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EDMO Ireland partners with Media Literacy Ireland to provide training, webinars and promote media literacy during the Be Media Smart Campaign.

Posted on By Ricardo Castellini da Silva
Media Literacy, News

The New Be Media Smart national campaign officially started on the 24th of October and it encourages people across Ireland to ‘Stop, Think, Check’ when they encounter information. Coordinated by Media Literacy Ireland and supported by a wide range of members, the campaign aims to raise awareness of the disinformation problem among the population and provide … Read More “EDMO Ireland partners with Media Literacy Ireland to provide training, webinars and promote media literacy during the Be Media Smart Campaign.” »

Submission to the National Counter Disinformation Strategy’s Public Consultation

Posted on By EDMO Admin
News, Policy

EDMO Ireland made the following submission to the Submission to the National Counter Disinformation Strategy’s Public Consultation: Counter Disinformation and protect freedom of speech using a rights based approach This is a rights-based strategy. Measures to counter disinformation must uphold human rights, including the freedom of expression. In addition, all members of society should be … Read More “Submission to the National Counter Disinformation Strategy’s Public Consultation” »

EDMO Ireland presents CoP analysis to ERGA subgroup

Posted on By Kirsty Park
News, Policy

EDMO Ireland Policy Lead, Kirsty Park, alongside Stephan Mündges from the GADMO hub presented results from the first CoP Monitor report to the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) Subgroup on Countering disinformation and strengthening democracy in the digital environment. The CoP Monitor report is based on an international collaboration of 9 academics … Read More “EDMO Ireland presents CoP analysis to ERGA subgroup” »

Consultation opens on the National Counter Disinformation Strategy

Posted on By EDMO Admin
News, Policy

A public consultation has opened for the National Counter Disinformation Strategy. EDMO Ireland is an invited member of the working group that is developing the strategy. Following five months of meetings and presentations, including presentations by EDMO’s Eileen Culloty and Kirsty Park, the working group came up with a scoping paper. It identifies a range … Read More “Consultation opens on the National Counter Disinformation Strategy” »

Major Platforms Disinformation Fight Under Scrutiny in new CoP Monitor Report

Posted on By EDMO Admin
News, Policy

The biggest platforms claim they take the fight against disinformation seriously, however, the evidence they provide for this claim is lacking. That’s according to the CoP Monitor, a new report led by EDMO Ireland Policy Lead Dr Kirsty Park.  The project was coordinated by the Ireland and GADMO hubs and features contributions from the ADMO and … Read More “Major Platforms Disinformation Fight Under Scrutiny in new CoP Monitor Report” »

Media Literacy training opportunities in September 2023

Posted on By EDMO Admin
Media Literacy, News

EDMO Ireland is pleased to partner with Media Literacy Ireland in a series of Media Literacy training workshops for community leaders, coaches, teachers and librarians. In today’s media environment, it is very important that individuals have access to good-quality information to make well-informed choices, but unfortunately, not all information has the same value, accuracy, or reliability. Therefore, … Read More “Media Literacy training opportunities in September 2023” »

EDMO Ireland and FuJo submission to the public consultation on the Junior Cycle Digital Media Literacy Short Course

Posted on By EDMO Admin
Media Literacy, News, Policy

EDMO Ireland and FuJo made a submission to the public consultation on the Junior Cycle Digital Media Literacy Short Course that was organized by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. The development of the DML short course has been one of the most significant achievements for media literacy education in the Irish educational system and this … Read More “EDMO Ireland and FuJo submission to the public consultation on the Junior Cycle Digital Media Literacy Short Course” »

An Explainer: The Code of Practice on Disinformation, the Digital Services Act and Twitter

Posted on By Kirsty Park
News, Policy

Twitter made headlines recently when it decided to exit from the EU’s Code of Practice on Disinformation. In response, European Commissioner Thierry Breton took to Twitter to caution the platform, tweeting, “You can run but you can’t hide,” in reference to the Digital Services Act (DSA). Given these developments, many may have questions about the … Read More “An Explainer: The Code of Practice on Disinformation, the Digital Services Act and Twitter” »

Submission to pre-legislative scrutiny on the Digital Services Bill Ireland

Posted on By Kirsty Park
News, Policy

EDMO Ireland made a joint submission to the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Digital Services Bill 2023.  The following summarises the recommendations made: Given the extent of Ireland’s role, it is crucial that its DSC fosters an independent, knowledgeable, and fair process for … Read More “Submission to pre-legislative scrutiny on the Digital Services Bill Ireland” »