The 10th annual global celebration of Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week will take place from 24 to 31 October 2020, under the theme “Resisting Disinfodemic: Media and Information Literacy for everyone and, by everyone”. Through Global MIL Week, UNESCO and WHO are joining forces to tackle disinformation and misinformation.
The current COVID-19 pandemic is accompanied by an infodemic – the intersection between health, information, communication and technology is becoming one of the most significant dimensions of the public health response to the pandemic. The way in which people are exposed to information, both good and bad; the modalities of digital participation; trust and transparency; media and information literacy; and health literacy are all elements that influence resilience to mis and dis information. WHO is working with partners to manage the infodemic.
Led by UNESCO and hosted by the Republic of Korea, Global MIL Week invites partners all over the world to celebrate this Week – there are 10 ways to celebrate the Global MIL Week:
- Organize a MIL DAY
- Organize relevant events or activities in your city
- Mainstream MIL topic at universities
- Use social media to raise awareness about MIL in civil society
- Send a letter
- Give a voice to the youth
- Join the UNESCO MIL Alliance (GAPMIL)
- Promote UNESCO’s publications and actions
- Promote or enroll in the media and information literacy online course
- Participate in global online debates.
Additionally, UNESCO is inviting you to be a part of the global event by:
- Submitting a nomination for the UNESCO MIL Alliance Awards – FIND OUT MORE
- Registering your MIL Week events – FIND OUT MORE
- Hosting a virtual exhibition in the conference hall
- Participating in the Global MIL Youth Hackathon: HackingDisinfodemic – FIND OUT MORE
- Read more here
