Journalism Education Enhancing Media and Information Literacy in Europe: Network for Citizen-Centred Engagement

This project addresses Priority 2: the countering of disinformation, information manipulation, and interference in democratic discourse.
Disinformation has been identified as a major global risk and a threat for democracies and democratic values. In this project, partners from four EU-countries and Ukraine, unite the expertise they have in training media and information literacy and education of journalism. Project bring together professionals and best MIL experts from both universities / universities of applied sciences and NGO´s.
This project aims to improve the quality of journalism by adapting it from the ground up to new challenges, training journalism teachers and students in universities, and making them accountable for bringing media and information literacy (MIL) to the society.
These are indispensable methods in rebuilding the trust in news, that is can help democratic participation and promote civic engagement.
Specific focus is set on strengthening MIL among diverse audiences as a key component of the professional journalistic expertise: knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Project will explore how these competencies can be integrated into journalism education curricula and how it can be brought to the pedagogic practices.
The project aims at encouraging civic and democratic participation by empowering young journalists. They will train young audiences in MIL skills and responsible use of AI among diverse audiences. The focus is placed on the participation of regional and local civil society organizations. Project will also actively involve stakeholders, researchers, professional journalists and NGO's.
The consortium consists of some of the most experienced experts in media literacy and journalism education in Europe. The partners come from Finland, Latvia, Romania, Spain and Ukraine - hence uniting different experiences and challenges with MIL. The model of MIL trainings and the new role to journalism education will be multiplied to other EU-countries.