Author(s): Bonacho, Fernanda ; Rasgado, Sofia
Date: 2024
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/17174
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
Subject(s): GILM; Media literacy; Citizenship; Misinformation; Digital literacy
In Portugal, the Informal Group on Media Literacy (GILM) represents a unique multistakeholder approach to fostering media literacy. For over 15 years, GILM has brought together an alliance of stakeholders from diverse sectors—including education, regulation, and media—to collectively enhance the public's media literacy. This session will delve into GILM's collaborative workings, emphasizing its strategy of pooling resources and expertise to promote media literacy across all societal strata. We will unpack how GILM operates without a centralized hierarchy, how it upholds the autonomy of its members, and how it fosters regular interaction through monthly meetings and working groups. There will be a discussion about how it responds to the challenges that media literacy assumes today as one of the key literacies for empowering all citizens. Ethics and technology, the fight against online misinformation and hate speech, algorithms and social media, digital transformation and public policies have been some of the issues brought to the public debate by GILM. The session will also reflect on GILM's notable initiatives like the Literacy, Media and Citizenship Congress and "7 Days with the Media," and discuss the group’s role on the new strategy for a National Media Literacy Plan.
