AMLA is aiming to pitch a national strategy to promote media literacy and to tackle the intractable and growing problem. The proposal has received government support, and founded on national consultation, AMLA has produced a research report to articulate the strategy’s direction.
Barbara stressed that because many members of the general public are not necessarily aware or concerned by their own level of media literacy, it is therefore up to LIS professionals to take on responsibility to embed media literacy training and support into the services and programs we created and deliver.
Second up, Sora gave a presentation on media literacy and misinformation, highlighting the urgency of addressing media literacy levels in Australia and across the world especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine misinformation, the 2021 Capitol riot, and the very real impacts on health, wellbeing and society.