Some Articles
Fight disinformation with Media Literacy
Media Literacy alone will never be enough, and the path towards its inclusion in European legislation is still ongoing. Is Media Literacy just a blurred concept or can we try to break it down into [...]
Does the claim about the lack of democracy in Europe count as Euroscepticism?
When was Euroscepticism born? Difficult and tricky question! Some would claim that Euroscepticism is as old as European Union, some others would say the iron lady Margaret Thatcher was the first to inspire it. [ref] [...]
Anti-Vaxxers and the Decline of Trust in Intellect and Expertise
A short history of anti-vaccination movements, anti-intellectualism and fake news. In 1998, the now discredited Andrew Wakefield, then a British Doctor, published a study in the British medical journal The Lancet, claiming that there was [...]
EAVI Conference 2018 – The Art of Living with the Media
We are pleased to invite you to the 2018 EAVI Conversation taking place on 11 December in Brussels. Based on our 10 years’ experience in media literacy, the event will be an opportunity to discuss the future of [...]
Training of Trainers in the Balkans
EAVI’s Naomi Thompson was invited to take part in a regional programme on media and information literacy in the Balkans, under an EU funded project – “Media for Citizens – Citizens for Media” which aims [...]
Media Literacy in the New Audiovisual Media Services Directive
The journey for the new Audiovisual Media Services Directive began in May 2016 when the European Commission first proposed its amendments. What followed was two years of intense negotiations between legislators. It wasn’t until June [...]
