For a European media literacy: fighting Fake News and misinformation

This project focuses on creating a European-based media literacy, betting on initiatives that the European Union promotes against fake news and general misinformation.

This initiative would be divided into 3 phases:

Phase 1:

- Transnational meetings between journalists and other communication agents from European countries, as a way of: discussing fake news; knowing other forms of work and socio-professional realities; identifying ways to combat fake news and other forms of misinformation. In these meetings we hope to have the presence of the press offices of the European Parliament and the European Commission.

Phase 2:

- Conducting sessions for the general public, with particular emphasis on the young and senior population and journalism/communication students. Each session should have the participation of a local journalist and / or a member of the European Solidarity Corps trained in communication. The objectives are: to raise the awareness of the population about the dangers of Fake News and Disinformation, helping to identify false news published by Media and Social Networks; emphasize the importance of having trained journalists and a strong press as a contributuion to the strengthening of European Democracy.

Phase 3:

- Elaboration of a joint publication with the conclusions of the project, including a reflection on the state of the art in this matter, and suggestions to combat Fake news and other forms of misinformation.

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