Comunidad Informada
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CFI and its partners Chequeado, the Gabo Foundation and AFP launch the “Comunidad Informada” project..
Funded by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the project focuses on improving journalists' fact-checking skills, promoting information and media literacy, and developing critical citizenship in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
It will support the creation of a regional community of journalists, fact-checkers and information and media literacy organisations in order to facilitate the exchange of best practice, strengthen the resilience of populations in the face of campaigns to manipulate information and defend the democratic agenda.
To this end, CFI will support 400 journalists in identifying and deconstructing false information, and will provide training for around thirty people in the region so that these skills can be multiplied over time.
Chequeado - a partner based in Argentina with a network of organisations in Latin America - will be carrying out information and media literacy activities aimed at 300 secondary school teachers and 2,000 young people, while the Gabo Foundation, based in Colombia, will be responsible for organising debates on ideas at national and regional level to help develop critical thinking in favour of informed and committed citizenship.
(photo: Gabo Foundation)
Project beneficiaries
- 400 journalists trained in fact-checking
- 30 media professionals trained to run fact-checking training courses
- 500 participants (journalism students, content creators) in a general public training course on fact-checking
- 300 teachers trained in information and media literacy teaching techniques
- 2000 young people made aware of information and media literacy by teachers
- 150 people take part in debates on critical citizenship
Actions
Enhancement of journalists' skills, training in fact-checking techniques, digital investigation and human rights (environment, safety of journalists)
a. Training of journalists in fact-checking in each country
b. Training in fact-checking for the general public (online)
c. Training of trainers for 30 media professionals
Media and information literacy: prevention and capacity building for secondary school teachers, civil society organisations and individuals to prevent the spread of disinformation
a. Design and implementation of an information and media literacy training programme for secondary school teachers
b. Development of innovative resources to promote the teaching and learning of information and media literacy
c. Creation of an active regional community committed to media and information literacy
d. Organisation of presentation and feedback workshops
Using a regional approach, to promote the debate of ideas and the defence of the right to information, for the benefit of a critical and informed citizenry committed to quality journalism as a pillar of democracy
a. Organisation of national debating workshops in each country for the general public on themes specific to the fight against disinformation
b. Organisation of regional meetings to facilitate exchanges between experts from each country and generate a regional community
c. Production and distribution of a practical guide to strengthen the right to information and media and information literacy
