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Engagement metrics – such as likes, shares, comments, or views – are not reliable indicators of content quality. Social media and messaging applications make it really easy to share information quickly to large groups of people. In addition, AI-powered technology can also be used to create fake profiles and promote false or inaccurate content, making it … Read More “GE24: Look beyond engagement metrics” »
Visual communication is powerful and appealing because our brains are highly adapted to process and interpret visual information quickly and intuitively. But images can be highly deceptive and, in the context of news and election, images can distort our perceptions of people and issues. It only takes a few clicks to change or enhance visual … Read More “GE24: Look for the whole picture” »
Ahead of the General Election on 29 November, EDMO Ireland and Media Literacy Ireland are promoting a Be Election Smart campaign. The campaign will highlight practical tips to be mindful of when navigating news, commentary, and advertising about the election. Tip #1 Read beyond the headline Reading beyond the headline is essential because headlines are … Read More “GE24: Read beyond the headline” »
EDMO has responded to the pressing need for guidelines on how to design, develop, and implement effective media literacy initiatives. While there is great demand for media literacy and an explosion of media literacy projects, it’s critically important to ensure these efforts are effective. The EDMO guidelines have been designed for use by anyone involved … Read More “EDMO launches Guidelines for Effective Media Literacy Initiatives” »
Over 400 young people from local Waterford schools joined a media literacy conference called ‘Dismiss the Noise’ on 16th October in Waterford City. Organisers included Waterford SLí, the Waterford Youth Information Centre and the Waterford City Libraries, and the Europe Direct Centre. EDMO Ireland’s Dr Eileen Culloty delivered the keynote on media literacy. She noted that … Read More “#DismissTheNoise: Media Literacy for Young People” »
EDMO Ireland has been invited to co-develop a new open-access digital media literacy toolkit that will be offered to all undergraduate students at Munster Technological University (MTU) and shared across the wider technological university network in Ireland. The initiative, led by Dr Catherine Palmer at MTU, responds to growing national and international concern over the … Read More “EDMO Ireland Working on a Media Literacy Toolkit for Third-Level Students” »
As the 2024 European Parliament elections approach, millions of Europeans will play a crucial role in shaping the future of European democracy by voting. At the same time, widespread disinformation campaigns intended to undermine the electoral process have been detected across the EU. In response to this pressing challenge, EDMO and the EDMO Hubs launched … Read More “New EDMO campaign: Be Election Smart” »
TheJournal.ie has launched a new website called Knowledge Bank to help readers in Ireland better understand complex and controversial news topics — and to recognise the tactics used in the spread of misinformation. Available at factchecking.ie, the site offers explainers, myth-busting guides, and a practical toolkit with videos and tips on verifying images, spotting false … Read More “TheJournal launches Knowledge Bank to tackle misinformation and explain complex news” »
Since early October, EDMO Ireland and Media Literacy Ireland have joined forces to deliver a series of webinars and training sessions to promote media literacy concepts and practices across the country, especially in relation to best practices to analyse and evaluate the information we come across daily. As part of this initiative, EDMO Ireland developed … Read More “BE MEDIA SMART COMMUNITY TRAINING PROGRAMME: A SUMMARY” »
The Workshop in Box, a media literacy resource developed by EDMO Ireland for the national Be Media Smart campaign, has recently got an Irish version that is available on the Media Literacy Ireland website. The translation was organized by An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG), a government body linked to the Department of … Read More “Expanding the reach of EDMO Ireland’s Workshop in a Box” »
