Nov 1, 2021Media and Information Literacy for the Public GoodFrom Africa to Europe, from Caucasus to South East Asia and Latin America, Media Literacy is a central policy issue that addresses challenges in the communication field. Global Media and Information Literacy Week is a major occasion for media practitioners and experts in the field to review and celebrate the…Media Literacy4 min readMedia Literacy4 min read
Oct 23, 2021How did the COVID-19 transform the Bulgarian School System overnight?Author: Dessislava Usheva THE PROBLEM The shift towards electronic school education in Bulgaria happened overnight in response to a declared state of emergency in the country on 13th March 2020 due to the Coronavirus outburst. …Bulgaria10 min readBulgaria10 min read
Sep 28, 2021Big Data against Corruption in Latin AmericaCorruption erodes democracy worldwide and produces a vicious circle, where it undermines democratic institutions and, in turn, weak institutions are less able to control corruption. …Big Data5 min readBig Data5 min read
Sep 21, 2021Big Data against Corruption in AfricaCorruption erodes democracy worldwide and produces a vicious circle, where it undermines democratic institutions and, in turn, weak institutions are less able to control corruption. …Africa5 min readAfrica5 min read
Sep 17, 2021Hungary. Desinformation profileAuthor: Natalie Gryvnyak, Journalist, producer of multimedia projects, communication and media expert, InFeatures Story Production founder With the upcoming elections happening in Hungary in the Spring of 2022, the country is being torn by the ruling party and the opposition that have dimensionally different views on information policy and key…Hungary7 min readHungary7 min read
Sep 15, 2021Big Data against Corruption in Central AsiaCorruption erodes democracy worldwide and produces a vicious circle, where it undermines democratic institutions and, in turn, weak institutions are less able to control corruption. Digital Communication Network Global — a coalition of digital influencers in the new information space — will address this important topic in the context of…Central Asia4 min readCentral Asia4 min read
Jun 30, 2021Latin America against DisinformationThe spread of online misinformation poses serious challenges to societies worldwide. There are multiple ways to fight against the spread of fake news and disinformation and serious video games are one of the developing and fascinating tools to raise awareness of the harm of disinformation and combat the malign influence…Disinformation5 min readDisinformation5 min read
Jun 24, 2021Serious Games Against Disinformation: Armenian & Georgian GamesThe Digital Communication Network is designing another thematic series of events titled “Serious Games Against Disinformation” to highlight the importance of the game industry focusing on social issues. …Armenia5 min readArmenia5 min read
Jun 18, 2021Demonstration of Serious Gaming multiplayer game Under PressureThe inoculation theory asserts that when the mind is exposed to weakened doses of disinformation, it is later able to recognize it and therefore handle it better. He effectiveness of this has been proven in multiple studies. Bad News Company has taken this theory and developed several serious games, in…Gaming4 min readGaming4 min read
Jun 17, 2021When Fake News takes over — Gamification to the rescue!Troll farms, deep fakes, bots, dark ads — these are some of the widely used tools that are threatening democracies worldwide by distributing fake or misleading information at a high rate. Living in the post-truth era for some time now, it became clear that one cannot successfully debunk fake and…Games7 min readGames7 min read
