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Media and Information Literacy: Reinforcing Human Rights, Countering Radicalization and Extremism
- Author
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Jagtar Singh, Paulette Kerr
and Esther Hamburger - Year
- 2016
- Publisher
- UNESCO
- DOI/Link
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- Abstract
- Media and Information Literacy (MIL) is a strong tool, cutting across educational, cultural and social contexts. It can help overcome disinformation, stereotypes and intolerance conveyed through some media and in online spaces. Here, stimulating critical empathy is one of the vital components and there are many stakeholders that have a role to play in this dimension of MIL. This is especially relevant today, as the world is witnessing an unprecedented increase of polarization, hate speech, radicalization and extremism happening both offline and online. Often embedded in a “discourse of fear”, it challenges human rights and disrupts human solidarity. UNESCO’s approach to preventing violent extremism has three prongs: 1) through education, 2) promoting the role of free, independent and pluralistic media and 3) celebrating cultural diversity through alternative narratives on social media.For media and other information providers to serve their purpose, we need critical minds in the public, which means to develop MIL programmes at the national, regional and international levels.
- Keywords
- Media and Information Literacy
- Tags
- Critical thinking
- PGDMIL Course
- C03 – Audiences and Representation
- PGDMIL Block
- C03-B4: Inclusive Media Practices
- Has Part
- C03-U13: Representation of Minorities and Marginalised Communities
- Corpus Status
- Pending Review