"Modern Trends in Media Literacy for Civil Servants"

Webinar for Civil Service Professionals

Media literacy for civil servants is considered one of the important prerequisites for performing professional tasks and functions. It is also a crucial component of the training system for government employees in the context of ever-increasing requirements for the use of all types of modern media (print, audio, visual, Internet) in state communications, the formation of information culture, and professional activities in the information society.

Today, the public's social demand is for effective government communications, which can be extensively implemented within the "state – media – individual" system. Positioned at the center of this triad, mass media become "independent actors" and largely determine the volume and content of information flows between the state and the public. The media serve as a kind of social space where state communications unfold.

Therefore, there is a need for media education for civil servants, aimed at developing skills to navigate the information space and appropriately create and perceive media materials. Media competence of a civil servant is one of the characteristics of their communicative competence, which is becoming increasingly important.

The Association of Innovative and Digital Education, NGO "Detector Media," with the support of The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), invites you to the webinar for civil service professionals "Modern Trends in Media Literacy for Civil Servants." You will learn about the steps necessary to improve your information security.

The webinar will take place on July 11th, starting at 5:00 PM.

To ensure you don't miss the webinar, follow this link: Google Calendar and click "Yes." This will save it to your calendar, and you will receive a reminder on the day of the stream.

During the webinar, you will:

• Learn why and how media literacy helps in making better decisions.

• Get acquainted with best practices for developing critical thinking.

• Learn to assess the expertise of authors and information sources, including Telegram channels.

• Familiarize yourself with key narratives and tactics of Russian propaganda to counter them.

• Learn to identify manipulative media content, distinguish disinformation, and harmful propaganda narratives.

Speaker: Vadym Misky, Program Director at NGO "Detector Media" - a leading Ukrainian analytical center in the field of media freedom and countering disinformation. He is a journalist and media manager, an expert and host of programs on countering disinformation. Since 2015, he has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine.

Link to the broadcast: YouTube Live

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