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cogitatiomac.bsky.social
How can media literacy shape a more equitable digital future?

Our new issue explores how media literacy and digital skills empower diverse groups. It highlights the need for tailored approaches and global collaboration for inclusive, resilient digital societies.

Issue: shortt.link/mac466bsky
Evaluating and Enhancing Media Literacy and Digital Skills
Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)
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eukidsonline.bsky.social
'Banning children from social media undermines their rights!' #EUKidsOnline published a #statement explaining why such actions fail to ensure the safety of children. #ScientificEvidence #ExclusionIsNotEqualProtection
Instead, it is crucial to...👇
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mediaculturepollab.bsky.social
In the same IFLA ILS newsletter, @andrewwong95.bsky.social and @leendhaenens.bsky.social launch the REMEDIS Evaluation toolkit: a set of adaptable tools designed for educators, practitioners, policy actors, and community organizations to refine their media literacy and digital skills interventions.
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AI - its promise, its pitfalls and the big questions.
Our AI Dialogues covered it all!

A Big Thank you to our speakers, moderators & discussant for sharing your expertise with us 👏✨

Wondering what we talked about? We’re writing a book! Keep an eye on our profile for more updates 👀

#AIDialogues
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mediaculturepollab.bsky.social
📄A new article from our lab in SWAY (faculty magazine) highlights research from the COMMunity project examining regional differences in attitudes toward discrimination across Belgium.

🗺️Geographic visualizations illustrate which discrimination grounds are more widely accepted in different regions.
Aanvaardbaarheid van discriminatie is afhankelijk van waar je woont | SWAY
Hoe wordt discriminatie op basis van ras, seksuele oriëntatie, leeftijd, religie, genderidentiteit, handicap en fysieke kenmerken ervaren en beoordeeld in België? Zijn er regionale verschillen tussen ...
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mediaculturepollab.bsky.social
Call for Abstracts: Mediatization and Society: Truth, Trust, Technology Symposium! Interested in joining this interdisciplinary symposium, focusing on how automation, algorithmic culture, and AI systems
transform media, communication, institutions, and everyday life?
➡️ en.uni-nke.hu/document/en-...
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mediaculturepollab.bsky.social
🚀 REMEDIS Toolkit in Chinese (in time for Chinese Language Day)! Translated & proofread by @andrewwong95.bsky.social
➡️ For organisations boosting media literacy & digital skills in Chinese-speaking communities
🔗 zenodo.org/records/1522...
#REMEDIS #MediaLiteracy #ChineseLanguageDay #DigitalSkills
REMEDIS Evaluation Toolkit - Chinese version
REMEDIS媒体素养与数字技能评估工具包,旨在为教育工作者、政策制定者和民间社会组织等提供实用资源,以提升不同社群的媒体素养与数字技能。该工具包由REMEDIS项目团队开发,提供基于研究的干预模型和评估框架及策略,以促进批判性地参与数字媒体,打击虚假信息,并推动负责任的网络参与。
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leendhaenens.bsky.social
New evidence-based statement from EU Kids Online: Protection isn’t prohibition. Blanket bans undermine children’s rights & ignore the diversity among children #digitalrights @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social
eukidsonline.bsky.social
EU Kids Online @eukidsonline.bsky.social · Feb 13
'Banning children from social media undermines their rights!' #EUKidsOnline published a #statement explaining why such actions fail to ensure the safety of children. #ScientificEvidence #ExclusionIsNotEqualProtection
Instead, it is crucial to...👇
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eukidsonline.bsky.social
A new report by our Czech colleagues
(@irtis.bsky.social) shows that the impact of digital technologies on young people's wellbeing varies according to individual characteristics, online activities, and wellbeing. #SID2025 #children #online #wellbeing
📌 Full report: eprints.lse.ac.uk/127158/
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sercankiyak.bsky.social
#Etmaal2025 is amazing! I presented my first poster (co-authored with @leendhaenens.bsky.social and my CELSA project colleagues) about the comparison of Flemish and Hungarian migration/refugee discourse in Parlement, news and social media in 2015 and 2022.
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leendhaenens.bsky.social
It was an absolute pleasure and honour to present this award, as a proud PhD student of Prof. Frieda Saeys. Congratulations to Elise, whose research on gender & politics is very relevant these days.
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The Frieda Saeys award for excellent research on media and gender goes to Elise Storme. Congratulations with this achievement 👏
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leendhaenens.bsky.social
Excited to announce our OA Special Issue on ‘Evaluating and Enhancing Media Literacy and Digital Skills’ with evidence & scope reviews, effectiveness of interventions, reflections on tools & performance tests👇🏻
cogitatiomac.bsky.social
Media and Communication @cogitatiomac.bsky.social · Jan 23
How can media literacy shape a more equitable digital future?

Our new issue explores how media literacy and digital skills empower diverse groups. It highlights the need for tailored approaches and global collaboration for inclusive, resilient digital societies.

Issue: shortt.link/mac466bsky
Evaluating and Enhancing Media Literacy and Digital Skills
Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)
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catowaeterloos.bsky.social
Our colleagues from the Communication Science Department at @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social have been working hard the past few weeks to finalize the #Etmaal2025 program, and it is now live! Find it on our website, and don't forget to register in time: etmaal2025.org/programme/
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etmaal2026.bsky.social
We encourage the #Etmaal2025 community to continue our engaging discussions in a space in line with our academic values. Therefore, we will gradually switch from X to BlueSky. Up until the conference, we will cross-post all information. During the conference, we will only use Bluesky (1/2)
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