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Critical citizenship through communication and media literacy: a UNESCO chair’s...

In an era marked by digital hyperconnectivity and profound shifts in the way individuals interact with information and with each other, the spread of disinformation and polarization challenges the foundations of democratic societies and the full exercise of citizenship. This paper presents the UNESCO Chair of Communication, Media and Information Literacy and Citizenship, held by the School of Communication and ...

A literacia como resistência à desinformação

O presente artigo trata a importância da resistência leitora e literacia mediática no contexto da sociedade informacional atual e destaca a necessidade de uma leitura crítica e consciente diante das transformações na escrita e na comunicação. A resistência leitora é interpretada como uma prática prudente e questionadora que não decodifica apenas textos, mas também constrói significados a partir das experiências...

Revista Narrativas: how a multimedia magazine for future journalists can be the...

It is indisputable that multimedia complexity of today’s communication contributes to a sophistication of media narratives. Digital platforms are meeting places where we learn, participate, and get deeply involved, which means that digital narratives provide powerful spaces for civic and public engagement to be explored in academic work. This communication proposes the presentation of “Revista Narrativas”, as a...

GILM's multistakeholder model for media literacy in Portugal

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 pool...

Board game “Fala Barato”: Challenging the relation with information, media and ...

This paper intends to discuss the interdisciplinary and creative process of creating the board game “Fala Barato”. More specifically, the work focuses on the ways in which the creation and use of a board game – a toolkit that offers a set of functionalities to stimulate the handling of a range of processes (graphic, communicational, critical thinking) - make available various challenges in board games productio...

Informal Group on Media Literacy (GILM): Portugal’s leading media literacy orga...

Communication, media information literacy and citizenship: strategies for a new...

The XXI century is marked by the unprecedented digitalization of communication, and though the benefits of digital media are undeniable, their indiscriminate and uncritical use has brought disinformation, misinformation, fake news, hatred, and intolerance menacing the sustainability of tolerant, inclusive, and democratic societies. The UNESCO Chair on Communication, Media Information Literacy and Citizenship is...

The hard way to tell the story: literacy challenges for media and news narratives

For a long time already, we have been searching for the best ways to promote critical thought, bearing in mind, for example, the phenomenon of disinformation. Additionally, scholars and journalists have also long hoped that media education could positively tackle this challenge and enhance social goals such as political and civic engagement, particularly among youngsters. There is a consensus in the literature ...

Histórias inventadas, factos e opiniões

O workshop "Histórias Inventadas, Factos e Opiniões" visa capacitar os participantes a distinguir entre factos, ficção e opiniões, bem como a desconstruir mitos ou narrativas inventadas. O objetivo central deste evento é oferecer ferramentas para reforçar as iniciativas em curso relacionadas com a identificação, mitigação e combate à desinformação a estudantes, bem como a educadores. Pretende-se sensibilizar os...

A MOOC on data journalism: the beginning of a journey into data

Data journalism is still an area worth investing in, both in newsrooms and in the curricula of communication and media courses in general, and journalism courses in particular. While it is true that journalists have always worked with quantitative data, the current volume of data available requires expert skills to rigorously examine and filter them, contributing to a better and critical understanding of social...