A training program for families, educators, journalists and the wider public to fight disinformation Donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic

Building up Resilience against Disinformation: A training program for families, educators, journalists and the wider public to fight disinformation

Overall Objective: 

The overall objective of this project is to build local capacity in Bosnia and Herzegovina to fight propaganda, disinformation, and misinformation circulating in the public sphere by transferring positive experiences from the Czech Republic and by collaborating with Bosnian actors on the development of innovative approaches.

Partners: 

Mediacentar Sarajevo

Objectives

  1. To improve the ability of kids and other family members in accessing, analyzing, evaluating and creating media in a variety of forms.
  2. To provide informal educators with the background knowledge to understand the motivations and methods behind the spread of propaganda, disinformation, and misinformation and to train them in teaching media literacy skills to children and young people.
  3. To tear down the wall between the media sector and the public and to contain the spread of disinformation through the media.

Activities

  • Assessment of already existing family-based approaches and resources around the world;
  • Selection and testing of relevant approaches for Bosnia and design of methodology;
  • Learning resource creation and their promotion;
  • Intergenerational Media Literacy Workshops;
  • Study trip for group of educators to the Czech Republic;
  • Filming of media literacy educational methods during the visit in the Czech Republic;
  • Learning resource creation and promotion;
  • Training of trainers (workshop);
  • Training of trainers (online);
  • Learning resource creation and promotion;
  • 2-day workshop;
  • Online Mentoring;
  • Family excursions to media outlets; and
  • Journalists as speakers in schools.

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