Conference: European Citizenship in Challenging Times
From May 31st to June 2nd, EAVI participated to the conference European Citizneship in Challenging Times at the University of Barcelona. Organised by the European Observatory on Memories (EUROM) and supported by the European Commission.
EAVI at EuroDig 2016
EAVI particpated in the dialogue on Internet governance (EuroDIG) on 9-10 June, in Brussels.
EAVI Conference | Media Literacy for Full Citizenship
EAVI, with the Alliance Internationale de Journalistes, has organised a conference for June 22nd at the European Parliament titled Media Literacy for Full Citizenship: European Funds, Policies and Initiatives. The conference will be hosted by MEPs Isabella Adinolfi from the EFDD Group and Curzio Maltese from the GUE/NGL Group.
VIDEO: #brusselslockdown – How Photography Can Be Used to Manipulate Reality
In this video from Belgian photographer, Jimmy Kets, he demonstrates the ways in which photographers can choose to manipulate reality in order to dramatise and sensationalise.
The Pros and Cons of Ad Blocking Explained
EAVI recently attended conferences at the European Parliament to discuss 'Diversity in Media and Culture versus Convergence' and 'An Alternative Media Landscape for Europe.' Amongst discussion of disturbing trends; the concentration of media ownership in Europe and government interference on press freedoms in Hungary, Poland, and Turkey, there was also much talk about what can be done in the new media landscape to maintain independent journalism, given that the old economic models for publishers are failing in the face of the upheavals brought about by the internet. This made us consider the subject of ad [...]
HOW-TO: Limit Google’s Ability to Track You
Google is tracking your every move online, but what many people do not know is that there are options for limiting the level of tracking you are subjected to by Google. Here is a how-to detailing some of your options.
VIDEO: News Mashup is an Important Lesson in Media Literacy
This video edits together BBC footage of a parade in the UK with audio commentary of a parade in North Korea and asks "are the two countries really so different?"
STUDY: Right-Wing Media Bias Strongest in UK
A study covering 7 European countries and conducted by yougov in the UK found that people's perceptions of right wing bias were most pronounced in the UK.
DOCUMENTARY: The Internet’s Own Boy & Active Citizenship
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz follows the life of internet wunderkind Aaron Swartz, who spent much of his short life fighting to keep the internet free and open...
