Articles
“Peace in the Minds” and Media Now
“Peace in the Minds” and Media Now - Speech by Prof. Tapio Varis, the President of EAVI's Advisory Board at MIL and Global Understanding Conference 2025 on 28-29 April in Barcelona. The first Director-General, [...]
The Battle for Truth in Europe
09/04/2025 At some point, we’ve all stumbled upon a wild social media post—something along the lines of “The EU is planning to tax people for excessive breathing!” The comment section? A chaotic [...]
Are Your Devices Helping or Hooking You? Understanding Affordances & Digital Wellbeing
Let’s be honest—most of us have, at some point, picked up our phones to check a single notification and then resurfaced an hour later from an Instagram rabbit hole, wondering what sorcery just [...]
Ecomedia Literacy: Integrating Ecology into Media Literacy
Each year, the ICT sector is responsible for approximately 3.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This means that the digital devices we use daily, including smartphones, laptops, and data centres, release billions of [...]
Finnish National Curriculum on Media Literacy: A Global Model for Education
Finland has consistently received praise for its excellent educational system, which includes media literacy as a core component of the national curriculum. Early exposure to media literacy helps Finnish students navigate an increasingly complex [...]
Media Policy in Focus: Unpacking the EU’s Competences
What the EU is doing? The European Union’s role in shaping media policy across its member states continues to evolve, balancing cultural diversity with economic interests in an increasingly digital world. Recent developments [...]
