The Media & Learning Association is running a series of online events from 21 to 25 October with several different organisations as part of the UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) week. UNESCO has been commerating MIL week annually since 2011 which brings together stakeholders from around the world to share ideas and explore innovative ways to promote Media and Information Literacy for all. The MLA events are all free to attend and are being organised in partnership with European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO), MediaWise – Poynter Institute, Media Education Lab and Deutsche Welle Akademie.
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