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Рy13 March 2015
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Over 650 students from various educational institutions of the country participated in the media literacy lessons organized by the Independent Journalism Center (IJC) between April 2014 and February 2015. The project, aimed exclusively at media consumers, has been implemented in partnership with Radio Free Europe with the goal to contribute to strengthening democracy by developing the critical thinking of young Moldovan citizens.
Thus, the IJC conducted a number of meetings in several universities and lyceums, where Radio Free Europe journalists talked with students about the press and its role in society, about manipulation, propaganda, and misinformation. During these activities, experts and students examined various examples of professional and non-professional journalism in the form of case studies. Participants learned about the golden rule of the two independent sources in a news item, about the need to separate facts from opinions, and about other professional duties of journalists that make the difference between an objective media material from manipulation.
“Such lessons are necessary; they encourage students to correctly receive information and to create their own opinion about events in the country and abroad. We need such media literacy lessons in order to create a society with a well-developed civic spirit,” said Cristian Constanda, 11th grade student of the “Ion Creanga” theoretical lyceum in Floresti.
“Media literacy for Moldovan youth is an extremely useful project. We face the problem of manipulation through mass media daily. We, young people, are the most prone to manipulation. Today, we have learned how news is produced and how to determine the veracity of a news item,” said Valentina Iorga, student of the “Constantin Spataru” lyceum in Leova.
The IJC organized media literacy lessons in Chisinau, Ialoveni, Criuleni, Anenii Noi, Leova, Hancesti, Nisporeni, Causeni, Floresti, Cimislia, Calarasi, Ungheni, and other localities.
The “Promoting media literacy among Moldovan citizens” project is being implemented by the IJC between March 2014 and April 2015 with the financial support of the U.S. Embassy in Moldova.
Thus, the IJC conducted a number of meetings in several universities and lyceums, where Radio Free Europe journalists talked with students about the press and its role in society, about manipulation, propaganda, and misinformation. During these activities, experts and students examined various examples of professional and non-professional journalism in the form of case studies. Participants learned about the golden rule of the two independent sources in a news item, about the need to separate facts from opinions, and about other professional duties of journalists that make the difference between an objective media material from manipulation.
“Such lessons are necessary; they encourage students to correctly receive information and to create their own opinion about events in the country and abroad. We need such media literacy lessons in order to create a society with a well-developed civic spirit,” said Cristian Constanda, 11th grade student of the “Ion Creanga” theoretical lyceum in Floresti.
“Media literacy for Moldovan youth is an extremely useful project. We face the problem of manipulation through mass media daily. We, young people, are the most prone to manipulation. Today, we have learned how news is produced and how to determine the veracity of a news item,” said Valentina Iorga, student of the “Constantin Spataru” lyceum in Leova.
The IJC organized media literacy lessons in Chisinau, Ialoveni, Criuleni, Anenii Noi, Leova, Hancesti, Nisporeni, Causeni, Floresti, Cimislia, Calarasi, Ungheni, and other localities.
The “Promoting media literacy among Moldovan citizens” project is being implemented by the IJC between March 2014 and April 2015 with the financial support of the U.S. Embassy in Moldova.
