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Are Journalists Objective?: The Keys to the Media Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Centre pour l’éducation aux médias et à l'information (CLEMI) Dans cette vidéo proposée par Clemi nous suivons l'arrivée d'une nouvelle professeur de mathématiques dans un collège. Chacun a un avis très tranché sur elle. Kamel l’adore, Cindy ne comprend rien à ce qu’elle raconte, Leonard la trouve sévère et Fama l’aime bien. Qui a raison, qui a tort ? Peut-être un peu tout le monde… Chacun la regarde selon son point de vue. Cette comparaison permet de s'interroger sur l'objectivité des médias. In this video from Clemi, we follow the arrival of a new maths teacher at a secondary school. Everyone has a very strong opinion of her. Kamel adores her, Cindy doesn't understand a word she says Leonard thinks she's harsh and Fama likes her. Who's right, who's wrong? Maybe a bit of everyone... Everyone looks at her from their own point of view. This comparison raises questions about the objectivity of the media. 
Civic Tech in Africa: When Citizen’s Connections Work for Democracy Year of publication: 2022 Author: Raphaëlle Constant Corporate author: Radio France International (RFI) The first civic tech forum in French-speaking Africa was held at the end of June in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, at the initiative of CFI. For "L'atelier des médias", Raphaëlle Constant spoke to the people who are developing digital initiatives in several African countries to improve the flow of information and mobilise citizens to influence public debate. 
Guidelines for the governance of digital platforms: safeguarding freedom of expression and access to information through a multi-stakeholder approach Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO Guidelines for an Internet for TrustSafeguarding freedom of expression and the right to information while dealing with dis- and misinformation, hate speech, and conspiracy theories requires a multistakeholder approach. This is the reason why UNESCO, the leading UN agency for the promotion and protection of freedom of expression and to information, is launching Guidelines for the Governance of Digital Platforms. The Guidelines outline a set of duties, responsibilities and roles for States, digital platforms, intergovernmental organizations, civil society, media, academia, the technical community and other stakeholders to enable the environment where freedom of expression and information are in the core of digital platforms governance processes. The Guidelines were produced through a multi-stakeholder consultation that gathered more than 10,000 comments from 134 countries. These global-scale consultations fostered inclusive participation, ensuring a diversity of voices to be heard, including those from groups in situation of marginalization and vulnerability. Cultivating an Internet of Trust is a shared responsibility among all stakeholders. It calls upon us all to sustain an enabling environment for freedom of expression and the right to information. 
Countering Holocaust Denial and Distortion through Education: A Guide for Teachers Year of publication: 2025 Corporate author: UNESCO Antisemitic hate speech, disinformation, and conspiracy theories thrive during crises, making it vital for teachers to address these issues in school curricula. Social media has significantly amplified the spread of such harmful content, including Holocaust denial and distortion. These falsehoods, rooted in antisemitic prejudice and conspiratorial thinking, threaten our shared historical memory and promote hatred. To effectively combat these issues, it is essential to have a comprehensive understanding of the Holocaust —how and why the genocide of the Jewish people occurred. This knowledge helps us recognize the causes and risk factors, contributing to the prevention of future atrocity crimes and the fight against antisemitism. In the digital age, it is also imperative to be able to decipher the manipulation of history, and the misrepresentation of the past.The guide provides teachers with the necessary tools and guidance to prevent the spread of Holocaust denial and distortion. It equips teachers with knowledge, teaching principles, and strategies to foster digital literacy, historical understanding, and critical thinking in learners. Aimed primarily at history and social sciences teachers, it outlines key concepts, teaching methods, and approaches to counter Holocaust denial and distortion. 
The “Hate Speech” Policies of Major Platforms during the COVID-19 Pandemic Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNESCO Montevideo This document reports an increase in so-called “hate speech” posts on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although dissimilar, such an increase can be observed in the transparency reports of the different platforms and the surge in content moderation since March 2020.During the same period—as a result of the lockdown measures adopted in most countries around the world—platforms increased the use of AI tools for content moderation. Therefore, we can’t fully say whether the interannual growth is linked to increased posts or changes in monitoring systems. 
Disinformation and Peacebuilding in Sub-Saharan Africa : Security Implications of AI-Altered Information Environments : Research Report Year of publication: 2024 Author: Eduardo Albrecht | Eleonore Fournier-Tombs | Rebecca Brubake Corporate author: United Nations University This report aims to further explore the way in which AI technologies as they currently stand impact peace and conflict, and what methods might be used to mitigate their adverse effects - through the development of better tools and the inclusion of peace and conflict considerations in AI governance frameworks. The report proposes the following recommendations: 1. More funding and support should be provided to civil society organization efforts to expand media literacy and fact-checking initiatives using AI tools to enhance capabilities. 2. Governments need to work with civil society to develop and implement comprehensive, transparent legal frameworks combating disinformation. These legislative measures need to support digital and media literacy campaigns and fact-checking organizations. 3. Social media companies need to expand investment and research into understanding local information environments, so they can better identify and respond to instances of disinformation in all contexts in which they operate and enhance transparency. 4. Peacebuilding organizations need to carefully consider local media ecosystems and information environments when conducting conflict analyses, and factor these dynamics into their projects' frameworks. 
Social Media to P/CVE: Toolkit for Practitioners Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: Search for Common Ground This Toolkit has been created on the basis of the key findings obtained in the framework of the Search for Common Ground (Search) “Social Media for De-Radicalization in Kyrgyzstan: A Model for Central Asia’s” pilot project funded by the Bureau of Counterterrorism, US Department of State. The project is based on two parts: a participatory approach, focused on UN Resolution 2250, and a professional approach aimed at creating and conducting social media campaigns in Kyrgyzstan.Extremist and terrorist groups use the Internet to radicalize and recruit young people through social media and instant messaging applications. Therefore, it is important to create new methods to combat online extremist propaganda, focusing not only on measures such as blocking and filtering content, or counter-narratives which are very popular and come naturally in response to radicalization and violent extremism, but also offering a positive alternative to extremist propaganda, while challenging their ideology and messages. 
Journalism, Fake News & Disinformation: Handbook for Journalism Education and Training Year of publication: 2018 Author: Julie Posetti | Cherilyn Ireton | Claire Wardle | Hossein Derakhshan | Alice Matthews | Magda Abu-Fadil | Tom Trewinnard | Fergus Bell | Alexios Mantzarlis Corporate author: UNESCO This handbook seeks to provide an internationally-relevant model curriculum, open to adoption or adaptation, which responds to the emerging global problem of disinformation that confronts societies in general, and journalism in particular. Serving as a model curriculum, the publication is designed to give journalism educators and trainers a framework and lessons to help students and practitioners of journalism to navigate the issues associated with ‘fake news’.The contents draw together the input of leading international journalism educators, researchers and thinkers who are helping to update journalism method and practice to deal with the challenges of misinformation and disinformation. The lessons are contextual, theoretical and in the case of online verification, extremely practical. Used together as a course, or independently, they can help refresh existing teaching modules or create new offerings.It is part of the “Global Initiative for Excellence in Journalism Education”, which is a focus of UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC). The Initiative seeks to engage with teaching, practising and researching of journalism from a global perspective, including sharing international good practices. 
Elections and Media in Digital Times (In Focus Series: Global Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development) Year of publication: 2019 Author: Tarlach McGonagle | Maciek Bednarski | Mariana Francese Coutinho | Arthur Zimin Corporate author: UNESCO Digital companies are enabling politicians, political parties and voters to communicate in unprecedented ways, and expanding opportunities for seeking, receiving and imparting political information and ideas. Alongside positive developments, there also growing concerns about emerging and increasing threats to the integrity and credibility of elections, as well as the media's contribution to free, fair, transparent and peaceful electoral processes.This report highlights three converging trends in media and elections in digital times: the rise of disinformation, intensifying attacks on journalists, and disruptions linked to the use of information and communication technology in electoral arrangements. Offering possible responses to the challenges at hand, this study is a tool for governments, election practitioners, media organizations, journalists, civil society, the private sector, academia and individuals. 
A Study on Information Literacy in Social Media Age: Focusing on Redefinition, Contents and Media of Information Literacy Year of publication: 2013 Author: Euikyung Oh Corporate author: Korean Society for Library and Information Science This study redefines information literacy (IL) and recommends its contents and media (platforms). Redefinition of IL was based on concepts such as ‘Information Literacy 2.0’, ‘Social Context’, ‘Metaliteracy’, ‘Transliteracy’, ‘Social Media Literacy’ and related researches. ‘Social Relationship’, ‘Media Convergence’, ‘Critical and Evaluative Insight on Information’ was extracted by major contents of new IL. To determine program methods, mass media’s ‘ubiquity’ was applied to the study. Some social statistics reports proved that ubiquity of social media is quite high. Finally, proposed empirical study of IL using social media by follow-up study.)