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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · 13d

Recent research from the UK Dept for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) shows how particular situations may prompt individuals to engage with media literacy. These 'moments of need' could be optimal times to provide targeted support to help develop media literacy www.gov.uk/government/p...

The right moment for digital safety

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · 20d

Nothing wrong with blowin your own trumpet Bruce!

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · 20d

First News @firstnews.bsky.social has partnered with MILA to produce two practical frameworks for teaching media/ information literacy in primary & secondary schools. These new resources set out key knowledge & skills young people need for thriving in an information society www.firstnews.co.uk/mil

Media & Information Literacy | First News

First News Media & Information Literacy resources for teachers and students.

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · 23d

New report from Scotland, with research conducted by Dr Bruce Ryan at Edinburgh Napier University, on the challenges faced by school librarians in developing a valuable role and fulfiling their teaching potential in helping to address mis/disinformation www.cilips.org.uk/misinfo-scho...

Tackling Misinformation and Disinformation for Scottish School Librarians Project Report

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Sep 2

@literacy-trust.bsky.social‬ has produced a report on AI in the school classroom. Drawing from a decent sample of students & teachers, the findings reveal a mixed picture of how AI is deployed, for better or worse, with significant concerns expressed by teachers literacytrust.org.uk/research-ser...

Young people and teachers’ use of generative AI to support literacy in 2025 | National Literacy Trust

These reports share findings on young people and teachers' use of generative AI to support literacy in 2025.

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Aug 19

Research just published in Nature (in open access) suggests that psychological inoculation, in the form of a game, significantly improves ability to discern vaccine misinformation from facts, confidence in ability to do so & the quality of information-sharing decisions www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Psychological inoculation improves resilience to and reduces willingness to share vaccine misinformation - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Psychological inoculation improves resilience to and reduces willingness to share vaccine misinformation

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Jul 25

The H of Lords Communications & Digital Committee has published its report on Media Literacy. MILA welcomes this. The report cites MIL abundantly and its commendations underline many of our views, including that MIL must be embedded in the school curriculum.
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Failure to prioritise media literacy in the UK presents a risk to social cohesion and democracy - Committees - UK Parliament

The Communications and Digital Committee publishes its report ‘Media literacy’.

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Jul 22

The World Economic Forum has published a report which takes a holistic approach to media/information literacy, i.e. to be successful, MIL must be embedded in different societal contexts & coordinated across all players in society, to become a shared responsibilty reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Ret...

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Jul 18

The UK govt has responded to a written parliament question, asked at MILA's behest, on the place of media & AI literacy in the future school curriculum. The response is rather noncommittal, but at least we now have a statement, however bland, on the ministerial record. mila.org.uk/ministerial-...

Ministerial statement on media literacy - Media and Information Literacy Alliance

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 curricul...

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Jul 14

MILA has signed an open letter to UK Govt calling for prioritisation of critical AI literacy. The letter, coordinated by @connectedbydata.org, stresses it's time everyone had access to learning that supports people to choose how to engage with AI connectedbydata.org/blog/2025/07... #AILiteracy

Open Letter to the UK Government - Prioritising AI Literacy for All Citizens

On 9th June the Prime Minister announced a skills drive on AI focussed technical/functional skills for students and workers, with the announcement centred on industry collaborations, and economic impa...

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Jul 11

Ofcom has published a report on the online manosphere. Drawing from interviews with 39 individuals, this sets out findings/themes about people who view, engage with or create content associated with the manosphere, exploring experiences, attitudes & media literacy. www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

Experiences of engaging with the manosphere

This page provides the report and accompanying annex from our qualitative research exploring experiences of engaging with the manosphere, carried out in October and November 2024 by Revealing Reality.

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Jul 8

A new report from the Anti-Bullying Centre at Dublin City University, drawing from a review of international research, concludes that smartphone bans in schools have little or no impact on education, cyberbullying and wellbeing among students. antibullyingcentre.ie/publication/...

Restriction or Resilience? Smartphone Bans in Schools: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Students - DCU Anti-Bullying Centre

The following key findings arose from a review of international research and a qualitative study of students’ experiences of a smartphone ban in schools

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Jun 27

The latest edition of MILA's newsletter is now available online - mailchi.mp/5cb2611d910b...

MILA Newsletter - June 2025

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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · Jun 20

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating the launch of our NEW #EpistemicSecurity Network this week!

We enjoyed a fantastic line up of speakers, excellent questions from guests and presentations from network leads @hannahperry.bsky.social and Elizabeth Seger.

📺 Watch the full recording ⬇️

How do we strengthen information supply chains in a democratic emergency?

YouTube video by Demos

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Jun 12

At the launch of goodthingsfdn.bsky.social Minimum Digital Living Standard, a holistic concept that covers knowledge/skills, goods & services. Heavy focus on everyday needs & overcoming digital divide. Skills component of MDLS clearly overlaps with media & information literacy.

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Jun 10

Important research from @nickanstead.bsky.social‬ & LSE colleagues on effectiveness of media literacy interventions in addressing misinformation. Big variability in success of such interventions, pointing to need for multi-stranded approach to combat complexity of problem ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

The Potential for Media Literacy to Combat Misinformation: Results of a Rapid Evidence Assessment | Anstead | International Journal of Communication

The Potential for Media Literacy to Combat Misinformation: Results of a Rapid Evidence Assessment

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Jun 3

In a joint statement, a coalition of organizations has issued an urgent call for media & information literacy to become a mandatory part of England’s school curriculum. The statement, coordinated by MILA, responds to govt’s Curriculum & Assessment Review interim report. mila.org.uk/curriculum-j...

Media & information literacy and the school curriculum: a call to action - Media and Information Literacy Alliance

Education and information leaders call for media and information literacy to be made mandatory in schools A coalition of information and education organizations [1] has issued an urgent call for media...

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · May 29

New report from @pifonline.bsky.social, Macmillan & Marie Curie assessing the impact of Google AI search summaries on the health sector. Report concludes that such summaries present a risk to health outcomes & have impacted traffic to credible healthcare sources. pifonline.org.uk/resources/go...

Health charities publish report on Google AI search results - Patient Information Forum

Marie Curie, Macmillan and PIF have collaborated on a report bringing together key insights on the impact of Google AI search summaries on the health sector.

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · May 22

Not exactly a surprise... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Google starts embedding AI chatbot into search

The new option in its marquee search engine comes as the firm is facing competition from AI firms.

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · May 21

Australia has produced a new resource to help boost media literacy in school education across all year groups. Good to see ML recognised as a fundamental pillar of young people's education, but it's a pity the framework is focused explicitly on very limited range of subjects. tinyurl.com/r9h62zry

Western Sydney University expert helps shape national media resource for teachers | Western Sydney University

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · May 16

Ofcom's new Online Information Advisory Committee met for the first time today. Curious to see what emerges from its discussions - minutes will be published in due course. Under the terms of the Online Safety Act, its remit includes the promotion of media literacy. www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/...

Online Information Advisory Committee

Section 152 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (the ‘Act’) requires Ofcom to establish and maintain an advisory Committee. The Committee is to consist of a chair appointed by Ofcom, and such number of othe...

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · May 13

@fullfact.org launched its 2025 report today. It's a wide-ranging document, covering mis/disinformation, the state of legislation in the UK & the role of platforms, with a timely chapter on media literacy. MILA looks forward to developing its relationship with Full Fact. fullfact.org/policy/repor...

Full Fact Report 2025 – Full Fact

Fact checking organisations around the world—which seek to amplify accurate information amidst a deluge of false, misleading or artificially generated junk—are under pressure as never before. Many may...

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · May 2

Prof Lee Edwards & colleagues at LSE have produced a report analysing approaches to media literacy in 11 countries: Belgium (Flanders), Brazil, Canada, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Netherlands, N Zealand, S Africa & Sweden. Useful to compare these with what UK does eprints.lse.ac.uk/127862/

Cross-sectoral challenges to media literacy: case studies - LSE Research Online

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Apr 25

The data from this survey also shows that not only are critical thinking skills important, but cultural/national context and emotional responses to news are also factors affecting belief in disinformation.

Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · Apr 17

Decoding Misinformation: Why we fall for fake news www.ipsos.com/en/decoding-...

"Addressing misinformation requires a collaborative effort across different sectors, from policymakers and educators to media organisations and individuals."

Decoding Misinformation: Why we fall for fake news

Understanding the factors that influence a person's ability to distinguish between real and fake news is crucial to tackling the misinformation crisis.

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MILA - Media & Information Literacy Alliance @milalliance.bsky.social · Apr 23

MILA has made a submission to the House of Lords Digital & Comms Committee inquiry on media literacy. Our response below stresses why media & information literacy are important to society and why it imperatively needs to feature prominently in young people's education. mila.org.uk/mila-respons...

MILA responds to parliamentary inquiry into media literacy - Media and Information Literacy Alliance

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 judge whether sou...

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