Happy GDPR Day!
The GDPR has come into force across Europe today, and with it come sweeping changes to the way the personal data of individuals is processed, retained and used. The most obvious indication of its impact is a bulk of messages from every mailing list, store card, chat room and internet service you signed up for ever. Like many others, I’m considering it a mass unsubscribe from a heap of services I no longer use. The emails are consigned to the trash folder with only second thought being, “when did I sign up for that…?” As [...]
The EAVI Spring Newsletter is Out!
EAVI has just released the most recent version of its monthly Newsletter, with some of the latest news about media literacy (and related topics), upcoming events across Europe, resources and much more. On this edition of our monthly newsletter, you can take a look at our opinion on the recent EC Communication on Tackling Online Disinformation, and find many useful links to other recent, relevant reports! If you didn't get our e-mail this time, you can check the browser version here. Remember you can always subscribe to receive our monthly updates, news, tips, articles, and [...]
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 [...]
Evgeny PASHENTSEV, Moscow
EAVI – PARTNERS: ACTIVITIES AND PROFILES Evgeny PASHENTSEV, Moscow Profile Born in Samara, Russia (1956). Evgeny Pashentsev is: professor and Head of the MA project programme The modern and contemporary history of Europe and North America at the MCPU; Head of Communication Management Centre at the Russian-German Graduate School of Management – the faculty of the Academy of National Economy under the Government of RF; director of the International Centre for Socio-Political Studies and Consulting; visiting professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University; partner of the EAVI, European Association for Viewers Interests. Pashentsev is [...]
Miomir RAJEVIC, Belgrade
Miomir RAJEVIC, Belgrade Profile Children World Radio, Children’s Worldwide Radio Network Participation to the CIFEJ GA 2009, proposing the construction of a permanent Secretariat President of the Media Education Centre in Belgrade: the Media Education Centre (MEC) for children and youth was founded in 1993 in Belgrade, Serbia as a non political, non profit NGO for research on the use of media and the non formal education of children, young people and educators through media literacy. According to the human and children’s rights on access to information, preservation of cultural, national and religious diversity and [...]
Study on “Testing and refining criteria to assess media literacy levels in all Member States” (2010)
New Study 'Testing and refining criteria to assess Media Literacy Levels in all Member States' It is now well accepted that media literacy is absolutely vital: “Media literacy is as central to active and full citizenship as literacy was at the beginning of the 19th century,” Viviane Reding.1 The European Commission actively promotes media literacy and has a reporting obligation, set out in the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, to measure levels of media literacy in all EU member States. We are pleased to announce that in Summer 2010, the European Commission commissioned the consortium of [...]
Join EYAG
EYAG is always looking for young people interested in the field of media, active citizenship and EU affairs to become members of EAVI's Youth Advisory Group. EAVI YOUTH ADVISORY GROUP (EYAG) The European Association for Viewers’ Interests (EAVI) is currently looking for motivated young Europeans, aged between 16 and 30 years old, to become new members of its Youth Advisory Group (EYAG). What is EYAG? EYAG was set up in 2008 in order to actively involve young people in the work of EAVI. It is composed of young (16-30 years old) members [...]
Expert Group on Active European Citizenship (AECG)
Expert Group on Active European Citizenship The Active European Citizenship Group is coordinated by DG COMM of the European Commission. The main goal is to address how to encourage the participation of European citizens in the EU project and activities. The dialogue also addresses major transversal and political issues of relevance to active European citizenship. The Group was created to discuss major policy and methodological issues on citizens' participation, sharing results from participants' activities and exchanging experiences.This process improves the efficiency of the Europe for Citizens programme activities. Approximately 50 key European organisations actively involved [...]
Group of Specialists on Public Service Media in the information Society
Group of Specialists on Public Service Media in the information Society - Agora, Strasbourg 25 and 26 September 2008 AGENDA Item 1 of the agenda: Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda 1. The meeting was opened by Mr Patrick Segalla (Austria), Chair of the MC-S-PSM, who welcomed the participants. The secretariat provided some general information on the draft agenda and the working documents, as well as the purpose of the meeting. 2. The list of participants is set out in Appendix I. The agenda, as adopted, is set out in Appendix II; [...]
International Youth Media Summit – Novi Sad, Vojvodina, 11 December 2008
International Youth Media Summit - Novi Sad, Vojvodina, 11th of December 2008 The European nature of this conference, an integral part of the European Commission's working calendar, was emphasised by the choice of location: the city of Strasbourg, home of the European Parliament and ARTE. The results of the conference could also provide material to be examined by the Ministers of Communication at the informal meeting of the Ministers of Audiovisual Affairs at Versailles.http://iyms.groupsite.com/main/summary
