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Youth Media Sharks: Media Literacy Upskilling

2021-1-PT02-KA154-YOU-0000319832021Youth participation activitiesongoingGood practice
Countries: PT|UA · Grant: €39,162
Media literacy and tackling disinformationDigital content, technologies and practices

Objectives

Youth Media Sharks project aimed to promote media literacy among young people and their ability to counteract the Covid-19 infodemic. During the project implementation, additional focus for media literacy research emerged: the humanitarian crisis in Europe due to the Russian-Ukrainian war, infowars. The project was implemented by two groups of young people from Portugal and Ukraine, who conducted various activities to achieve the following objectives: • The project aimed to develop young people's media literacy, resilience to disinformation, fake news, and propaganda, especially in relation to the Covid-19 ‘infodemic’ and ‘infowars’ connected to the Russian-Ukrainian war. • The project aimed to develop critical thinking skills in young people and their ability to assess and work with information by conducting an analysis of local media and social networks in relation to the chosen topics. • The project aimed to develop young people's digital competencies through developing and implementing digital online activities. • The project aimed to increase the capacity of young people to participate in democratic life through designing and implementing community actions and getting involved in the dialogue with local policy stakeholders. • The project aimed to build understanding and intercultural dialogue between young people from two different countries and strengthen international cooperation in the youth sphere.

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