Building media literacy in the age of Zuck and Musk
More than two-thirds of the world’s population today use the internet, spending on average over six hours daily online. The vast quantity of information available online — some real and helpful, other content manipulated and/or harmful — has made media literacy, or the ability to critically consume information, more important than ever.
To help audiences vulnerable to mis- and disinformation better navigate the information landscape, ICFJ has partnered with the Poynter Institute's MediaWise on a training of trainers initiative through which community leaders globally are equipped with essential fact-checking and media literacy training tools and techniques. These leaders, in turn, are tasked with training at least 60 people each from their own communities.
During an IJNet Crisis Reporting Forum session, three trainees-turned-trainers — Kenyan radio journalist and community leader, Harriet Atyang, Oman-based Indian media educator,
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