Fight Disinformation with Media Literacy

FIGHT DISINFORMATION WITH MEDIA LITERACY: A Media Meets Literacy Initiative by the Evens Foundation, organized with the Media and Learning Association and supported by the European Commission (Communication Networks, Content and Technology)

DATE: Tuesday, November 13, 2018

TIME: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 

LOCATION: Center for the Arts BOZAR, Brussels Belgium

PRESENTERS: Renee Hobbs, Maja Dobiasz-Krysiak, Nicoleta Fotiade, Sonja Hernesniemi, Igor Kanizaj, Bert Pieters, Eva Van Passell

Orientation to Propaganda Education

• Mind Over Media EU
• Planet of Propaganda
• PPT Slides
• Key Ideas: Propaganda can be beneficial or harmful. It can be found in news and information, advertising, entertainment, education & activism. Propaganda analysis can promote intellectual curiosity and cultural understanding

Initial Examples to Discuss, Evaluate and Comment On:  Brexit  -- Killing Memes -- American Terrorists

QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION: How does propaganda analysis cultivate intellectual curiosity and cross-cultural understanding?

TEAMWORK: Identifying Propaganda Techniques

• ACTIVATE STRONG EMOTION: Our People Abused  --  Mothers Neglect
• RESPOND TO AUDIENCE NEEDS:  Patriotic Song Lyrics --  All that We Share
• SIMPLIFY INFORMATION: Polish National Health Program --   Comunism Romania
• ATTACK OPPONENTS Croatian Migrants  -- Rap Against Dictatorship

QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION: How does news reporting amplify propaganda? 

Video: Theater is My Weapon : AlJazeera My Tunisia

TEAMWORK: Where Propaganda Can be Found 

• ENTERTAINMENT: Vloggers vs cigarettes or Hacksaw Ridge
• GOVERNMENT: Kim-Trump Action Movie
• ACTIVISM: Vote for Energy  vs  Activist Uncovers Vote4Energy or Animal Slavery
• EDUCATION: Why World Maps are Wrong or Respectful Relationships Curriculum

QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION: Dialogues on Propaganda