A hub of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO)
Six new hubs, each one covering one or more Member States, will become part of the European Digital Media Observatory to contribute to the fight against disinformation across Europe. Together with the current eight hubs already in place since 2021, they will expand coverage of the EDMO network to 100% of the EU population. The … Read More “Hubs of the European Digital Media Observatory now extend to the whole EU27” »
Developing effective interventions to counter misinformation is an urgent goal, but it also presents conceptual, empirical, and practical difficulties. A new journal article in European Psychologist, co-authored by Jon Roozenbeek from the University of Cambridge and EDMO researchers Eileen Culloty and Jane Suiter reviews over 170 published papers to provide insight on the effectiveness of … Read More “New paper examines effectiveness of various misinformation interventions” »
EDMO has established a monitoring exercise to understand the response of different countries to the regulation of online disinformation. Countries are profiled across nine areas. Ireland is in the middle of a significant change in media regulation as the Irish regulator, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), is currently in the middle of a three-year … Read More “The regulation of online disinformation in Ireland” »
To mark the end of Media Literacy Week, EDMO Ireland has launched a dedicated resources page with links to hand-picked sources relating to misinformation, disinformation, and media literacy both in Ireland and internationally. The resources page includes Irish organisations and Irish-specific research, general research and reports around disinformation, resources for teaching media literacy to others, … Read More “EDMO Ireland launches resources section” »
This week marks European Media Literacy Week 2022 and EDMO Ireland is involved in a number of initiatives throughout the week to help promote media literacy. On Monday 24th, Webwise launched a new audio series ‘Casting the Net’ which features an interview with Susan Daly, Managing Editor of Journal Media whose FactCheck unit is one … Read More “EDMO Ireland participates in European Media Literacy Week 2022” »
The European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, invited representatives from EDMO Ireland and DCU’s FuJo Institute for a meeting to discuss EDMO’s actions to combat disinformation in Ireland as well as the proposed European Media Freedom Act and the Strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation. The Vice-President and her team met with … Read More “EC Vice-President Věra Jourová meets with EDMO representatives on Ireland visit” »
EDMO Ireland hosted a study delegation from New Zealand at the School of Communications in DCU to discuss research and findings in the areas of online safety, disinformation, media regulation and media literacy. The delegation was led by Jan Tinetti MP and Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister for Women and Associate Minister of Education in … Read More “EDMO Ireland meets with New Zealand delegation to discuss research” »
Trust levels in media remain relatively high in Ireland compared to other countries, according to the 2022 Reuters Institute Digital News Report, with 52% of those surveyed trusting news overall. 83% of people get news online each week, and 51% via social media. Internet user skills in Ireland are significantly above the EU average, according to the … Read More “Ireland Media Literacy Country Profile” »
In September, TheJournal published the following factcheck investigations: Debunked: A quote by Yuval Noah Harari that technology will ‘replace people’ is missing context Debunked: Teacher wasn’t jailed over pronouns, but for breaking a court order by going to school Debunked: Tony Cascarino did not throw his takeaway in the bin and other fake queen claims … Read More “Recent factchecks and disinformation news from TheJournal” »
Marking its one year anniversary, CEDMO held its first International Conference titled ‘Europe Tackles Informational Chaos’ (#CIC2022) in Prague on 22nd and 23rd September 2022. Leading experts and key stakeholders – including NGOs, academics, think tanks, practitioners, and legislative and technology actors – contributed to exploring a wide range of issues. Over 280 participants in … Read More “CEDMO Conference and Hubs meeting 2022” »
