A hub of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO)
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” »
More than 40 fact-checking organisations across Europe have agreed upon a professional Code that defines the standards of methodology, ethics and transparency required to combat misinformation effectively and with integrity. The “European Code of Standards for Independent Fact-Checking Organisations”, which was published today, has been developed through a project involving fact-checking organisations from more than … Read More “European fact-checking organisations approve a Code of professional
standards to combat misinformation” »
In August, TheJournal published the following factcheck investigations: Debunked: No, The Journal did not report that monkeypox lives on toilets for 120 years Debunked: No, The Journal didn’t report a man’s death from monkeypox after his ‘parachute failed’ Debunked: A claim that the UN accused Ukrainian forces of using ‘human shields’ is missing context Debunked: … Read More “Recent factchecks and disinformation news from TheJournal” »
In July, TheJournal published the following factcheck investigations: Debunked: The pain from a kick in the testicles is not the same as giving birth to 160 children at once FactCheck: Are there 16 vacant homes for every homeless person in Ireland? Debunked: TikTok videos touting unproven and potentially dangerous ‘herbal abortion’ methods FactCheck: Is the … Read More “Recent factchecks and disinformation news from TheJournal” »
AboutVaccines.org, a website created as a result of the Voices for Vaccines project, launched on Wednesday the 20th of July 2022. The website provides accurate, straightforward and accessible information to parents, to help them make decisions regarding vaccines. The project was led by EDMO Ireland coordinator Eileen Culloty in collaboration with DCU Science/Health Communication Researcher … Read More “AboutVaccines website launched, to provide parents with information on vaccines” »
