State of MDL education

Dr. Mohamad Abu Al Rub (Palestine), Dr. Inas Al Khoreiby (Egypt), Ms. Lubna Maaliki (Lebanon) discussed the state of Media and Digital Literacy education and human rights in the Arab region

We are at a time where we are building our lives around media. So, what are the ways to approach media and digital literacy?

Dr. Nora Boustany (AUB), Mr. Ali Hashem (Al Monitor), Ms. Alia Ibrahim (Al Alarbiya), and Mr. Lutfi Abu Aun (ITN) discussed covering wars, conflict and human rights in the Arab world during MDLAB 2015.

What is media literacy? What are its goals? and how is it relevant to social media? After defining and answering these questions during MDLAB 2015, Dr. Stephen Reese explained what is framing and the types of frames found in media

ما هي التربية الإعلامية؟ ما أهدافها؟ و ما علاقتها بوسائل الإتصال الإجتماعية؟ وما أنواع تأطير الأخبار؟

“If media is owned by all these political figures and they are controlling our mind then why should we care?”

إن كانت الجهات السياسية هي التي تملك الإعلام وبالتالي تؤثر على أفكارنا فلما علينا أن نهتم؟

The opening session for MDLAB 2015، started with Dr. Jad Melki explaining about the academy’s objectives, outcomes, and expectations.

بدأ الدكتور جاد ملكي بشرح عن الأكاديمية والأهداف والنتائج والتوقعات ثم انتقل المحاضر إلى شرح أولويات التربية الإعلامية والرقمية

Mustafa Haid discussed how can we verify information whether received through traditional or new media. Haid also mentioned the risks of issuing false information putting someone’s life at risk.