Media, especially digital media, is central to our daily lives and the technology behind it is changing all the time. 

In a year when, according to the New York Times, roughly half the world’s population will cast ballots in local, regional, legislative and presidential elections, knowing how to use, understand and evaluate media is essential if we want to make informed decisions based on accurate and reliable information - whether those decisions relate to health, politics, economics or any other aspect of life.

During this talk, Martina Chapman, National Coordinator of Media Literacy Ireland and Dr. Eileen Culloty Assistant Professor in the School of Communications and deputy director of the DCU Institute for Media, Democracy, and Society will give tips and advice on how to manage our relationship with media, avoid misinformation and signpost to other sources of support available.

Speaker Bios
Martina Chapman is an independent consultant in Media and Information Literacy. She is the National Coordinator of Media Literacy Ireland and the Be Media Smart campaign on behalf of Coimisiún na Meán. She is currently serving as the Independent Chair of the Irish National Counter Disinformation Strategy Working Group. 

Dr. Eileen Culloty is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communications and deputy director of the DCU Institute for Media, Democracy, and Society. Eileen coordinates the Ireland Hub of the European Digital Media Observatory and is co-chair of Media Literacy Ireland. She is also an member of the working-group developing the National Counter Disinformation Strategy.
 

Booking is essential for this event. 

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