Literacies, citizenship and democracy

a common path

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https://doi.org/10.34629/cpublica.720

Keywords:

media literacy, public, democracy, media, disinformation

Abstract

Technological development and the proliferation of digital tools and content have become elements that challenge media companies and content producers, as well as audiences, which, instigated by growing contexts of disinformation, often call into question democratic values and conscious civic participation. In recent years, the use of those platforms for the growth of populism and the reinforcement of authoritarian governments has become even more evident. In this context of threat to liberal democracy, citizenship and civic participation, the thematic dossier “Media literacy: strategies to strengthen citizenship and democracy” aims to explore, based on the investigations of a group of authors, the importance and role of media and digital literacy as a constitutive and essential element for the formation of participatory, critical, dignified and fair citizenship, as an essential value in the construction and maintenance of plural and democratic societies.

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Author Biographies

  • Patrícia Silveira, Faculty of Design, Technology and Communication Europeia University /IADE-UE; University of Minho/CECS

    Academic Coordinator of the Faculty of Design, Technology and Communication, Europeia University (IADE-UE), and Associate Professor at the same institution, she completed the European Doctorate in Communication Sciences (funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology) with a thesis on the reception of current news by young audiences. In addition to her coordination and teaching activities, she is an Integrated Researcher at the Communication and Society Research Centre of the University of Minho.

  • Ricardo Morais, Faculty of Arts and Humanities University of Porto; University of Beira Interior/LabCom

    PhD in Communication Sciences and master´s in Journalism from the University of Beira Interior (UBI). He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto and a Researcher of the project “MediaTrust.Lab - Regional Media Laboratory for Civic Trust and Literacy”. He is an integrated member of the research unit LABCOM - Communication and Arts, where he is part of the Communication and Media group.

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Published

2022-12-15

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Vol. 17 No. 33 (2022): Number with Special Issue

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SPECIAL ISSUE: Media Literacy: Strategies to Intensify Citizenship and Democracy

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Literacies, citizenship and democracy: a common path. (2022). Comunicação Pública, 17(33). https://doi.org/10.34629/cpublica.720