By Peter Hoskins Business reporter Elon Musk has denied a New York Times report that he plans to lay off Twitter workers before the start of next month to avoid having to make payouts. Replying to a Twitter user asking about the report, he said: “This is false.” Last week, Mr Musk completed his $44bn […]
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns attempts by the Iranian government to silence foreign media after issuing sanctions to foreign media outlets, in countries such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom. The sanctions highlight another way in which the regime continues to crackdown on free and independent media, RSF says. “Iranian authorities have now broadened
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to reveal where they are holding Steve Wembi, a freelance journalist who has been missing ever since his abduction-style arrest two days ago. He must be freed at once, RSF says. According to witnesses and the International Press Correspondents’ Association, Wembi was
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A reporter of the investigative outlet KRIK risks a prison sentence over a piece exposing secret business practices of a powerful businessman close to the Serbian President. While monitoring the trial, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Serbia to implement anti-SLAPP measures recommended by the European Union. “While businessmen with problematic connections to politics and to politicians
A forum for young people to share their experiences and opinions — and to offer adults advice for how to make media literacy education more relevant and useful. We’re asking these questions because it is Media Literacy Week in the United States. Schools around the world are trying hard to create programs to help young
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UNESCO is dedicated to equipping youth with Media and Information Literacy (MIL) skills, which will help them access and verify information and media content and use technology effectively. When empowered, youth can be co-leaders and co-creators of MIL development and diffusion. 21 October 2022 Media and information literate youth can contribute to building societies based
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Learn how to navigate falsehoods from two TikTok influencers — a rising star and a seasoned journalist — and make your vote count. Media Literacy Week starts Monday. Follow @MediaWise on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube for resources to make sure you go to the polls with the facts Nov. 8. Check out the MediaWise
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In a sense, every week is Media Literacy Week on a site like ours, which helps people teach and learn with the news. But Oct. 24-28 is the official week dedicated to “amplifying the importance of media literacy education across the United States.” We are delighted to help. Here are some ways teachers and librarians can teach
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images: MediaWise Campus Correspondent Maya Broadwater of the University of Miami teaches viewers how to identify fake photos using a reverse image search. (Screenshot/MediaWise and NBCLX) Here’s an experiment — I’m going to type a phrase and I want you to ask yourself if you’re going to consider skipping the rest of this section. Ready? Media
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Nurturing trust: A Media and Information Literacy Imperative 18 October 2022 About 60% of the global population and 70% of youth is using the internet, yet wide-scale and sustainable Media and Information Literacy (MIL) training for all is still missing. The rise of online and offline dis- and misinformation, conspiracy theories, hate speech and misuse
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