Addiction, Trust and the Coronavirus
If the news is to be believed, Covid-19 is closing in on Europe. And the trouble is, I can’t decide how to feel about it. I’ve done the maths, myself and everyone I know will [...]
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03, 2020
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03, 2020
Deepfakes – to legislate or not?
A viral video of President Trump expressing awe over Mecca is incredibly realistic - unless one is aware that this is out of character for him. Since the posting of this video in early 2017, [...]
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10, 2019
The Figleaf of Fake News
I have a friend called Bill. Bill in his late 60s, slightly right of centre, widowed with adult children and young grandchildren, a big deal in the IT sector in the 80s and 90s, he’s [...]
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07, 2019
Call for papers: Conference ‘Media literacy in a media-rich ecology’
The ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon in association with the European project MediaCoach Initiative is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the Conference "Media literacy in a media-rich ecology", which will be held December 4, [...]
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07, 2019
European Media Coach Project
Working together to bridge the gap in media literacy education Did you know that 9-16-year-old children are using the internet for an average 88 minutes per day? In those 88 minutes it is hard [...]
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07, 2019
EAVI Attends Raising Awareness to Promote Refugee Inclusion Conference
Through our interests and dedication in spreading awareness and educating the public about the negative effects of the hate speech in Europe, EAVI took part in the 'Raising Awareness to Promote Refugee Inclusion - [...]
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07, 2019
CIVILIZATIONAL APPROACH TO MEDIA LITERACY AND KNOWLEDGE
A piece by Tapio Varis Professor emeritus, University of Tampere, Unesco Chair in Global e-learning CIVILIZATIONAL APPROACH TO MEDIA LITERACY AND KNOWLEDGE 27th AMIC Annual Conference “Communication, Technology, and New Humanism” 17-19 June at Chulalongkorn [...]
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07, 2019
The EU Elections, the Flaccid Far Right Resurgence and a Rejection of the Status Quo
We were promised a populist takeover of the European Parliament. And wouldn’t it have been exciting if it had happened. In a mass-grave sort of way. If some segments of the news media are to [...]
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06, 2019
EAVI Summer Camp 2019
Can you spot fake news? Have you ever believed disinformation? Have you wondered how anyone could? In July, the first ever EAVI CAMP will take place, helping youngster discover the answers to these questions! LOCATION: [...]
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06, 2019
AI in the EU
‘’The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race’’ – Stephen Hawking This opening quote does not exactly instill a positive outlook, but it’s a perfect setting for exploring why [...]
