November 9 and 10, 2018
Grande Bibliothèque, Montreal
Ending fake news
November 9 and 10, 2018
Grande Bibliothèque, Montreal
Ending fake news
The proliferation of "fake news" is therefore part of a crisis context in which we rediscover and reconsider the question of the skills needed for the critical analysis of journalistic work and information.
This conference will incorporate these considerations and offer concrete recommendations for strengthening public policy and media education practices.
November 9 at 6 pm
Line Pagé, renowned journalist
Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika, journalist and livestreamer
Open to all!
How can we define media education? What is media education? Who is responsible, and to whom? How to move from mistrust of media institutions to enlightened criticism? What experiences have yielded positive results? What lessons can we learn from local experiences in media education?
What are the objectives of these training programs? What key concepts and definitions can inform media education practices and policies? What are the skills that this concept brings together? What public policies in media education are needed? What are the media education practices within schools? What are the regulatory approaches to media education?
What are the spaces, the best places for citizens who wish to develop and exercise these skills? What educational practices do private, public, community, radical, alternative or autonomous news media adopt? What are the ways to promote the development of spaces and places that contribute to the development of media education practices and skills? What is the relationship between traditional media, critical participation in civic life, and gaps in media education?
What does media education mean in the digital age? What is the impact of digital technologies on media education policies and practices? In what ways do critical perspectives on journalism, political marketing, propaganda, ideology and capitalism contribute to thinking about "fake news" and media education? How can media education policies and practices counter disinformation and the dynamics of oppression reproduced by some media organizations?
How does having a better understanding of current transformations in news production and consumption practices contribute to media education? What are the media's capabilities and limitations in terms of balance, accuracy and fairness? How is visibility, credibility and authority constructed in the news? How can we rethink journalism through the lens of media education? In what ways do perspectives on the precariousness of work and journalistic production practices influence media education policies and practices? What rules and standards should apply to social media platforms?
Professor Gabriella Coleman, Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill University