Some Articles
Using Media Literacy to Fight Digital Fake News in Later Life: A Mission Impossible?
Media Literacy Training for Seniors to Fight Fake News The European Commission defines disinformation as “false or misleading content that is spread with an intention to deceive or secure economic or political gain,” [...]
Bernays the Inventor of Modern Communication: Predecessor of Fake News, He Was A Big Liar
At Christmas 2021, I had a shock. One of my daughters, Raquel, gave me as a gift the latest novel by Mario Vargas Llosa, "Tiempos recios" which is set against the backdrop of the [...]
New Civilisation and Global University
Written by Prof. Tapio Varis, President of the EAVI Advisory Committee Abstract: The question of the world order and the trend towards global civilization has inspired scholars, communicators, educators and spiritual leaders to answer questions [...]
The Devil Does Not Exist and Elihu Katz
Written by Marco Antonio Rodrigues Dias Member of the EAVI Advisory Committee In June 1975 - at the time I was at the University of Brasilia (UnB) and was dean of extension - I participated, [...]
Changing Media World Order
War in Europe and the pandemia and the climate change are globally challenging the existing world order. The continued rise of populism and authoritarianism has witnessed an attack on basic democratic freedoms and led [...]
What is Digital Culture? – An interactive workshop
EAVI recognises the importance of media literacy and citizenship at a European level with the goal to enable citizens to competently engage with media so that they can fully participate in democratic life. Our [...]