News and Digital Literacy Project: Where Fake News Fails

: 393256
: Democracy and Governance
: 370.764,00 €
: Jan-2018
: Civil Society: Freedom of expression and media freedom
: Dec-2020
: Grant
: 370.764,00 €
: Fondation Macedonian Institute FORMEDIA

: The action aims at improving the effectiveness, responsibility and ethics of civil society and journalists in using the right of freedom of opinion and expression, through news and digital literacy. It will:
• Increase the knowledge of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to effectively counteract fake news and non-ethical reporting in media.
• Help social media users become knowledgeable consumers of online news and information, and responsible active citizens.
• Increase the debate about the news and digital literacy among journalists, emphasizing the economic-social conditions for free expression.