Regulatory Authorities for Electronic Media and Media Literacy: Comparative Analysis of the Best European Practices

Author
Robert Tomljenoviฤ‡
Corporate Author
Council of Europe
Collation
74 p.
Resource Language
English
Year of publication
2018
Keyword
Media literacyFreedom of expression

This study analyses the best European practices of promoting media literacy, one of the key skills for living in the 21st century, highlighting the vital role of the regulatory authority for electronic media. The study indicates challenges and issues that come with living in a digitalized, hyper-technological mediated world, in which we are faced with countless information, issues of disinformation and fake news, algorithmic separation in ideological echo chambers, hate speech, clickbait journalism, and decreased trust in both mainstream media and the level of journalistic professionalism.