To discover more about the research project, ‘Addressing Misinformation with Media Literacy through Cultural Institutions’, you can check out the new website. This project brings together leading Australian media literacy researchers with four national public cultural institutions, to address this research gap and respond to
The Commission has launched a series of actions to raise awareness of the risks of disinformation, information manipulation and foreign interference in the run-up to the European elections. A recent survey revealed that 81% of European citizens agreeing that the existence of news or information that misrepresent
Associate Professor Tanya Notley from Western Sydney University will represent AMLA at the G20 event organised by its Digital Economy Working Group. The important event entitled “Promoting information integrity: combating disinformation, hate speech and threats to public institutions online” includes a series of panel session
It’s International Fact-Checking Day! AMLA recognise the important role professional fact-checking organisations and professionals play in helping citizens avoid and identify misinformation. We all need to develop our fact-checking skills though. Here are some Australian Media Literacy Educational resources to help us all analyse online
The Australian Media Literacy Alliance welcomes new Co-Chairs for 2024-2026. Anita Planchon (pictured left) will serve as Chair of AMLA. Anita is a senior state servant with the Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People, working to improve literacy, access to information and digital
Earlier this month AMLA member, Alyssa Coursey, Manager Learning and Media Literacy at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), delivered a talk to the Media Literacy Matters conference in Brussels, Belgium. Organised under the auspices of the Belgian presidency of the Council of
AMLA member, Associate Professor Tanya Notley, has been featured in a special International Women’s Day Issue of Future-Makers magazine, which showcases innovative research happening at Western Sydney University. The article celebrates Notley’s leadership on an Australian Research Council funded project, Addressing Misinformation with Media Literacy
A recent Conversation article co-authored by AMLA members Professor Michael Dezuanni and Associate Professor Tanya Notley presents findings from their News and Young Australians national survey. The survey asked 1,064 children and teens (aged eight to 16) from around Australia how they access and consume
The Australian Media Literacy Summit is FREE professional development conference in Sydney and online for those who are passionate about supporting lifelong media literacy education brought to you by AMLA. The in person event is limited to 100 spaces but if you can’t attend in
The Australian Media Literacy Alliance, with the support of META Australia, is hosting a FREE professional development conference in Sydney for 100 people who are passionate about supporting lifelong media literacy education. For those outside of Sydney, we have 20 bursaries to assist with travel.
