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The Caribbean arm of @waccglobal | Focus: Communication rights for social justice
Caribbean islands
Joined August 2023
Happy Father's Day to all dads in all Caribbean islands and territories! We appreciate you! #HappyFathersDay
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Join us for this exciting debate on Media & Information Literacy between @uwimona and @utechjamaica this Wednesday, Oct 30! Watch live on YouTube or join us in person at the CARIMAC Annex, UWI! #wacccaribe #mediainformationliteracy @unesco_caribbean @waccglobal
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📣 Join our regional association @wacc_caribe next week for a conversation on media & information literacy: 📅 Weds, 30 Oct ⏰ 10am–noon (Jamaica) | 11am–1pm (New York) 📲 via @UWIMonaMedia: https://t.co/adIZ9iSAHL
@UWImona @UNESCO
#GlobalMILWeek #MediaLiteracy #SaveTheDate
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@waccglobal @wgibbings “We all have a responsibility to combat mal, mis and disinformation.” - Kayla Keane, CARIMAC graduate and person with responsibility for JCF Social Media. #medialiteracy
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@waccglobal @wgibbings Make info more visually appealing, says another students, on solutions to combat misinformation and encouraging critical thinking. #medialiteracy
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@waccglobal @wgibbings Simplify information produced /provided. - A solution to combatting misinformation and encouraging critical thinking. #medialiteracy
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@waccglobal @wgibbings A student makes an important statement regarding traditional news in antiquated formats not being as interesting and a clear need for reliable but fast information. #medialiteracy
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@waccglobal @wgibbings @wgibbings: Critical thinking that forms the foundation of journalism (asking the when, where, how and why) is an important tool in countering mis/dis/mal information. #medialiteracy #wacccaribe
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@waccglobal @wgibbings “We must understand that as consumers, we have a responsibility to make sure that whatever we produce, we fact-check if we see ourselves as part of the public and advancing democracy”. - Dr Patrick Prendergast, UWI Western campus director #medialiteracy
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@waccglobal @wgibbings Dr Patrick Prendergast, UWI Western campus director, highlights the role of the Jamaica Broadcasting Commission in pushing media literacy in Jamaica in primary and junior high schools. #medialiteracy #wacccaribe
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@waccglobal @wgibbings Sonia Gill of the CBU raises the issue of AI use to create mis/dis/mal-information and the challenges of combatting that - as journalists and citizens. #medialiteracy
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@waccglobal @wgibbings Disinformation- disrespect for truth Malinformation - Usually real but placed in public to cause harm - notes Sonia Gill of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union
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@waccglobal @wgibbings CARIMAC student Jada Delani engages a discussion about Gen Zers and Millenials getting their news primarily from social media and not always being clear on what is coming from trustworthy source #medialiteracy
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@waccglobal @wgibbings Panel moderator and event host Kalando Wilmoth introduces the panelists, some in person and some online as we get ready to kick off the panel discussion #medialiteracy #wacccaribe
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@waccglobal @wgibbings Shoring up media literacy in the Caribbean is a “long- haul exercise” but “ we can make it if we try … just a little harder” says @wgibbings. #medialiteracy #wacccaribe
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@waccglobal Seasoned journalist from Trinidad and Tobago, Wesley Gibbings @wgibbings speaks of the importance of fact-checking being both a public and private exercise. #medialiteracy #wacccaribe
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@waccglobal president Embert Charles shares about his involvement with WACC over the years and the importance of an exercise on media literacy, especially in an age of rapid disinformation. #medialiteracy #wacccaribe
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#HappeningNow: Our conversation on media literacy featuring voices from all over the Caribbean. Follow this space for live tweets and watch live at https://t.co/538i249kPv.
#medialiteracy #wacccaribe @CaribbeanUnesco @UWIMonaMedia
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📷 #SaveTheDate! Global Media and Information Literacy Week is underway! Join Caribbean communication rights experts for “A Conversation on Media Literacy” at 10–12 (Ja)/11–13 (EC) on Mon, Nov 13. Watch the live stream on UWI Mona Media: https://t.co/YvsTLAxc6g
#GlobalMILWeek
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