Media and Information Literacy: Educational Strategies for the Prevention of Violent Extremism
Media and Information Literacy (MIL) are formal and informal pedagogical practices that aim at developing critical thinking skills applied to media messages. Rather than censoring media that is potentially harmful, MIL invests in a long-term strategy that aims to promote the development of discerning critical thinking skills in individuals. Skills that, in fact, protect and enrich the worldviews of these individuals… (Read more)
H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser
High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
Cristina Gallach
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications & Public Information
Renee Hobbs (Keynote Speaker)
Professor of Communication Studies, University of Rhode Island
Ambassador Hahn Choonghee
Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
Guy Berger
Director, Freedom of Expression and Media Development, UNESCO
Regina de Assis
Former Secretary of Education, Rio de Janeiro, Ministry of Education (Brazil)
Magda Abu-Fadil
Journalist; Director, Media Unlimited
Liam Hackett
Founder, Ditch the Label (UK)