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Media and Information Literacy as a Strategic Guideline Toward Civic Resilience: Baltic–Nordic Lessons
- Author
- Auksė Balčytienė and Kristina Juraitė
- Year
- 2023
- Publisher
- Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios - UNIMINUTO
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- Abstract
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The chapter informs about the increasing necessity for media and information
literacy (MIL) to act as a strategic guideline toward civic resilience against the
detrimental effects of digital transformation in Baltic and Nordic countries.
Despite evident differences between the two regions, similarities are noted
among countries in terms of the urgency of requests to adequately respond
to information disruption such as information manipulation and the influx of
disinformation. Nordic countries exhibit a progressive outlook on MIL with
well-established institutionalized media education programs and a commitment
to regularly assess and adjust MIL objectives in response to evolving digital
landscapes and their flaws. However, concern is increasing about the economic
and business challenges faced by conventional news media on the one hand and
public trust in media on the other hand. Particularly, the latter aspect is viewed
as a significant risk to informed citizenship in the near future. Precisely for this
reason, a close cooperation among groups of stakeholders in each country, as
well as regionally and globally, is required to achieve the goal of media-informed
and resilient civics to withstand information disruption and to guarantee that
the goals of democratic sustainability and well-being are ensured for everyone. - Language
- ENGLISH