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Misinformation and the school curriculum: Five key challenges and how we should promote digital literacy

As governments seek to tackle misinformation and other problems posed by the digital age, digital (or media) literacy is often cited as a significant part of any solution, and the UK government’s White Paper on Online Harms (consultation closing on July 1) has proposed the development of an online media literacy strategy. Gianfranco Polizzi, a PhD researcher here at the LSE, and […]

Source: Media Policy Project

international freedom expression organisations welcome crucial pace resolutionassassination Daphne Caruana Galizia

We, the undersigned international freedom of expression organisations, welcome the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted on 26 June, condemning the continued impunity for the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and broader systemic rule of law shortcomings in Malta, and inter alia, calling for the launch of an independent public inquiry within three months. Titled Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination and the rule of law in Malta and beyond: ensuring that the whole truth emerges, the resolution accompanied a report drafted by Dutch MP Pieter Omtzigt in his capacity as the PACE Special Rapporteur…

Source: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

Call for the Science Fellowship for Journalists

Deadline: June 30, 2019   This year the Falling Falls Foundation is offering two types of Fellowships for science journalists: The Falling Walls Science Fellowship for journalists and the Berlin Science Week Fellowship. Please familiarize yourself with the requirements for both opportunities and specify in your motivation letter which fellowship you are applying for. You […] The post Call for the Science Fellowship for Journalists appeared first on European Youth Press.

Source: European Youth Press

Call for International Conference Writing Competition 2019

Deadline: July 15, 2019   Business Today is pleased to announce that we will be continuing the writing competition as another application medium! We hope this alternative application will ensure a diversity of applicants are able to attend the International Conference.   Competition Details The 2019 International Conference theme revolves around “Globalization.” How is the […] The post Call for International Conference Writing Competition 2019 appeared first on European Youth Press.

Source: European Youth Press

Call for the Rattle Poetry Prize

Deadline: July 15, 2019   The annual Rattle Poetry Prize offers $10,000 for a single poem to be published in the winter issue of the magazine. Ten finalists will also receive $200 each and publication, and be eligible for the $2,000 Readers’ Choice Award, to be selected by subscriber and entrant vote.   Additional poems […] The post Call for the Rattle Poetry Prize appeared first on European Youth Press.

Source: European Youth Press

Break up big tech? Make it fairer? Sure, but let’s support our right to refuse what technology companies offer us

With billions of people now members of social media networks such as Facebook and the all-pervasiveness of big tech throughout many aspects of our lives, conversations about digital citizenship have never been more important. LSE’s Seeta Peña Gangadharan writes that despite efforts by the Obama administration in the late 2000s to improve digital citizenship, the US information economy has now become one […]

Source: Media Policy Project

Checks and balances? Peter Omtzigt’s report on the situation in Malta

by Renata Rat October 16, 2017: A car bomb explodes and kills Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Daphne was one of Malta’s most famous journalists and did significant investigations on corruption and abuse of power among Maltese politicians and public officials. The public outcry around Europe was enormous. Nevertheless, on 19 January 2018 - three months after the brutal assassination -  the Partner Organisations of the Council of Europe’s Platform to promote the safety of journalists issued a statement in which they noted that it does not seem like the Maltese authorities have identified the people responsible for the…

Source: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

What should we teach children about online privacy, and how?

As children use more online services, concern has been growing about the increasing amounts of data that they share with tech companies, as evidenced by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s efforts to create a code of practice that would outline age-appropriate design principles for online services likely to be accessed by children. Here, the LSE’s Professor Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova and Rishita Nandagiri offer […]

Source: Media Policy Project

Advocacy Mission Statement Albania

Albania: Preliminary findings of joint freedom of expression mission by ECPMF From 18-21 June 2019, we undertook an international freedom of expression mission to Albania, comprised of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO). The mission sought to gather information about challenges to freedom of expression and press freedom in Albania and bring concerns directly to Albanian government representatives. Press conference Albania Joint Mission (fltr): Oliver Vujovic (SEEMO), Attila Mong…

Source: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

Albania: Preliminary findings of joint freedom of expression mission

Albania: Preliminary findings of joint freedom of expression mission by ECPMF From 18-21 June 2019, we undertook an international freedom of expression mission to Albania, comprised of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the International Press Institute (IPI), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO). The mission sought to gather information about challenges to freedom of expression and press freedom in Albania and bring concerns directly to Albanian government representatives. Press conference Albania Joint Mission (fltr): Oliver Vujovic (SEEMO), Attila Mong…

Source: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
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