Congratulations, friends, and please be happy for us!
We know how the demand for skills that help not only recognize fakes, but also stay within the new reality, where artificiality, lies, and manipulation have become real killers of common sense, has grown.
You must admit that news from the world of special propaganda can destroy not only the psyche, but sometimes the ability to analyze. It's worth remembering that almost everything significant that happens in the information space today is propaganda, influence measures, and digital warfare combined.
Every day, the Academy of Ukrainian Press is looking for new sources of support to help society be resilient in the midst of information disorder. And this time, our partner in the implementation of the training project is the Center for Media and Digital Literacy at the Institute for Media and Communication Studies of the Free University of Berlin (Germany).
Together we are implementing a media literacy training project for trainers called: "Countering Disinformation in the Context of the Russian-Ukrainian War as a Tool for Bridging the Trust Gap". Its goal is to strengthen the resistance of Ukrainian citizens (primarily from the liberated territories) to false information under martial law.
What is envisaged?
Five three-day trainings for professionals who want to multiply the knowledge they have gained for their audience;
training of citizens (target audience) in the territories of the multipliers;
development of a manual for teaching media literacy. The manual will be adapted to the needs of Ukrainian citizens.
We are currently working on the program, methodology and other preparatory processes.
All those interested are welcome to follow the news, the call for participants will be announced at the end of August 2023. The number of places for participation is 100.
See you in Kyiv!
* The Center for Media and Digital Literacy (CeMIL) at the Free University of Berlin is part of the Institute for Media and Communication Studies and has state-of-the-art expertise in media literacy. He has many years of experience in conducting trainings and research with journalists and communication scholars from Eastern European countries. He has also successfully managed other projects under previous rounds of the Eastern European Partnership Programs.
