for profit or other gain, disseminated through state-sponsored programmes, or spread through the deliberate distortion of facts, by groups with a particular agenda, including the desire to affect political elections. Such has […]
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Cyberbullying and problematic Internet use in Colombia, Uruguay and Spain: Cross-cultural study
This article is also available in ESPAÑOL (vea el enlace) The goal of this cross-cultural study was to analyze and compare the cybervictimization and cyberaggression scores, and the problematic Internet use between Spain, Colombia and Uruguay. Despite cultural similarities between the Spanish and the South American contexts, there are few empirical studies that have comparatively […]
Going critical
Is it really enough for students to be ‘critical’ of media? Some thoughts about the continuing need for critical thinking – and critical action – in media education. Is teaching critical media analysis sufficient to address the challenges of a changing media environment – let alone the wider social and political malaise of the contemporary […]
Guide to Developing Healthy Digital Relationships
The Internet is a great tool for information, business, and entertainment. Above all, it is a communication medium. In this sense, it is a place for relationships; the Internet connects people to other people. During the past decade, social media tools and websites—Instagram, Facebook, Skype, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.—have grown tremendously in popularity. You can use […]
MediaBreaker/Studios
MediaBreaker/Studios is a free online teaching platform built around MediaBreaker, a video remix editor developed by The LAMP in cooperation with educators, advocates and digital learning specialists. By breaking media messages, students and educators: -Call out misrepresentations in commercials -Question sources of information in news clips -Annotate video lectures -Deconstruct the narrative of a music […]
MediaWise
MediaWise is a partnership between Poynter, Google.org, the Stanford History Education Group, Local Media Association and others, MediaWise will feature a research-based curriculum to be taught in classrooms and a teen-led fact-checking initiative. YouTube creators like Ingrid Nilsen, the Green Brothers and Destin Sandlin from Smarter Every Day will help this project reach its goal […]
Media and Information Literate Cities: Voices, Powers, and Change Makers
Media and Information Literate Cities: Voices, Powers, and Change Makers —- 24-31 October 2018 The annual Global MIL Week activities and the feature conference are important opportunities for stakeholders globally to review and celebrate the progress achieved towards the process of “MIL for all”. Global MIL Week also enables connections and sharing of creative projects, […]
Distinguishing Between Factual and Opinion Statements in the News
In today’s fast-paced and complex information environment, news consumers must make rapid-fire judgments about how to internalize news-related statements – statements that often come in snippets and through pathways that provide little context. A new Pew Research Center survey of 5,035 U.S. adults examines a basic step in that process: whether members of the public […]
News Media and Political Attitudes in the United Kingdom
The sense of importance of and trust in the news media vary considerably by country. In general, adults in northern European countries – for example, Sweden and Germany – are more likely to say the news media are very important and that they trust the news media, while people in France and Italy are the […]
Digital Education Action Plan (European Commission)
Education and training are the best investments in Europe’s future. They play a vital role in boosting growth, innovation and job creation. Europe’s education and training systems need to give people the forward-looking knowledge, skills and competences they need to innovate and prosper. They also have an important role to play in creating a European […]
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