Fostering information resilience through youth-led media literacy initiatives

For young people, concerns about misinformation sit alongside their growing disillusionment with civic, journalistic and political structures, as well as challenges in how they access, use and engage with online media environments, like social media.

Considering these complexities, this presentation describes insights from two Australian media literacy initiatives (one ongoing, one emerging) designed to strengthen young people’s informational resilience and critical media engagement.

In positioning the initiatives as case studies of a novel, holistic media education approach, the presentation invites reflection on how media literacy can be responsively and powerfully embedded within the everyday contexts of young people’s lives. In doing so, the presentation argues young people will be better supported to become more resilient to misinformation, to enact change as critical and agentic citizens, and to help build more informed and democratic societies.

Related links

• Research in Media, Arts and Play (ReMAP)
• UCL Knowledge Lab
• Department of Culture, Communication and Media

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Phil Meech for UCL.