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,” whereas misinformation refers to the same kind of content shared without harmful intention, regardless of its consequences. Disinformation is commonly referred to as ‘fake news,’ and it seriously threatens the credibility of information sources and causes public harm on many layers. Media literacy training functions as a strong instrument used to combat the spread of false information by empowering citizens [...]
Assessing Media Literacy Levels and the European Commission Pilot Initiative
Continuing its endeavors to measure media literacy, the European Commission in cooperation with its ML Expert Group, undertook a pilot exercise in the field. Member states were invited to participate on a voluntary basis. The countries that took part in the exercise had the opportunity to attend network meetings organized in Brussels. There participants were provided with the time and space to exchange ideas, discuss the progress of their initiatives and were offered the support of an individual advisor. This report provides information about assessing media literacy levels in Europe. It has been drafted following [...]
Audiovisual Media Services Directive – EAVI’s CONTRIBUTION
EAVI'S CONTRIBUTION ON THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION ABOUT THE AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA SERVICES DIRECTIVE 2010/13/EU (AVMSD)EAVI'S CONTRIBUTION ON THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION ABOUT THE AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA SERVICES DIRECTIVE 2010/13/EU (AVMSD) With a widely shared and thorough understanding of the growing importance of medialiteracy principles in contemporary society, especially in a constantly evolving media situation, we remind why media literacy policy references were part of the AVMSD in a first instance - and secondly, invite reflections on why there is a risk that this will cease to be the case in the future. The existing norms should be clarified [...]
