{"id":124207,"date":"2022-10-25T11:28:55","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T05:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=124207"},"modified":"2022-10-25T11:28:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T05:58:57","slug":"global-media-and-information-literacy-week-24-31-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/global-media-and-information-literacy-week-24-31-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Media and Information Literacy Week: 24-31 October"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Global Media and Information Literacy Week: 24-31 October: <\/strong>Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week 2022\u00a0is observed from\u00a0October 24 to October 31.\u00a0The Global MIL Week 2022 focuses on trust and solidarity as it relates to people, media, digital platforms, governments, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations. It highlights some promising actions in connection with media and information literacy in the last year and how media and information literacy helps with nurturing trust and countering mistrust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/daily-quiz-october-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week 2022: Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNESCO has announced the theme for this year\u2019s MIL week as&nbsp;\u201cNurturing trust: A Media and Information Literacy Imperative.\u201d&nbsp;The&nbsp;eleventh&nbsp;Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week&nbsp;is hosted by&nbsp;Nigeria&nbsp;and is taking place in&nbsp;Abuja,&nbsp;as well as online. Highlights include the twelfth Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Conference and the seventh Youth Agenda Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Global Media and Information Literacy Week: History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first Global Media and Information Literacy Week was held in&nbsp;2011 in Fez, Morocco.&nbsp;The concept for this initiative arose from the need for each individual to be equipped with media and information literacy abilities so that it assists in proper communication and availability of the right information, as well as to reduce misinformation. Media serves as a source of information, allowing people to connect and make better decisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Media and Information Literacy Week: 24-31 October: Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week 2022\u00a0is observed from\u00a0October 24 to October 31.\u00a0The Global MIL Week 2022 focuses on trust and solidarity as it relates to people, media, digital platforms, governments, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations. 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