Digital Citizens Unite! A Panel on Navigating the Age of NEW Media
2023-10-25 21:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax) | Renton Highlands Library, 2801 NE 10th St, Renton, 98056, United States
Join Renton Technical College for an engaging panel discussion on what it means to thrive as a digital citizen in the age of confusing and unreliable information environments. Gain insights, ask questions, and leave empowered to take charge of your digital presence and make more informed choices. This is a hybrid event.
Location: Renton Highlands Library 2801 NE 10th St, Renton, WA 98056
*In-person attendees will receive a t-shirt SWAG while supplies last!
*Online attendance available. Register here!
For more info and media literacy resources, click here.

UNESCO Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education (DCMET) Symposium 2023
2023-10-25 21:00 - 2023-10-27 17:30 (America/Halifax) | Virtual Event, Anywhere, Canada
Structure, Organization and Activities
The 2023 International Symposium will involve a hybrid series of presentations, dialogues, keynotes, cultural activities and engagements over a four-day period focused on Peace, Culture and Social Justice.
Everything will be disseminated open-access via ZOOM and Facebook Live, then uploaded to DCMÉT’s YouTube channel with the consent of presenters.
We are planning for roughly 18 sessions in English and 7 in French and 10 in Spanish. We will also have approximately10 sessions in Korean as well as 4 keynotes that will be simultaneously interpreted.
The one-hour sessions will be structured as dialogues with 3-4 presenters around themes that will be cultivated and developed through several meetings before the Symposium. A central focus will be on peace, culture and social justice with critical overlapping analysis and engagement emphasizing overlapping themes, such as democracy, global citizenship, transformative education, Indigenous knowledge, rights, development and reconciliation, social media, the environment, and solidarity.
Two program coordinators for each language are responsible for developing the sessions, and they are also members of the Organizing Committee, which will be led by Paul R. Carr (the Chair-holder of the UNESCO Chair DCMÉT) and co-chaired by Gina Thésée (the Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair DCMET). There is also a local organizing committee in Seoul, and a communications sub-committee that will coordinate media relations and dissemination in the four languages ​​of the Symposium.

MisinfoDay In Your Classroom
2024-10-21 - 2024-10-25 | Virtual Event, Anywhere, Canada
Join the UW’s Center for an Informed Public and WSU’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication from your classroom as we learn how to navigate complex information environments and make informed decisions about what to believe online.
How will MisinfoDay In Your Classroom work this year?
1. MisinfoDay In Your Classroom Resource Walkthrough, October 7 from 6–7 p.m. PT. In this virtual event co-hosted with Teachers for an Informed Public, MisinfoDay program manager Liz Crouse will review the MisinfoDay Resource Library and walk you through “What’s Your Frame? How We Make Sense of Uncertain Situations,” a new lesson created by CIP co-founder Kate Starbird that helps students understand how people can look at the same set of facts and come to different conclusions – about the existence of aliens, the legitimacy of elections, and everything in between. (Clock hours offered for WA educators!)
2. Access misinformation-themed escape room materials to play online or in person at lokisloop.org.
3. Use one of the lessons or escape room with your students during U.S. Media Literacy Week. We’ll provide access for educators to a MisinfoDay padlet where you can share photos and takeaways from your class and make connections across classrooms.

Media Literacy Week in Rhode Island
2024-10-21 - 2024-10-25
Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio, in collaboration with the Media Education Lab, are excited to co-present Media Literacy Week in Rhode Island! Check out our Media Literacy Week in Rhode Island webpage regularly to find the most updated collection of resources and events to support participation in the Ocean State.

"Trust Me" Documentary Worldwide Watch Party
2024-10-21 08:00 - 2024-10-25 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Virtual Event, Anywhere, Canada
Host a “Trust Me” virtual watch party at your home, school, library, or with your employee resource group! The Walter Cronkite Excellence in Journalism awarded film brings awareness to people’s need for media literacy to foster peace, hope, resilience, trust, lessen polarization, and preserve democracy. It features stories from around the globe filmed by Oscar-nominated Roko Belic and experts like Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker, Poynter’s Aaron Sharockman, Pulitzer Prized Journalist Jeffrey Gettleman, and Black Girl Film Camp’s Jimmeka Anderson.

Strengthening Democracy with Media Literacy: A National Security Imperative
2024-10-23 10:00 - 12:30 (America/Halifax) | The McCain Institute, 1800 I St NW, Washington, DC, 20006, United States
The information age’s promise of accessible information has also seen the generation of a new threat to national security: misinformation. Join us to explore the intersection of media literacy and national security. We’ll bring together experts from media literacy, cybersecurity, and academia to discuss how media literacy interventions build resilience to misinformation threats and protect democracy. Learn more here.

U.S. Media Literacy Week Celebration
2024-10-23 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | Penn State University, State College, PA, 16801, United States
Penn State’s annual event for Media Literacy Week is done in partnership with the National Association for Media Literacy Education, the News Literacy Project, and MediaWise from Poynter. This day of programming for students will focus on the importance of evaluating the media we all consume carefully toward fighting disinformation and misinformation in the news.

Workshop: A Framework for Recognizing Misinformation, Disinformation, and Information in Life and at School
2024-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax) | Tulane University, 7001 Freret St, New Orleans, LA, 70118, United States
At school and in life we are bombarded with information. When information comes to us, we get to choose which information to engage with, but often these choices are snap decisions heavily resting in emotion and our existing knowledge rather than any intentional evaluation process. At other times, we seek information out and, while we expect our information seeking strategies will lead us to reliable sources, we are still somewhat limited by our accumulation of experiences and knowledge. In all situations, we are subjected to reliable information, misinformation, and disinformation and sometimes it’s not easy to distinguish. This workshop provides a framework that balances emotion and existing knowledge-based decision making with intentionality. In other words, this workshop will give you tools to navigate the noise.

Democracy Happy Hour Presents: Media Literacy in the Age of AI
2024-10-23 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Halifax) | Virtual Event, Anywhere, Canada
How can you ensure you are getting accurate, reliable information? What should you be aware of when it comes to digital media? How do we maximize the benefits while minimizing risks of AI? Join our panel of educators and media literacy experts for a robust discussion on these topics, and more!
Fix Democracy First is a nonpartisan pro-democracy organization. They host a weekly Democracy Happy Hour on Wednesdays to share the latest news on democracy across the country and hear from experts on a variety of democracy-related topics.
Register for session: https://bit.ly/DemocracyHappyHour

Media Literacy Week at UTK
2025-10-27 - 2025-10-31 | John C Hodges Library, 1015 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37996, United States
Get ready for Media Literacy Week at UTK!

Media Literacy Week offers a week-long lineup of events designed to connect with the Volunteer community and strengthen media literacy skills. Highlights include interactive tabling such as “Clickbait or Cupcake,” the “Bite for Byte” AI presentation, Makerspace workshops for creating meme buttons, curated displays of books and resources, opportunities to engage with the Library through social media, and a media-themed green screen photo experience. Daily Fake News tests, headlines & emotions attached to it – a static display.

2025 Media Literacy Resource Showcase
2025-10-27 - 2025-10-31 | Virtual Event, Anywhere, Canada
As part of U.S. Media Literacy Week, NAMLE is curating a showcase of classroom-ready, research-informed resources that demonstrate how media literacy can be meaningfully embedded across academic subjects. This year’s Resource Showcase will highlight scalable, standards-aligned tools and strategies that support the integration of cross-curricular media literacy—whether in English, science, social studies, math, health, foreign language, or library settings.
Selected resources will be featured as on-demand demos during Media Literacy Week 2025, with a focus on helping educators across the country implement media literacy with confidence and coherence.
Want to Attend the Showcase?
Register for Media Literacy Week and get full access to all events and resources. Registration is free and open now!

Focus Up: AI, Media, and the Battle for Attention
2025-10-29 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Thomson Reuters, New York, NY, United States
As the information ecosystem becomes more complex, blurred lines between fact and fiction pose new challenges to credibility, trust, and informed civic engagement. As part of the 11th Annual Media Literacy Week, the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) and Thomson Reuters are partnering for a half-day event that will delve into the intersection of credibility and the attention economy, examining how speed, virality, and believability collide to create new vulnerabilities in how young people consume media.

Media Arts in the Age of Disinformation
2025-10-29 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Film at Lincoln Center, 144 W 65th St, New York, NY, 10023, United States
Join media arts practitioners, administrators, Teaching Artists, and youth from across New York state for a day of learning, connection, and resource-sharing across the media arts education field. Explore how to be ‘media literate’ in this age of technology and information overload through hands-on experiences, workshops, and discussions.

Think Smart, Share Smart: Becoming a Misinformation Detective
2025-10-29 10:30 - 11:00 (America/Halifax) | Virtual Event, Anywhere, Canada
You have the power to stop misinformation in its tracks. In this session, discover practical fact-checking tools and approaches that will strengthen your media literacy skills and help you share responsibly.

Conversation with McKenzie Sadeghi, AI & Foreign Intelligence Editor at NewsGuard
2025-10-29 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Halifax) | Virtual Event, Anywhere, Canada
McKenzie Sadeghi oversees NewsGuard’s work at the intersection of artificial intelligence and foreign influence, and in tracking state-sponsored propaganda. In a conversation with Deanna Troust of Truth in Common, she’ll share about current trends in disinformation and her reporting, which includes revealing a network of over 150 disinformation-spewing websites run out of Moscow by a former Florida deputy sheriff.

Assessing Reliability for Others: Conversation with a NewsGuard Analyst
2025-10-29 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event, Anywhere, Canada
Anyone who’s assessed the reliability of a news source knows how difficult it can be. Now try doing it across thousands of news sources. Think it can be done consistently and transparently? Join us for this rare and very candid conversation with NewsGuard Analyst Sofia Rubinson, senior editor of NewsGuard’s Reality Check newsletter. As a global leader in assessing information reliability, NewsGuard has a heavy weight on its shoulders. Let’s peel back the curtain and learn all about their processes and the many challenges they face to maintain trust and confidence in the service they provide.

Navigating Misinformation Today
2025-10-29 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual Event, Anywhere, Canada
Join us for an exploration of misinformation and disinformation in the digital age. Our panelists will decode the tactics used to manipulate and divide us, and how we can take productive steps to counter them. You’ll leave with practical tools for navigating today’s information landscape with confidence.
Register here: https://bit.ly/DemocracyHappyHour

Preparing Middle Schoolers for the Ups and Downs of Smartphones and Social Media with Jennifer Berger of Ready Set Screen
2025-10-29 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event, Anywhere, Canada
This eye-opening presentation challenges the usual assumptions about how teens and kids can be safe, smart, and healthy in the digital age — and what media literacy is — and illuminates what kids actually need to thrive online. Drawing from 16+ years of classroom experience with more than 10,000 teens and two years of surveying and interviewing parents and their kids, Jennifer Berger offers a unique perspective as a community educator who witnessed media literacy education transform students. This isn’t another doom-and-gloom talk about social media dangers. Instead, you’ll learn how libraries, schools, and families can fill the critical gap in media literacy education, moving from awareness to meaningful action. Here’s the link to join!

Influence, Authenticity, and a Gendered Algorithm
2025-10-29 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Cedar Crest College, Miller Family Building, Allentown, PA, 18103, United States
Social media promises visibility and connection, yet these systems amplify some voices while silencing others. In this Media Literacy Week lecture, Dr. Elizabeth R. Ortiz ’01 explores how digital platforms reward certain performances of femininity and “authenticity” while constraining how women and other marginalized creators show up, speak out, and share their lives online. She invites us to see media literacy as a way to resist, redefine, and reclaim visibility in these systems built to keep us scrolling.
