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News from the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee. Investigating public policy related to the media, the internet and the creative industries.
London, UK
Joined March 2019
A failure to prioritise media literacy in the UK presents a risk to social cohesion and democracy. We have published our report on #MediaLiteracy today. Find out more here:
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Urgent action is needed to improve #MediaLiteracy across the UK. We called on Government to:.- Embed media literacy in the national curriculum.- Demand more from platforms.- Demonstrate leadership.- Raise public awareness. Find out more:.
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The Communications and Digital Committee publishes its report ‘Media literacy’.
Being media literate—having the skills to think critically about the content we create and consume, both online and offline—is essential. Read a summary of our new report on #MediaLiteracy:.
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"Good media literacy education needs to be sustained and repeated.". Our Chair @KeeleyMP has written in @tes about our new report on #medialiteracy. Read the article:.
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The government's curriculum review presents an opportunity to equip our children with this vital life skill, argues the chair of a House of Lords committee
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Being media literate—having the skills to think critically about the content we create and consume, both online and offline—is essential. Read a summary of our new report on #MediaLiteracy:.
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RT @LordsCommsCom: A failure to prioritise media literacy in the UK presents a risk to social cohesion and democracy. We have published ou….
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How can we boost media literacy across the UK?. We are publishing our report on #MediaLiteracy tomorrow. Find out more about our inquiry here:
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RT @UKHouseofLords: @LordsSTCom 📱 @LordsCommsCom warned that the UK is at risk of becoming an ‘incubator economy’ unless it does a better….
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The Communications and Digital Committee publishes its report 'AI and creative technology scaleups: less talk, more action'.
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RT @UKHouseofLords: @LordsSTCom @LordsCommsCom @LordsUKSpaceCom @LordsJHACom @LordsEconCom Catch up on what’s happened so far this year in….
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Our report on #ScalingUp in AI and creative technology will be debated this morning. We called on Government to: .- Streamline support for innovation .- Focus on AI delivery .- Champion entrepreneurs . - Commit to the creative industries. Watch live:
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RT @UKHouseofLords: Supporting UK AI and creative tech startups on the agenda at 10am as members debate @LordsCommsCom's report. Detailed s….
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We are now live with ministers from @educationgovuk and @SciTechgovuk. We will be asking about the Government's work on #MediaLiteracy, including its 2021-2024 strategy and future plans. Watch live here:
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Tomorrow (Tuesday 10 June) we'll be speaking to ministers from @SciTechgovuk and @educationgovuk to conclude our inquiry on #MediaLiteracy. Watch live from 2pm:
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14:00 - Room 4, Palace of Westminster
📝 In committees, @LordsSTCom continues its inquiry on financing and scaling UK science and technology, and @LordsCommsCom speaks to ministers as part of its work on media literacy. Keep an eye out for our daily highlights on stories.
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Our session with @Ofcom on #MediaLiteracy has just started. We will be discussing progress against the regulator's media literacy strategy, and how media literacy relates to its wider online safety work. Watch the session live here:
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RT @JMUJournalism: Story: Media literacy for schoolchildren in spotlight during @UKHouseofLords inquiry, as Head of @JMUJournalism @franyeo….
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The Head of Journalism at Liverpool John Moores University has spoken at a House of Lords inquiry to call for schoolchildren to be taught about navigating the media.
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Our session with @BBC has just started. We are discussing the role of the BBC in supporting and promoting the #MediaLiteracy of UK audiences. Watch live:
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Tomorrow, we will be hearing from @BBC about the work it is doing to support #MediaLiteracy across the UK. Find out more and watch live from 2:30pm tomorrow:
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14:00 - Room 4, Palace of Westminster
📝 In committees, @LordsCommsCom hears from the @BBC as part of its inquiry on media literacy, @HLConstitution speaks to @JoshuaRozenberg, legal commentator, and Frances Gibb, former legal editor at The Times, and @HLEnviroClimate continue its inquiry on nitrogen.
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RT @UKHouseofLords: As part of its ongoing inquiry into media literacy, the @LordsCommsCom met with members of the @UKYP's Youth Select Com….
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We are live now with @franyeoman, @gdn_foundation and the Public Interest News Foundation, speaking about the role of the news industry in #MediaLiteracy. Watch live here:
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Last week, the Committee met with members of the @UKYP Youth Select Committee. We discussed #MediaLiteracy and recommendations from the Youth Select Committee's recent report on Youth Violence and Social Media. Find out more about our inquiry:
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