# Media Literacy Week **URL:** \ **Category:** ABC\ **Tags:** abc\ **Created:** [September 6, 2018, 3:24am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-literacy-week/5573 "2018-09-06T03:24:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 3:24am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-literacy-week/5573/1 "2018-09-06T03:24:34Z")
### Media Literacy Week - 2018 **Making sense of the “news”: the ABC launches the inaugural national Media Literacy Week** > The ABC has initiated a comprehensive program to equip people of all ages with the skills to sort truth from fiction in news and information. > > Media Literacy Week, to run from 10-16 September, utilises the knowledge, reach and cross-platform skills of Australia’s most trusted media organisation to help the community navigate the modern media landscape. It addresses issues ranging from bias and misinformation to the importance of public interest journalism. > > [New research](http://www.utas.edu.au/social-change/publications/insights/insight-five-media-literacy-in-australian-schools) by the ABC and University of Tasmania shows one in four teachers feel unable to help students distinguish between “fake news” and trustworthy news. > > ABC Head Education Annabel Astbury said: “The ABC’s Media Literacy Week is a comprehensive survival guide, ensuring all Australians can navigate news, opinion and information. In a world where ‘fake news’ and misinformation are rife, the ABC is best-placed to help Australians sort truth from fiction.” > > The latest [Roy Morgan MEDIA Net Trust Survey](https://www.roymorgan.com/findings/7641-media-net-trust-june-2018-201806260239), released in June, found the ABC is by far the nation’s most trusted media organisation. > > Headlining Media Literacy Week is the [Navigating the News Conference](http://www.utas.edu.au/navigating-the-news) (10-11 September), presented by the ABC and University of Tasmania, which will explore declining trust in journalism and the need for better media literacy. > > ABC Education [has created a suite](http://www.abc.net.au/education/media-literacy/) of resources aligned with the curriculum to help students examine news and information, including a News Diet challenge, media literacy interactives and videos explaining concepts such as bias and sources. > > The ABC News [Media Literacy Week website](http://www.abc.net.au/news/story-streams/media-literacy-week/) features articles examining issues such as fact checking, “deepfakes” and the weaponisation of social media, along with video explainers, tips and quizzes to immunise people against dodgy information. > > ABC Radio will feature interviews with key speakers from the Navigating the News Conference, including Dr Claire Wardle, a global expert on truth in the digital age. Visit [abc.net.au/medialiteracyweek](http://www.abc.net.au/news/story-streams/media-literacy-week/) and join the conversation: #medialiteracyAUS. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2018, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-literacy-week/5573/2 "2018-09-06T03:26:59Z")
#### COMPETITION: News Diet Challenge ### How is your ‘News Diet’? **This challenge invites students to look at their news consumption over a few days and then produce a short video sharing what they have learned.** We want students to think about how they consume news and examine their habits. Does engaging with more news help their awareness of the world around them? #### WHO is this for? Anyone can take the challenge, but the competition is for secondary students from years 7-10. #### WHAT can we win? Winners of the challenge will spend a day in an ABC News Room! #### WHEN can we enter? The competition is now open! Entries close September 30. ### How to take part First, **complete our [news habits survey](http://education.abc.net.au/media-literacy-news-diet-survey)**. Next, follow these **three simple steps**. We recommend that you [**download our toolkit**](http://www.abc.net.au/cm/lb/9963506/data/news-challenge-toolkit-data.pdf). 1. **Monitor your current diet**. Spend one or two days tracking the news stories in your daily diet. Where and how did you find them? 2. **Try broadening your palate**. Continue your normal diet but over the next two days try adding some new ingredients. 3. **Send us a short video about your experience. Click the link below to upload your video entry.** [ ![Students reading news](http://www.abc.net.au/cm/rimage/10078294-16x9-medium.jpg?v=2) ](http://education.abc.net.au/home#!/competition-entry/2911502/media-literacy-week-10-16-sept-) ### [Comp Entry Form](http://education.abc.net.au/home#!/competition-entry/2911502/media-literacy-week-10-16-sept-) To submit your video go to our competition page. Good luck! Video: > **[Enter the News Diet Challenge Competition](http://www.abc.net.au/education/media-literacy/news-challenge/10007026)** > > ABC Education is proud to announce the first Media Literacy Week. To celebrate we are inviting Secondary students from years 7-10 to enter a competition that helps them navigate and analyse the news! Want to get started? ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/media-literacy-week/5573/3 "2021-04-13T00:22:08Z")
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