On 15 January, MILA held a highly successful convening event, 'Seizing the moment: collaborating on UK media & information literacy policy'. This attracted 50+ participants from from over forty organisations…
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Curriculum reforms will falter without media literacy funding for schools, say 35+ experts close to the issue Over 35 organisations and experts warn that planned media literacy reforms will fail…
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Equipping young people to navigate the complex media environment in which we all now live is essential both to their wellbeing and to the functioning of a healthy democracy. MILA…
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In a world where anyone can publish anything, children are growing up in an environment where information is fast, fragmented... and not always trustworthy. With young people exposed to news,…
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MILA and the News Literacy Network (NLN) have been jointly preparing the ground for a new initiative to advocate for media and information literacy in the UK. Our aim is…
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On 25 July, the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee published its report on media literacy. MILA greatly welcomes this important piece of work, the result of an inquiry…
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As previously reported, in June, a coalition of information and education organizations issued an urgent call for media and information literacy to become a mandatory part of England’s school curriculum.…
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Education and information leaders call for media and information literacy to be made mandatory in schools A coalition of information and education organizations has issued an urgent call for media…
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In March, the House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee launched an inquiry into media literacy. Drawing from Ofcom findings that only 45% of UK adults are confident they can…
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How can MILA add value, as a coordinating and enabling charity, to the media and information literacy (MIL) environment in the UK? This was the broad question considered at a…
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