AMLA is delighted that the national curriculum body, ACARA, has released a suite of new resources to support media literacy education in the classroom from Foundation to Year 10. The Media Consumers and Creators curriculum connection resources highlight where students have an opportunity in
This month AMLA members hosted leading U.S. media literacy scholar, Paul Mihailidis. Dr Mihailidis is a professor of civic media and journalism and Special Advisor to the provost at Emerson College in Boston and faculty chair and director of the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change.
AMLA join people around the world who are celebrating Safer Internet Day 2025 on Tuesday February 11. Safer Internet Day is a global day of action that encourages communities, schools, organisations and families to work towards a safer internet. We support the slogan of ‘Together for
MEDIA RELEASE – 16 December 2024 The Australian Media Literacy Alliance (AMLA) is delighted with the announcement that the Australian Government is committing $3.8 million dollars towards a co-designed National Media Literacy Strategy as part of new funding to establish the News Media Assistance Program
NEWS MEDIA RELEASE – 3 December 2024 The Australian Media Literacy Alliance (AMLA) continues to call for a national strategy for media literacy, following the passage through the Australian Parliament of the under 16s social media ban (Online Safety Amendment [Social Media Minimum Age] Bill).
This Media Literacy Week, AMLA will be amplifying the need for media literacy skills and knowledge for all Australians. In a year when half the global population took part or is going to take part in a national election, a time when mis- and dis-information
DCN Global is launching a new certified virtual training series, Unlocking Media Literacy. This innovative program aims to empower educators across formal, non-formal, and informal settings to seamlessly integrate media literacy into their teaching practices. The series will equip participants with essential skills and knowledge,
AMLA member, the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD), has launched a new poster series to celebrate Media Literacy Week (21–25 October 2024). The series has been designed to support students develop a deeper understanding of how media literacy connects to their everyday lives. These hilarious
Founding members of AMLA, Annabel Astbury, Head of ABC Education and Tanya Notley, Associate Professor of Digital Media and Communication at Western Sydney University, appeared on ABC Radio National’s LifeMatters program this week to discuss how we can use media literacy education to respond to
New research supported by AMLA on Adult Media Literacy in Australia was launched today at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Co-authored by Associate Professor Tanya Notley, Dr Simon Chambers, Professor Sora Park and Professor Michael Dezuanni, the research examines Australian media
