Explanatory online dossier with H5P videos for young people about digital democracy, disinformation, civil courage. Comprehensive media-education platform providing practical materials, interactive learning activities, tests, guides and thematic resources that help children and young people use digital media safely, critically and responsibly. Topics include AI, disinformation, digital democracy, online safety, data protection, gaming and sustainability.
Digital youth magazine on AI. Interactive digital media magazine for children that develops safe, confident and competent media use through videos, stories, quizzes, games, tests, interviews and practical activities. Topics include AI, misinformation, digital democracy, social media, data protection, gaming and digital sustainability.
Modular media-education Actionkit with interactive exercises about TikTok use, digital wellbeing, hate speech, digital civic courage, misinformation, democracy and critical media consumption. It is designed for young people and can be used in schools, youth work and other educational settings.
Online test for youth to learn about their behaviour to manage and identify digital news content. Interactive digital news literacy test and educational resource that helps young people assess information, recognize misinformation, check facts, understand media systems, and reflect on their own media use. It includes the Newstest, age-specific variants, digital tools, teaching materials, and […]
Online self-learning tool raising awareness about narratives within radical and extremist communication through TikTok. It helps young people recognize, classify and critically reflect on hate speech, disinformation, discriminatory narratives and anti-democratic content on social media. It uses a social-media-style interface and supports digital civic courage and responsible online participation.
An annual global assessment of democratic development, democratic decline and autocratization. The 2026 report analyses democracy through electoral, liberal, participatory, deliberative and egalitarian dimensions and examines global trends, autocratizing/ democratizing countries, freedom of expression, media, civil society, elections and checks and balances.
The 2026 World Press Freedom Index compares press freedom in 180 countries and territories, examining the political, legal, economic, sociocultural and safety conditions in which journalists work. The 2026 edition reports the lowest global average score in the Index’s 25-year history, with 52.2% of countries classified as “difficult” or “very serious.”
A UNESCO handbook providing educators and journalism trainers with a structured approach to understanding and teaching fake news, misinformation, disinformation, information disorder, verification and fact-checking. It contains teaching modules covering topics such as digital/ social-media literacy and verification practices.
A Council of Europe youth study session focused on strengthening young people’s democratic literacy, media participation and digital resilience. It brings together young journalists, content creators, activists and media makers to explore disinformation, digital literacy, AI ethics, civic storytelling and youth participation. The programme includes a Media Literacy Toolkit track, Civic Story Seeds and a […]
A comprehensive educator toolkit designed to help young people understand and use the civic possibilities of digital life. It contains five modules — Participate, Investigate, Dialogue, Voice, and Action — with conversation starters, activities, closing reflections, extension activities and teacher background information.
