Skopje, 27 January 2025 – On 24 January, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services and the German Foundation for International Cooperation (IRZ) held a joint event to round off the Twinning project on “Enhancing the Capacities of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services and the Public Broadcasting Service”, funded by the European…
A Handbook for Spotting Disinformation was prepared under the Twinning Project on “Enhancement of Capacities of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services and the Public Broadcasting Service”, in cooperation with Thomas Rathgeb, Head of the Department of Media Literacy, Programme and Research at the State Institute for Communications in Baden-Württemberg, Federal Republic of…
On Friday, 15 November 2024, starting at 12:00 hrs, the Media Literacy Network held its Annual Meeting for 2024. The meeting was held online, as the last of the activities of the 2024 Media Literacy Days. The meeting was attended by Aleksandra Temenugova (ICS), Maja Ravanska (Lice v Lice), Dejan Dokuzovski (IREX), Snezhana Trpevska (RESIS),…
How can we educate young generations without stereotypes and prejudices and what is the role of media literacy in that context? As part of the Days of Media Literacy 2022, the panel discussion on “THROUGH MEDIA LITERACY WE EDUCATE YOUNG GENERATIONS WITHOUT PREJUDICES AND STEREOTYPES” was held. Watch part of the discussion, which was organized…
More than 100 young creative people shot short videos at the workshops for short feature and documentary films at the “Giffoni” Youth Film Festival, which took place from 4 to 8 October in Skopje. The Short Feature Film Workshop guided high-school students from the development of an idea, through filming, to post-production, while introducing them…
What knowledge and skills should a citizen possess to be media literate? This was the key question that the professors from the pedagogy and other faculties at various universities discussed with Croatian professor and media literacy expert, Igor Kanizhaj. Together with him, they looked at the traditional concepts of setting learning goals when creating a…
High-school students have the skills to spot disinformation that, as they say, they grew up with; however, it still happens that some of them “slip” and share or fall for a certain manipulation. Their impression is that disinformation are massively present on all social networks, and to check these, they use different techniques starting from…
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools is threatening daily to “squeeze out” humans from the professions. What is the situation in journalism? Did you know that in Macedonia we already have the first AI-generated TV programmes? To find out how this can affect journalism in our country, we asked some journalists about how…
Some twenty high-school students from the schools of “Nikola Karev” and “Dimitar Vlahov” in Skopje paid a visit to the MOF Radio. On the occasion of the Media Literacy Days, we discussed the role of the media and how it affects them and why it is important to have a youth media outlet that addresses…
How to recognize hate speech? What measures should be taken to prevent its spread and consequences? How to strengthen the mechanisms that will help the fight against hate speech? The members of the Network for Combating Hate Speech in the Media and on the Internet discussed these questions today with Professor Elena Mihajlova Stratilati from…
We need an antidote to the harmful use of social media, said the participants in the “Face to Face Durbin” workshop, which was held on November 4 at the premises of the Probishtip Youth Center, with the for “Face to Face” Sustainable Development Platform and the “GRIT” Association as its organizers. The workshop was attended…
On October 30, the Youth Educational Forum (MOF) hosted a debate featuring US Ambassador Angela P. Ageller, who met with the young activists and debaters, members of our youth clubs in Negotino. The Ambassador had an opportunity to see the produced fanzines – visual expressions full of creative ideas and powerful messages related to the…
On November 4, Council of Media Ethics of Macedonia (CMEM) and OSCE are organizing a workshop titled “Recognizing and Responding to Hate Speech”. The event will be held at the Arka Hotel, starting at 10:00 hrs.
On November 4, starting at 12:00 hrs, MOF Radio will stream a video item about “Journalists and Artificial Intelligence”. The event can be watched on the Facebook profile of MOF Radio.
“Lice v Lice” and GRIG are organizing a workshop titled “Lice v Lice: Co-creating Stories” on 4 November from 12:30 hrs to 14:30 hrs, as part of the project co-financed by the European Union. The event will be held at the Youth Center in Probishtip, as part of the 2024 Media Literacy Days.
On November 4, from 14:00 to 15:00 hrs, the Media Literacy Network will hold its annual meeting at the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services. This event rounds up the 2024 Media Literacy Days, the sixth in a row.
What influence do social networks have on the lives of young people? How to preserve mental health in the digital era? How does media literacy affect the process of rational use of social networks? Some of these questions were placed in the focus of the new podcast of MOF Radio, where the host and journalist…
On November 1, as part of the 2024 Media Literacy Days, the Council of Media Ethics (CMEM) held a Public Session at which its looked into several complaints. The Session was also attended by students of several high schools, who actively followed the event and asked questions. Short video clips from the Public Session can…
Think you can instantly tell the difference between a real and an AI-generated content? Sometimes the difference is not so obvious! Click on the link and find out if you are a real AI expert. https://forms.gle/Xom5Naoa1MQHNFUT7 The quiz was created for the purposes of the 2024 Media Literacy Days
How to spot AI-generated content? Look at the link https://fb.watch/vFEfbMOKCF/ Although we think that the monument of the Makedonium could be a really cool location to film, yet, this is just an AI-generated content. Sometimes, the news is not so obvious, but there are a few telltale signs by which you can recognize AI-generated content,…
How to spot AI-Generated content? Look at the link https://fb.watch/vFE0LKp8_L/ The video may look like a real unusual event at first glance, but if you look closely you can see the signs by which you can spot AI generated content! Your awareness is the most important filter! #YourAwarenessIsTheMostImportantFilter #AVMU #2024MediaLiteracyDays The video was created for…
How to spot AI-generated content? Look at the link https://fb.watch/vFEar4PTcN/ Do not worry, if you take a walk to the capital’s main square, you will see that the monument to the Warrior on the Horse is still there. And you can recognize the AI-created content by the small details that seem illogical. Your awareness is…
On November 2, from 12:00 hrs to 12:30 hrs, MOF Radio will organize a video discussion on the topic “Youth’s Digital Life,” which will be held online and will be accessible through the Radio’s Facebook profile. This is the second event of MOF Radio as part of the 2024 Media Literacy Days.
On October 31, a workshop was held on “Artificial Intelligence: Possibilities Risks”, in the premises of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services. The workshop was intended for journalists, editors and media professionals. Speaking at the workshop were Verena Schneider and Gregor Schmalzried, experts from the Federal Republic of Germany, who underlined that artificial…
As part of the 2024 Media Literacy Days, a workshop on “Media Literacy and High School Students” was held on October 31 at the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services. Students and teachers from the “Nikola Karev”, “Kocho Racin” and “Josip Broz Tito” High Schools participated in the event. The workshop’s attendees were addressed…
MOF Radio shall hold an open media day on November 1 from 10:00 hrs until 14:00 hrs, as part of the 2024 Media Literacy Days. All interested young people will have an opportunity to come, enter and take a look at the editorial office of MOF Radio, to meet the journalists and the editorial staff,…
As part of the 2024 Media Literacy Days, on November 1, the Metamorphosis Foundation will hold a webinar on “Disinformation in the Western Balkans: Trends, Challenges and Responses”. The webinar will be held from 13:00 to 14:00 hrs, and can be accessed via the following link: https://antidisinfo.net/webinar-disinformation-in-the-western-balkans-trends-challenges-and-responses /.
On November 1, starting from 12:00 hrs until 14:00 hrs, a workshop will be held at Europe House in Struga, on the topic “Smart Living in the Digital World – Possibilities and Challenges.” The event is organized by the Macedonian Media Institute (MIM) and the Delegation of the European Union.
On November 1, starting at 11:00 hrs, the Complaints Commission of the Council for Media Ethics of Macedonia (CMEM) will hold an open session on the topic “Challenges for Media Regulation”. The session will be held at the premises of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services.
How the implementation of media literacy into the primary education curricula is going and what activities shall be carried out in secondary education were some of the topics of the Conference on “Media Literacy in Education,” organized by the Macedonian Media Institute (MIM) and IREX as part of the USAID’s “YouThink” media literacy project. MIM…
On October 31, from 12:30 to 14:30 hrs, a workshop will be held at the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, dedicated to “Artificial Intelligence: Possibilities and Risks”. The workshop is intended for media professionals and is organized by the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services as part of the twinning project for…
Media actions in the post-election period, journalistic integrity, objective reporting and monitoring of the process during elections, the need for capacity-building in journalism to promote the profession, were some of the topics discussed at today’s event held as part of the Media Literacy Week by the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM), in cooperation with…
On October 31, from 9:30 hrs to 12:30 hrs., a workshop titled “Media Lab: Recognizing Disinformation and Creating Media Content” will be held at the “Georgi Dimitrov” High School in Skopje. The Workshop is organized by the Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) as part of the 2024 Media Literacy Days.
On October 31, starting from 10:00 hrs until 12:00 hrs, a workshop on “Media Literacy and High School Students” will be held at the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services’ Headquarters. The workshop is organized by the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services as part of the twinning project for “Enhancing the Capacities…
As part of the 2024 Media Literacy Days, on October 30, Kanal 77 Radio will be broadcasting programme dedicated to media literacy all day. These activities will follow the motto “Radio Celebrates Media Literacy”.
On October 30, from 12:00 to 14:00 hrs, a workshop on “Smart living in the digital world” will be held at the Youth Center in Kavadarci. The workshop is organized by the Macedonian Media Institute (MIM) and the Delegation of the European Union.
On October 30, starting from 12:00 hrs until 14:30 hrs, a round table will be held on “Strengthening Journalistic Integrity and Accountability: Post-Election Media Actions and the Importance of Training Academies for Media Workers”. The discussion is divided into two panels, one of which will be dedicated to discussing the observance of integrity in journalism:…
A National Conference on Media Literacy in Education has been scheduled to take place today, 30 October, at the Limak Hotel, starting at 10:00 hrs. The Conference is organized by the Macedonian Media Institute (MIM) and IREX, as part of USAID’s “YouThink”media literacy project. At the event, representatives of the Bureau for Development of Education,…
In the organization of the Youth Education Center and in cooperation with the Club for Youth Issues and Policies, a panel discussion on the topic “Media literacy among young people” was held in the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia on October 29 within the framework of the Media Literacy Days 2024. The focus…
This year again, the UKLO FM – Bitola University Radio (a radio station of the St. Clement of Ohrid University in Bitola), prepared a special edition of its radio show for children and young people, called “Hear us Out! with Noella”, dedicated to media literacy. This time, in the 49th episode of the show, the…
A panel discussion on “Media Literacy and Young People” will be held today in the Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia, in the period from 13:00 to 15:30 hrs, organized by the Youth Educational Forum – YEF (MOF) and IREX, as part of the 2024 Media Literacy Days. Addressing the present at the event…
Today, on the second day of the 2024 Media Literacy Days, a panel discussion will be held on “Imported Disinformation (Focus on the 2024Olympic Games)” at the Europe House in Skopje, from 14:00 to 15:00 hrs. The panel discussion is organized by the Delegation of the European Union.
A workshop on the topic “Media Lab: Recognizing Disinformation and Creating Media Content” will be held today from 12:00 to 15:00 hrs at the “Goce Delchev” High School in Kumanovo, as part of the 2024 Media Literacy Days. The workshop is organized by the Institute of Communication Studies (ICS).
Skopje, 28 October 2024 – Starting from today until 4 November 2024, the Media Literacy Network is organizing the Media Literacy Days event for the sixth time, this year under the motto “Your Awareness is the Most Important Filter”. Fifteen members of the Network, along with their supporters, will organize a total of 22 events…
Skopje, 25 October 2024 – The Conference on “Media Literacy Policies in the Artificial Intelligence Era”, due to take place on 28 October 2024, at the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle for Independence in Skopje, shall mark the start of the sixth edition of the Media Literacy Days (2024), organized by the Media Literacy Network.…
Safeguarding freedom of expression and the right to information while dealing with disinformation, false or misleading information, hate speech and conspiracy theories requires an all-inclusive approach. This is the reason why UNESCO, the leading UN agency for the promotion and protection of freedom of expression and the right to information, has launched the Guidelines for…
This report forms part of a project designed to support policy-making processes, cross-sectoral collaboration and public awareness of media freedom literacy in the OSCE participating States. For more information at thе link
The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, within its legal competence to encourage the development of media literacy, determined the need for research on media literacy among students in the first and second year of secondary education in order to make a targeted assessment of the situation among young people. in this area, more…
In order to follow the process of the representation of film and film literacy in the educational process in the country and the development of this field, which has been evident over the years, Daniela Stankovska-Plachkovska from the Film Agency, who is also a member of the working group for film literacy in the Network…
Blog by Kristijan Lazarev, accessibility specialist at Open Windows, the assistive technology organization In an era dominated by screens and streaming, the media literacy is a very important skill that helps us from our own informed view of the world around us which comes indirectly through the media channels. Nonetheless, in this global deluge of…
A total of 17 students from Macedonia and Albania took part in the UNESCO’s student school for media and information literacy, which was held in Ohrid from 28 to 31 October 2023. During the intensive four-day programme, the students learned about the key concepts of media literacy, hate speech, stereotypes and prejudices present in the…
On 31 October 2023, at 13:00 hrs, the Media Literacy Network held its annual meeting in the premises of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services. The meeting rounded off the programme of the 2023 Media Literacy Days, as an already established tradition at the end of this annual event. The meeting was attended…
The Association of Macedonian Journalists (AJM), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), and the Initiative for a European Perspective (IEP) presented the initiative “Training Academy for Journalists and Media Workers – T-AJM” as part of the International Week of Media Literacy. This initiative aims to contribute to the creation of a favorable environment in which…
EUROMETAR’s latest survey shows that more than half of the citizens obtain information on political topics most often using the Internet. Of these, the largest part, i.e. above 90 per cent, do it via the social networks, which are, at the same time, the most fertile ground for disinformation. Taking into account that next year…
This year, the Media Literacy Network marks the fifth anniversary of its existence and to mark the occasion and give a collage of the activities it had carried out, a documentary was produced, titled “The Five Years of Media Literacy Days”. It is a 10-minute film that contains a short recap, not of all the…
High school students from several schools today have the opportunity to come, enter and take a look at the editorial office of Radio MOF, now freshly renovated, to meet the journalists and the editorial staff and to learn first hand how the journalistic product is “baked”. Also, what are the daily tasks, the role of…
The Institute for Communication Studies (ICS) at the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services (AAVMU) organized a presentation of the Guide for Trainers – Developing Media Literacy Skills. The presentation was attended by professors, teachers and students from several secondary schools in the country. Representatives of ICS conveyed the experience of implementing this model…
Media literacy is intellectual freedom, emphasized prof. Dr. Marjan Tanushevski from Bitola, MIA journalist, at today’s Press Corner held at Smilevski Business Academy – Bitola, as part of the Media Literacy Days event. At an interactive meeting with students, professors and journalists, Tanushevski pointed out that if media literacy is the ability to access, analyze,…
The complaints that were considered today, in a public session, by the Complaints Commission at the Council for Ethics in the Media of Macedonia (SEMM) mainly related to plagiarism, or the so-called “copy-paste” journalism (violation of Art. 12 of the Code of journalists), violated copyrights, plagiarism, not contacting the second party in the stories. The…
At the online debate that took place within the Media Literacy Days , civil society organizations working at the local level debated the factors that hinder the inclusion of citizens with different forms of disabilities in the public sphere. The impetus for the debate was the findings of the latest research conducted by civil society…
In the next two months at “Europe House” Skopje, all interested visitors will be able to view the multimedia exhibition “The Glass Room: The Digital World – a trap for your personal data”. The exhibition consists of illustrated posters and video animations, designed and prepared by Tactical Tech, an international non-governmental organization based in Berlin,…
As part of the Media Literacy Days 2023, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services will hold a workshop for its employees, titled “From Broadcasting to the Internet – The Path to Modern Media Regulation.” The workshop will be held by Dr. Maike Isenberg from the North Rhine-Westphalia’s media regulatory authority, who will share…
The fifth consecutive edition of the Media Literacy Days (2023) will begin with the Conference on “Media Literacy in Digital Spaces,” which will be held at “Ragusa 360” in Skopje on 24 October 2023. The official opening starts at 10:00 hrs. The Conference is organized by the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, the…
MOF Radio is organizing an Open Day, as part of the 2023 Media Literacy Days, on Friday, 27 October, from 10:00 hrs until 12:00 hrs. All interested young people will have the opportunity to come, enter and take a look at the editorial offices of MOF Radio, meet the journalists and the editorial staff, and…
Digital life has led to new habits in the area of information, communication, self-representation and socialization. These are the everyday things that are part of our lives, here and now. Social networks and online media, on the one hand, provide an environment that stimulates growth and progress, but, on the other, bring about challenges and…
The Smilevski Business Academy (BAS), has been continuously, for seven years in a row, shedding light at the state of play in the sphere of media literacy and providing comparative analyses and recommendations, as part of the teaching subject “Public Relations” and its special module titled “Media Literacy”. On 27 October 2023, Prof. Dr. Marjan…
On 25 October 2023, the RESIS Institute (www.resis.mk) will hold an online debate dedicated to the topic of “Community Media and Pluralistic Democracy”, at which it will present the findings of the research conducted last year concerning the “Communication Needs of People with Disabilities from the Eastern and Southeastern Regions,” as part of the project…
Disinformation and crises are interdependent, the problem being that people today are faced with such an amount of disinformation that it is becoming difficult for them to distinguish between which sources they can trust and which they cannot, says EU DisinfoLab President Diana Wallis in an interview for MIA. We spoke with Wallis during the…
The university radio UKLO FM-Bitola, radio of the University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola, which is part of the Media Literacy Network, and this year the edition of the children’s radio program “Slušnete neee!” broadcast on October 12, 2023 devote to media literacy. The radio show “Listen Neee!” is intended for children, teenagers and young…
The Institute for Communication Studies and IREX, as part of USAID’s Media Literacy Project “Youth Think,” launched the Dictionary of Media Literacy. This lexicographic edition is the first serious attempt to systematize the terms that appeared in the digital age and the new ways of communication, with the development of the media and with the…
On Friday, June 9, 2023, the event for social activism, organized by Radio MOF and the Youth Educational Forum “ENGAGE 2023”, was held for the twelfth time at the Youth Cultural Center. The themes of this year’s “ENGAGE” were feminism and youth activism, where domestic and foreign activists shared knowledge and experiences related to civic…
The study “Role of Institutional Transparency in Tackling Disinformation and Speculation in North Macedonia” aims to identify how transparency can help counter the spread of disinformation that undermines trust in state institutions. It explores how transparency contributes toward greater openness and public trust, prevents disinformation, promotes accurate and open information, and contains recommendations on strengthening…
The research “The role of institutional transparency in dealing with misinformation and speculation in North Macedonia” aims to identify how transparency can help counter the spread of misinformation that undermines trust in state institutions. The research shows how transparency contributes to greater openness and public trust, and contains recommendations for strengthening the resilience of democratic…
Strengthening the capacities of civil society organizations, media professionals and activists, as well as citizens in order to better understand the trends and challenges related to the freedom and integrity of the media in the Western Balkans and Turkey, are among the main goals of the regional project “Our Media”. which will be implemented in…
The Institute for Communication Studies (ICS) and IREX invite you to the international symposium “Reclaiming the space for digital information” organized within the framework of USAID’s media literacy project “Young Thinkers”. The event will be held on February 23, 2023 (Thursday), in Hotel Aleksandar Palace, Skopje, starting at 09:30. More information about the international symposium…
Macedonian Television, in continuity, makes its contribution to the promotion of media literacy among children, young people and adults. Within the framework of DMP 2022, from 25.10. until 01.11., educational shows will be broadcast: – the series THE WIZARD AND THE WITCH (prime time, every working day at 11:15 a.m.), – the series YOUTH FOR…
The International Symposium on Critical Thinking and Media Literacy will be held on February 3 and 4, 2022, within the framework of the “YouThink” media literacy project (USAID), and organized by IKS and IREX. The event will be held virtually, on the Zoom platform. The symposium will discuss topics related to media literacy education at…
Watch the short video that talks about the successfully implemented activities and the achieved effects. We hope that we have put together a whole story in which for the first time we have successfully networked media and film literacy under the motto “diversity”.
Watch the short video that talks about the successfully implemented activities and the achieved effects. We hope that we have put together a whole story in which for the first time we have successfully networked media and film literacy under the motto “diversity”.
As part of Media Literacy Days 2022, “Blaze Koneski” Faculty of Philology – Skopje, Institute of Communication Studies and Media Literacy Project YouThink held the panel discussion “MEDIA LITERACY AND STUDENTS”, which is also part of USAID’s “Youth Think” media literacy program. The discussion covered numerous aspects of media literacy, its involvement in educational processes…
Skopje, November 13, 2022 (MIA) – The film has a great impact on the development of creative, critical and cultural knowledge, skills and future competences among children, and according to experts, it is an equally effective tool for strengthening the motivation to learn. However, at a slow pace this cultural art is trying to find…
The panel discussion “Through media literacy we educate young generations without prejudices and stereotypes” will be held on October 26 (Wednesday), at the “Holiday Inn” hotel in Skopje, starting at 11:00 a.m. Teachers, professors, representatives of civil society organizations and journalists have been invited as panelists, who will discuss media literacy as one of the…
Within the framework of DMP 2022, on 28.10.2022 a public session of the Complaints Commission at the Council for Ethics in the Media of Macedonia was held, at which all received complaints related to violations of professional and ethical standards in the written (press and news agencies), electronic (TV and radio) and internet were considered…
On 28.10.2022 (Friday), at 17:00, the Media Ethics Council of Macedonia will hold an online public session of the Complaints Commission, within the framework of the DMP celebration, at which current complaints received by the Media Ethics Council will be reviewed of Macedonia. The Complaints Commission reviews all received complaints related to violations of professional…
Within the Media Literacy Days 2022, a Workshop on the media needs of persons with disabilities was held under the title “IMMEDIATE ACCESSIBILITY”, organized by AVMU. Answers to the following questions were requested at the workshop: – How do people with disabilities perceive the way they are presented in the media? – What are their…
How are people with atypical development, i.e. young people with different conditions and disabilities, portrayed in the public and the media? How to improve their visibility in public life, and not marginalize them? Watch a short clip from the Loud and Loud online discussion on “How the Media Covers Youth with Atypical Development.” The discussion…
THE FILM influences children and young people culturally, creatively and critically! 2139 students from 20 schools in Skopje participated in a successfully implemented activity – Free showing of thematic films for children from elementary schools (from VI to IX). In 8 cinema screenings that took place in three cinemas: Millennium Cinema, Cineplex, Cinematheque, three European…
The panel discussion “Media Literacy and Students” is the first public event that the Blaze Koneski Faculty of Philology, IKS and IREX organized within the project “Introducing Media Literacy for Future Philologists”, supported by the “Young Think” program of the American Agency for international development (USAID). The vice dean for science and international cooperation, prof.…
High school students often recognize misinformation in health and politics. Misinformation is usually recognized in headlines and bombastic headlines on social networks, say the students from the secondary medical school from Gostivar at the workshop: “Techniques of journalistic writing and recognition of misinformation”. The workshop was organized by the Institute for Communication Studies on October…
On Monday, October 31, 2022 at 1 p.m., a meeting of the Media Literacy Network was held at the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services. The meeting was attended by Emilia Petresca – Kamenjarova (AVMU), Sasho Bogdanovski (AVMU), Viktor Stojanov (AVMU), Marina Trajkova (AVMU), Ivana Stojanoska (AVMU), Marina Tuneva (media expert), Bojan Shashevski (MOF),…
On October 31, 2022 beginning at 1:00 p.m., the Media Literacy Network will hold its Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held in the premises of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, conference hall on the 2nd floor.
The Internet and Society Foundation “Metamorphosis” invites you to the panel discussion “Diversity and misinformation in the Western Balkans”, which will be held on October 31, 2022 in Skopje, starting at 14:00, on the Zoom video communication platform. The discussion is open to the public and media representatives. Those interested can forward it to the…
The exhibition will be opened on November 1, 2022 at 19:30 at “Europe House” in Skopje / Europe House Skopje, and will be available to visitors for the next three months. Through multimedia techniques and tools, visitors will be able to learn more about misinformation, the role of Internet users in its spread, as well…
The Media Literacy and Disinformation Research Cluster (MeDisInfo) at the Max van der Stul Institute, at the University of Southeast Europe (SEEU), will broadcast the Podcast: The Future Generation in the Age of Disinformation on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 10 a.m. The guest speakers in this podcast are SEE students: Valjon Doughty from the…
Skopje, October 28, 2022 – Today, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services held the workshop “Urgent Accessibility” – the media needs of people with disabilities, as part of the Media Literacy Days 2022. The workshop aimed to help broadcasters and providers of on-demand audiovisual media services more easily cope with the obligations of…
An online presentation of the results of the study “Moral panic and the representation of LGBTI in the media” will be held in the organization of the Margini Coalition on November 1 in the period from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, through the Zoom platform. You can join the event via the link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86253970233 What…
What it’s like to be the voice of diversity” is the theme of the Open Day at Radio MOF, which will take place on Friday, October 28 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., as part of MediaLiteracyDays All interested young people can come, enter and look at the editorial office of Radio MOF, meet the journalists…
How do people with disabilities perceive the way they are presented in the media? What are their communication needs, in fact? What can the media do to respond to those needs and change the way they report on them? These are some of the topics that will be devoted to the workshop “Urgent accessibility” –…
On October 27 (Thursday) at 12:00 p.m. Radio MOF joins #MediaLiteracyDays with the online video discussion “Clearly and loudly” on the topic: “How the media reports on young people on the margins.” The focus will be on people with atypical development, i.e. young people with different conditions and disabilities, so the discussion will open…
Faculty of Philology “Blaze Koneski” – Skopje, Institute for Communication Studies IKS and Media Literacy Project YouThink, announce the panel discussion “Media Literacy and Students”, which will be held on 27.10.2022 (Thursday), at 12:30 p.m. in Amphitheater 3 of the Faculty of Philology.The event is open to the media. In the two-hour panel discussion, Prof.…
How to recognize misinformation, where to report it, but also how to create media content, we will learn at the media laboratory organized by the Institute for Communication Studies on October 26 (Wednesday) from 1:00 PM at SOMU “Gostivar” – Gostivar. The workshop is part of the “Use Facts” project of the Institute for Communication…
Skopje, October 25, 2022 – Under the motto “Think critically, put together the whole story”, starting today and ending on November 1, Media Literacy Days 2022 are being organized by the Media Literacy Network. In this way, our country for the fourth year in turn joins UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week. As the…
Media literacy events 2022 – dedicated to diversity and media literacy – whose motto is “Think critically, compose the whole story”, also offer free tickets to films from the regular repertoire aimed at people with disabilities in their program. The activity is carried out by the Film Literacy Working Group of the Media Literacy Network,…
Media Literacy Days 2022 – dedicated to diversity and media literacy – whose motto is “Think critically, compose the whole story”, also offers in its program free access for schools to film screenings of thematic films intended for children from VI to IX grades. The three thematic films will be shown in three cinemas between…
Skopje, 21.10.2022 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services will hold a press conference on October 25, 2022 (Tuesday), starting at 11:00 a.m., at which the director Dr. Zoran Trajchevski will open the Media Literacy Days 2022 . In the period from October 25 to November 1 under the motto “Think critically, compose…
ICS presents the first issue of KAIROS, the international scholarly journal of media and communications. KAIROS is an open access international scientific journal and a forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas between members of the academic community, researchers, experts, students and other professionals in the field of media and communications. The magazine will…
This study identifies a number of human rights concerns triggered by the increasing role of algorithms in decision-making. Depending on the types of functions performed by algorithms and the level of abstraction and complexity of the automated processing that is used, their impact on the exercise of human rights will vary. Who is responsible when…
From the 7th to the 20th of October, the production company “Focus Pocus Films” held a workshop entitled “Inclusive Animation” in the premises of Europe House Skopje and Cinematheque of North Macedonia. The project is supported by the EU Delegation in Skopje and was realized in cooperation with the Cinematheque of North Macedonia and KineNova…
Note from the Media Literacy Network meeting held as part of Media Literacy Days 2021 On 29.11.2021, through the Zoom online platform, the annual (online) meeting of the Media Literacy Network was held, which is traditionally held within the Media Literacy Days. The meeting was attended by: Emilia Petresca – Kamenjarova (AVMU), Sasho Bogdanovski (AVMU),…
Within the Media Literacy Days 2021, several workshops on media literacy in secondary schools were held, organized by the Macedonian Media Institute. At the workshop held on November 30, the verification of the information presented by the media was discussed with the high school students, and the lecturer was Vasko Magleshov. For more detailed information…
In June 2022, the Council for Ethics in the Media published GUIDELINES FOR THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION AND THE PROMOTION OF ETHICS IN THE MEDIA. The purpose of this Manual, primarily intended for media workers and journalists, is to raise awareness of the risks of corruption in the media (print and electronic) as well as…
In June 2022, the Council on Media Ethics issued the publication GUIDELINES FOR REPORTING FROM AREA OF ARMED CONFLICT/WAR. The author of the publication is the journalist Kristina Atovska. This publication was produced within the framework of the project “Support of freedom of expression in the media in North Macedonia”, which is implemented by SEMM…
In the interest of protecting the children’s population from access to inappropriate content and communications, as well as from the misuse of personal data on social networks, the Directorate for the Protection of Personal Data and Metamorphosis, the Internet and Society Foundation and the secondary schools of the City of Skopje have prepared a Guide…
Manual for the Protection of Personal Data and the Media Within the project “Protection of personal data and the media” financed by IPA TAIB 2012, the program from the European Union with the support of the Directorate for the protection of personal data, a Manual – Protection of personal data and the media was developed.…
Aksentievska, M. and Shaban, L., “How to communicate more effectively with citizens through digital media: a manual for civil society organizations”, 2018. Skopje. IX. Available at: http://respublica.edu.mk/attach/Priracnik-za-gragjanskite-organizacii.pdf
Lakhtov, M. and Trajkoska, Zh. (Ed.), “Handbook on media literacy for youth, media and civil society organizations”, 2018. Skopje: Institute for Communication Studies. Available at: http://www.medium.edu.mk/attach/Priracnik-za-mediumska-pismenost-MK.pdf
MIM, “Recommendations for integrating the concept of media literacy in different social spheres”, 2018. Skopje: MIM. Available at: https://mim.org.mk/attachments/article/1143/Preporaki%20za%20integriranje%20na%20konceptot%20na%20MP.pdf
The School of Journalism and Public Relations and the Institute for Diversity in the Media from London produced the “Media Literacy Handbook for Youth, Media and Civil Society Organizations”. It contains useful advice on how all these groups can promote media literacy. The manual for media literacy for young people, for media and for civil…
Stojanovski, F., Lazarov, G. and Gligoroska, V. (Ed.), Manual for non-formal education – With a critical opinion to debunk misinformation, 2019. Skopje: Metamorfozis. MK: https://crithink.mk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/so-kritichko-mislene-do-razoblichuvane-na-dezinformaczii-prirachnik-za-neformalno-obrazovanie-za-mediumska-pismenost.pdf https://metamorphosis.org.mk/izdanija_arhiva/so-kritichko-mislenje-do-razoblichuvanje-na-dezinformacii/
Janić, S., “Handbook for trainers in the field of MIP”, 2019. Prepared within the project “Media for citizens – citizens for the media”. Available at:https:https://mim.org.mk/attachments/article/1140/Priracnik%20za%20obucuvaci%20od%20oblasta%20na%20MP.pdf
Within the framework of the project “With a critical opinion to citizens with media skills – CriTink”, implemented by the Foundation for Internet and Society “Metamorphosis” and “EUROTINK” – Center for European Strategies, and financially supported by the European Union, a manual for informal media literacy education “With a critical opinion to debunk disinformation”. This…
The Macedonian Media Institute published two manuals for trainers in the field of media and information literacy. The handbook for journalists, by the authors dr. Radmila Rangelov Jusovic and Nedim Krajishnik, is intended for trainers who will work and teach media and information literacy to school-aged children. The manual contains recommendations for the organization of…
Within the framework of the recently completed ERASMUS+ project “Education for media literacy in a digital environment” (MediaDigi 1) implemented by Value of European Knowledge – VEZ, in partnership with the high school “Utenos Adolfo Šapokos” from Utena, R. Lithuania and the “Center for Educational Integration of Children and Students from Ethnic Minorities” of R.…
The Media Ethics Council of Macedonia (SEMM) and the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (ZNM) have developed Guidelines for safe and professional reporting on the coronavirus (COVID-19) (available in English at: https://znm.org. mk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Guidelines-for-safe-and-professional-reporting-on-coronavirus-COVID-19.pdf). The guidelines for professional, responsible and ethical reporting on the coronavirus have been prepared as part of the commitment to encourage the…
Introduction The members of the Media Literacy Network, in their initiatives and activities for the promotion of media literacy in the country, often rely on data obtained from research on various aspects of this phenomenon: the awareness and attitudes of individuals about media content, the skills and abilities of different age groups from the population…
The Higher School of Journalism and Public Relations, with the support of the Bureau for Education Development, carried out the research “Media literacy in Macedonia: an attempt to implement it in primary education”, with the aim of determining how this concept is treated in curricula and programs , which forms of acquiring knowledge about media…
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Nikodinoska, V., Milenkovski, S. and Georgievski, B., “Advancing the role of JRS MRT in promoting MP through comparison with good practices from Great Britain and Belgium”, 2019. Skopje: MIM. Available at: LINK
Association of Journalists of Macedonia (ZNM), continuously provides recommendations, manuals, guidelines, analyses, researches related to professional and responsible media reporting. Among them, the following can serve as important tools for the media in spreading media literacy: Recommendations for increasing the integrity and professionalism of online media Recommendations for responsible online media Guidelines for safe photojournalism…
Taking into account the current election campaign for the Early Parliamentary Elections 2020, for the needs of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, within the framework of the JUFREX project, the publication “Disinformation and Election Campaigns” has been translated into Macedonian The publication contains an overview of the situation with disinformation from a…
Taking into account the rapid pace of technological changes, the development of techniques for automatic data processing (algorithms) and their impact on human rights, at the request of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, within the framework of the JUFREX project, the publication was translated into Macedonian of the Council of Europe „Algorithms…
AVMU (2016) Research on media literacy among the adult population in the Republic of Macedonia. Skopje: AVMU. Available at: LINK
On March 28 and 29, a regional conference „ “Media literacy and the educational needs of journalists and the public” was held in Skopje, organized by the Macedonian Media Institute“. The conference was organized within the framework of the regional project „ “Partnership for the Development of the Media in Southeast Europe” , which is…
On December 1, 2016, a panel discussion was held at the Macedonian Media Institute (MIM), at which the report from the “Research on the educational needs of journalists and the audience’s media literacy” was presented, which was conducted by the MIM team, as part of the regional project “Partnership of Southeast Europe for media development.…
Aksentievska, M. and Shaban, L. “Connecting citizens: digital communications in the civil sector in Macedonia”, Skopje: ICS. Available at: http://respublica.edu.mk/attach/Povrzuvanje-so-gragjanite.pdf
University radio UKLO FM-Bitola, radio of the University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola, which is part of the Media Literacy Network, wanting to contribute to the Media Literacy Days 2021, the eighteenth edition of the children’s radio show “Listen” no!” aired on November 26, 2021, dedicated to media and information literacy, processed in an original…
Through a survey in three cities in the eastern part of the country, we analyzed how media literate young people are. The analysis is part of the activities of the project “Media literacy – for honor without stress, find the right news” of the non-governmental organization Media Plus in partnership with Kanal 77. Today, in…
Findings of Survey “Mapping the level of media literacy in the Republic of North Macedonia 2019” Age of respondents: 16+ Survey 2019Survey (data) 2019 [.CSV format]Survey (data) 2019 [.XLSX format]Survey 2016 The safety key is rarely used! Prior knowledge on a certain topic serves as the most common ‘filter’ that readers (51.7%) use to check…
The public broadcasting service MRT broadcasts a special program “TV classroom” intended for easier mastering of the programs for students in conditions of suspension of and implementation of regular teaching in schools. At the same time, MRT1, within the morning program “Macedonia in the morning”, provides daily information about the pandemic and exposes misinformation regarding…
Taking into account the specific position of the media in the conditions of a declared state of emergency due to the coronavirus, their socially responsible role to inform in these conditions as well as the possible consequences on their economic operations, in addition to this, provided financial assistance – a donation to deal with the…
The newest member of the Network, Planet-M, in cooperation with the video-on-demand platform Cinesquare.net, enabled children and teenagers from Macedonia and 12 other countries from the Balkans to watch 40 films for free on the platform in the segment called KidSqare. It is only necessary for the child to register with his e-mail and password…
The Youth Educational Forum MOF, through the Internet-based Radio MOF, realizes school online lectures and podcasts for non-formal education through digital tools. It also hosts online discussions, debates and workshops. MOF publishes educational videos on social media about the situation and how we should behave. One of the examples of their work can be viewed…
The team of the project “With a critical opinion to citizens with media skills – CriTink” in synergy with other Metamorphosis projects – the fact-checking service Vistinomer.mk, the regional initiative to fight cross-border disinformation in the Balkans led by the Meta.mk News Agency and the news agency portal in the Albanian language Portalb.mk, focused their…
Within the framework of the Project “Critical opinion to citizens with media skills – CriTink”, which is implemented by the “Metamorphosis” Foundation in partnership with “Eurotink”, a special website has been created, through which it is indicated about the primary sources and various types of misinformation related to the pandemic of the new corona virus…
Within the framework of the Days of Media Literacy for Children and Youth 2021, on November 30, the presentation of the action research: “Vulnerable groups in the public sphere” was held, organized by the Institute for Social Development Research – RESIS. In addition, the Media Literacy Handbook for Parents was presented during the event. As…
Within the framework of DMP 2021, on November 26, the “Recommendations for professional reporting for children and youth” were presented, and at the same time, a public session of the Complaints Commission of the Council for Ethics in the Media of Macedonia (SEMM) was held. In cooperation with the First Children’s Embassy in the world…
Skopje, November 30, 2021 – As part of the Media Literacy Days 2021, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services and the Resis Institute yesterday held an online debate on the topic “Analysis of gender aspects in TV programs for children: Are we building critical awareness among children?” . The discussion covered several segments,…
How would the new “Youth Think” project help bring media literacy into the curriculum and educate young people from first grade to university students? Are additional trainings needed for teachers in the education system? What are young people looking for, what skills do they need for more effective media literacy and critical observation of different…
On 11.12.2020 (Friday), an online presentation of the Communication Strategy of the Media Literacy Network 2021 – 2023 was held on the GoToMeeting platform. The presentation was attended by: Viktor Stojanov (AVMU), Emilia Petreska – Kamenjarova (AVMU), Marina Trajkova ( AVMU), Biljana Bejkova (NGO Infocenter), Biljana J. Kordalova (IDUEP), Jasmina Jakimova (Radio MOF), Marina Tuneva…
The Macedonian Media Institute announces a call for submission of project proposals aimed at improving the capacities of civil society organizations for the protection of media pluralism and freedoms in the countries of the Western Balkans. This call is part of the regional project “Resistance to disinformation and hate speech”, which is implemented in Albania,…
Digital skills are a must and are just as important as reading, writing, speaking and understanding. This is one of the conclusions of the online debate “Digital Literacy – Necessary Skills for Online Teaching” that took place on April 24, 2020. was organized by the Institute for Communication Studies and the Delegation of the European…
MINUTES OF THE MEDIA LITERACY NETWORK MEETING HELD ON 15.11.2019 On November 15, 2019, within the Media Literacy Days 2019, a meeting of the Media Literacy Network was held in the AVMU premises. The meeting was attended by: Violeta Gligoroska (Metamorphosis), Filip Stojanovski (Metamorphosis), Marija Petrevska (EZE), Leon Zlatkovski (EZE), Olga Samardzic Jankova (Conedu Global),…
Skopje, October 3, 2019 – A working meeting of the Media Literacy Network was held today, where, among other things, members of the coordinating group of the Network were voted for and the Program for Media Literacy Days 2019 was discussed. At the meeting, the composition of the members of the three working groups in…
The Metamorphosis Foundation and Eurotink – a center for European strategies are addressing interested local civil society organizations and media with an invitation to participate in information sessions regarding the Small Grants Program within the project “Critical opinion to citizens with media skills – CriTink”. The Small Grants Competition is the second of two cycles…
Skopje, July 4, 2019.- The OSCE mission in Skopje, today announced a public call for the hiring of a local service provider for the preparation of research, i.e. survey design and data collections, on the level of media literacy in the Republic of North Macedonia in 2019. The public call is available at the link…
Skopje, 17.05.2019 – A meeting of the Media Literacy Network was held today, where the members’ previous activities, current projects, as well as the future of the Network and the possibility of organizing joint events and activities were discussed. At the meeting, the representatives of the Macedonian Media Institute, the Metamorfosis Foundation and the Youth…
The European Commission chose the MAMIL project of the School of Journalism and Public Relations as one of the 10 best media literacy projects in Europe for 2019. On March 19th in Brussels, representatives of the High School will present their activities promoting media literacy, with which they will try to win one of the…
Alsat-M TV hosted a media literacy workshop for its employees within the “CriTink” project funded by the European Union. The in-house training conducted by a team at Diversity Media was attended by journalists and presenters, and discussed caution about hate speech, especially in how news and information is conveyed. There was also an emphasis on…
In the past two weeks, the GANIMED association from Bitola successfully conducted seven workshops, planned for 140 Bitola high school students from 7 schools from Bitola. The last workshop was held on November 1, 2018 together with twenty students from “Kuzman Shapkarev” SOZU. The main goal of these workshops is the informal education of young…
As part of the “Topic for Dilemma” project, on October 22, 2018 in Bitola, workshops began to be held with high school students from seven high schools in Bitola. The first workshop was realized with high school students from PSU SABA – Bitola who showed great interest during the activities that were foreseen in the…
The Higher School of Journalism and Public Relations, in partnership with the Institute for Diversity from London and the daily newspaper “Nova Macedonia”, awarded the prizes for the best high school media products received at the competition “Express yourself through the media” on the topic “I would like to my municipality yes…” The first prize…
On June 1, the initial event of the project “With a critical opinion to citizens with media skills – CriTink” of the Metamorphosis Foundation and Eurotink took place, which will be implemented in the next 3 years, with the support of the European Union. The goal is to encourage cooperation in the field of development…
Media and information literacy is a dynamic lifelong learning concept, and as technology changes, so does the definition itself. However, the power of cooperation between the various stakeholders, both institutional and non-institutional, is crucial for the development of this sphere, that is, for the understanding of the concept itself and its application by citizens. This…
On June 7, 2018 a working meeting of the Media Literacy Network was held, which was open to other organizations to expand opportunities for collaboration. The purpose of the meeting was: – to present three media literacy projects which, in the next three years, will be implemented by the Foundation for Internet and Society “Metamorphosis”…
The Higher School of Journalism and Public Relations recently announced a competition for the best media product (photo story, poster or one-minute video) made by high school students on the topic “I would like in my municipality to …”. The competition lasts until April 29, 2018, the three best placed will receive prizes (tablet, mobile…
