Sessions 25

Building Bridges: news media literacy needed!

Location: 
M1, First Floor
They will all be voters, strong forces of the future economy and some of them will even become political leaders. But most of Gen Z feel they can’t access, analyze or evaluate the media around them, let alone trust traditional newsbrands to become their voice. It’s time to build news media literacy programs around the world that understand the society teens and young adults live in and their motivators and values.

Moderator 

  • Executive Director of Media Policy and Public Affairs, WAN-IFRA

Speakers 

  • Aslak Gottlieb photo
    Educational Consultant, medieundervisning.dk, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Schools Editor, The Straits Times & Correspondent at Singapore Press Holdings Ltd, Singapore
  • Journalist, Groupe Sud Ouest, France

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