The disinformation crisis affecting democracies across the globe has created an urgent need to strengthen digital skills and improve media literacy. Developing these skills can help students, public authorities, media organisations, and the wider public better recognise and respond to misleading or false information circulating online. 

MedDMO’s media literacy efforts focus on two main areas: (a) the production of the necessary educational and training materials and (b) the organisation of various media literacy events and campaigns, aimed at helping citizens develop critical thinking skills and become more resilient to false or misleading information. At the same time, the hub supports media professionals in detecting, analysing and debunking false claims.  

Throughout the first cycle of MedDMO, a wide range of media literacy activities and events were conducted, including workshops, educational seminars, webinars, and interventions at public events and conferences. These activities reached a broad variety of target audiences, such as journalism students, journalists and media professionals, as well as the general public, mainly targeting school students, parents, educators, and researchers. The necessary educational and training materials were also created to support these activities, including educational toolkits and materials such as video tutorials, online guides/documents, presentations/slides, a lesson plan, banners/visuals, and online quizzes.  

Throughout MedDMO’s second cycle, media literacy activities will be expanded to additional audiences, addressing the unique challenges faced by each country, with particular attention to more vulnerable groups (e.g., migrant communities, young people, and older adults). In addition, tailored materials in various formats (both in Greek and English) will be produced to address the specific media literacy needs of these audiences.