EAVI – Rond-Point Schuman 9/16 – 1040 Brussels tel +32 (0) 2 230 3006 – www.eavi.eu
Press Release
How to use well and benefit from the media in 2019?
The EAVI Art of Living with the Media
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A conversation about the future of media literacy and global citizenship
Brussels, 11th of December
Brussels, 4 December 2018
Is Europe more or less media literate? What does it mean to be a human being in the
current digital era? Are citizens more distracted consumers and manipulated citizens? How
to pay attention to online distractions and be in control of your own media use?
Despite the opportunities that new technologies offer in terms of facilitating meaningful
connection and proactive civil engagement, educational initiatives have been slow to catch
up and policies even more so.
In light of recent political and cultural events, media literacy is now coming to the fore. EAVI
is well placed to discuss which skills are necessary to use the media as a personal resource
and to engage in society.
The Art of Living with the Media is one day event organised by EAVI taking place in
Brussels on the 11 of December. It features speakers from international organisations,
academia and civil society working in the media sector.
EAVI – Rond-Point Schuman 9/16 – 1040 Brussels tel +32 (0) 2 230 3006 – www.eavi.eu
Participants will have the opportunity to discuss the new comprehensive EAVI media
literacy concept and its constituting sections, critical consciousness, awareness, digital
wellness, full citizenship and humanism, to be launched on the day. One interactive
workshop on disinformation and a debate on media and migrants will follow.
For the full programme and to register please visit eaviconversations.eu
To enable real conversations, the number of students, journalists and participants will be
limited to one hundred and the event will be filmed but not video streamed.
The 2019 EAVI Calendar summarizing the new concept together with the new EAVI Gadget
aimed at enabling reflections, will also be distributed.
Practical details
The event will take place at BluePoint, 80 Boulevard A. Reyers, in Brussels.
To register and for full programme and speakers please visit www.eaviconversations.eu
About EAVI
EAVI – the European Association for Viewers Interests – has worked in the field of media
literacy at European level for longer than any other organisation active today. It is a
European non-profit organisation supported by the European Commission advocating for
media literacy and full citizenship. We work to empower individuals to be conscious users
and to engage in public life through the media.
Contact
Lenna Morris, content manager at lenna@eavi.eu tel. 02 2303006 will be happy to provide
further information and arrange interviews.
Paolo Celot, secretary general, celot@eavi.eu