The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is reviewing the BBC's Royal Charter, which expires at the end of 2027. DCMS has set out a Green Paper and ran a…
On 15 January, MILA held a highly successful convening event, 'Seizing the moment: collaborating on UK media & information literacy policy'. This attracted 50+ participants from from over forty organisations…
In a world where anyone can publish anything, children are growing up in an environment where information is fast, fragmented... and not always trustworthy. With young people exposed to news,…
MILA and the News Literacy Network (NLN) have been jointly preparing the ground for a new initiative to advocate for media and information literacy in the UK. Our aim is…
On 25 July, the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee published its report on media literacy. MILA greatly welcomes this important piece of work, the result of an inquiry…
In March, the House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee launched an inquiry into media literacy. Drawing from Ofcom findings that only 45% of UK adults are confident they can…
MILA has responded to the call for evidence for the UK Government's Curriculum and Assessment Review relating to schools in England. Follow the link below to read the pdf version…
UK government ministers have indicated clearly that they wish to see a place for media literacy education in schools. The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee is running an…
by Stéphane Goldstein This article was originally published in the September 2024 issue of Information Professional. Reproduced here with permission.“Schools to wage war on ‘putrid’ fake news”: the recent headline…
In April 2024, Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, set out for consultation its draft Media Literacy Strategy. The 2023 Online Safety Act clarified and added specificity to Ofcom's media literacy…