Visual literacy: 5 key questions
When we think about information, we might assume it will come in a written or audio format. But what about the information we get from visual imagery?
EAVI Roundtable Debate at the European Parliament – Democracy, Journalism and Literacy
In December EAVI together with the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom held the Democracy, Journalism and Literacy event at the European Parliament. The event was hosted by MEPs Barbara Spinelli and Curzio Maltese. The event focused on the dangers posed to media pluralism presented by new media and the threat to democracy this creates, as well as the role of media literacy and other initiatives to combat this. Barbara Spinelli opened the discussions by sharing her observations of media freedom – namely the level of self-censorship among journalists, protections afforded to whistleblowers, and [...]
#MyStory Final Event. Media (Literacy) and Refugees.
The final event for the My Story Project took place in Brussels on 5 December 2017. The full-day event was divided into two sessions. In the morning session, EAVI and My Story partners from Hungary, Slovenia, Germany, Italy, France and Greece shared their experience and contributions to the project, including audiovisual material and a Dos and Don’ts Guide for journalists. Grass root organisations shared their experience with their respective media initiatives. Speqkers feutered Ulla Pentinpuro, co-founder of FB Community support for refugees in Belgium group; Bieke Heene, representative from OurHouse project; Camille [...]
EVENT: #MyStory – Media (literacy) and Refugees
My Story, Media (literacy) and Refugees 5th December 2017 -11h00 – 14h00 Venue: L42 – Rue de la Loi 42 1040 Brussels Coverage of migrants and refugees in the mainstream media is disproportionately negative. Hateful, divisive and stigmatising rhetoric in social, political and editorial bias has had real impact on the way that migrants and refugees are viewed by populations across Europe. My Story, Media (literacy) and Refugees Event will provide an opportunity to reflect on ways the media shapes citizens’ perception of migrants and refugees. This will include how it generates tensions by way [...]
Pay Attention to Distractions by Paolo Celot
Pay Attention to Distractions Transcript of Paolo's Impulse Speech Council of Europe 4th Platform Exchange on Digitisation and Culture, Karlsruhe, 19-20 October 2017 “Good afternoon, I was ready to talk about media literacy. I prepared a presentation with slides, it was linear and clear. But also, a bit predictable and possibly boring. But in light of this morning’s exchanges, and because of the conversation I have had with Jaroslav at the table, I changed my mind. You can still find tons of information about media literacy on our web site. I will talk about a different [...]
CMPF – EAVI Roundtable Debate- Democracy, Journalism and Literacy
#MyStory Final Event- Democracy, Journalism and Literacy. How to preserve media freedom, pluralism and citizens interests in a post-truth era.
EAVI at ECAS Digital Democracy Day 2017
EAVI at ECAS Digital Democracy Day 2017 On 17 October 2017, ECAS (European Citizen Action Service) held their Digital Democracy Day 2017 event. The event focused on young people’s e-participation. It was attended by several organisations including EAVI as an active partner, and also MEP Brando Benifei and Villu Varjas (Permanent Representation of Estonia to the EU). The focus of discussion was whether millennials (born between 1982-2002) participate with and are committed to politics and social issues. Although this generation is sceptical and reluctant to get involved in politics, they are very interested and active within [...]
EAVI at Digital Brusselles Female Tech Incubator Launch on 25th of October 2017
On Wednesday 25th of October EAVI has participated in the launch of Digital Brusselles Female Tech Incubator, at the newly opened BeCentral co-working space in Brussels.
#MyStory: New Feature Documentary – Dissecting Journalism
#MyStory partner, The Hungarian Moving Image and Media Education Association has released their latest documentary for the #MyStory project, Dissecting Journalism. The film documents the event the association organised in Subotica, Serbia where a refugee camp has been set up on the Hungarian border. The event involved journalists, refugees and locals from Subotica and explores journalism about migrants and refugees through the lens of media literacy.
Why Algorithmic Accountability and Transparency are important in the Digital Age ?
A look at how algorithms impact our worldview – helping us sift through the ocean of available data, while curating it and trapping us in our bubble, and how to escape the trappings of a narrow understanding of issues that affect us.
