On this basis, in addition to the main objective, the project pursues the following specific objectives: 

1) to identify scientific literature on the proliferation and effects of disinformation, as well as on ways to counteract it; 

2) to learn about actions, methodological approaches and policies on disinformation in member countries and identify good practices currently being implemented in Europe; 

3) to produce a literature review report on the current gaps in the literature on disinformation in Europe; 

4) to identify the current state of the art on disinformation in Europe and identify good practices in the field of disinformation; 

5) to monitor, exploit and communicate the results and outputs of the project to the scientific community, policy makers, stakeholders and end-users in order to maximise the impact of the project.

The project, which is led by the Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona has the participation of the University of Vienna (Austria), the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and the Nova University of Lisbon (Portugal).

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The work has been developed by the research team of the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, based on a systematic review of European literature, policies and initiatives in the field of media literacy and the fight against disinformation in the European Union and, more specifically, in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and Austria. The documents aim to break down the findings of these first three reports and make them more accessible to the general public and to the main target groups defined in the project’s communication plan: educators, journalists and policy makers.

The infographics are now available free of charge on the official Omedialiteracy website. The project, which ended on 29 February 2024, is now in the final phase of justification and is awaiting renewal for a second part, which will focus on communicating and disseminating the results obtained during the first phase of the research.

Omedialiteracy is an initiative funded by the European Media and Information Fund (EMIF) and led by the Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), together with the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, the University of Vienna and the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam, whose main objective has been to analyse state of the art in media literacy and the fight against disinformation in the countries of the respective agents involved: Spain, Portugal, Austria and the Netherlands.

The Gabinete de Comunicación y de Educación is a consolidated group specialised in scientific research and dissemination, which belongs to the Department of Journalism and Communication Sciences of the UAB. Recognised by AGAUR (Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca) of the Generalitat de Catalunya as a Consolidated Research Group on the basis of its trajectory, projection and development, it develops projects and research in the field of convergence between communication and education. Since its creation, it has developed initiatives aimed at integrating, with awareness and freedom, communication technologies in the so-called global or knowledge society.

Under the direction of Santiago Tejedor, the Gabinete organises several of its own Master’s Degrees, such as the Master’s Degree in Travel Journalism (on-site and online), the Master’s Degree in Communication and Education, the Master’s Degree in Environmental Communication and the Master’s Degree in Political and Electoral Communication Management. The group has a wide and varied collection of publications, in the form of scientific articles, books and book chapters, and other works, which is constantly being renewed. It also has a laboratory for teaching innovation projects, transfer and new formats that are conceived and developed from a perspective based on creativity and multidisciplinary work. Every year, the Gabinete organises an academic expedition that travels around the world with students from different universities and careers. This is the Tahina-Can Expedition, which has been awarded as the best educational project in Spain. It also has the portal Tu Aventura, the educational platform InfoEDU and the newsgames and science project Reporter@s de la Ciencia.

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The work has been prepared by the research team of the Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), in collaboration with the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, the University of Vienna and the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam. It presents an analytical study of the main regulations and policies on media literacy and the fight against disinformation in the European Union. The document is divided into five main sections: the first deals with the general normative framework on disinformation and media literacy in the world and in the European Union, and the following four sections analyse policy strategies in each of the countries participating in the study.

The text concludes with the need to develop further strategies that media literacy involves all sectors of society beyond educational and media interest groups and the importance of defining evaluation protocols for such strategies in order to collect data on their impact and future replication.

The document is now available free of charge on the official Omedialiteracy website. This is an initiative funded by the European Media and Information Fund (EMIF) and led by the Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación of the UAB, together with the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, the University of Vienna and the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam, whose main objective is to analyse state of the art in media literacy and the fight against disinformation in the countries of the respective agents involved: Spain, Portugal, Austria and the Netherlands.

The project’s final results will also be presented in an international webinar on 14 February 2024. The event will be attended by Dr. Samy Tayie, President of the Arab Chapter of UNESCO’s MIL Alliance, who will presenting the paper “Media Literacy for the Global Understanding”.

The Gabinete de Comunicación y de Educación is a consolidated group specialised in scientific research and dissemination, which belongs to the Department of Journalism and Communication Sciences of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Recognised by AGAUR(Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca) of the Generalitat de Catalunya as a Consolidated Research Group on the basis of its trajectory, projection and development, it develops projects and research in the field of convergence between communication and education. Since its creation, it has developed initiatives aimed at integrating, with awareness and freedom, communication technologies in the so-called global or knowledge society. Under the direction of Santiago Tejedor, the Gabinete organises different Master’s Degrees, such as the Master’s Degree in Travel Journalism (on-site and online), the Master’s Degree in Communication and Education, the Master’s Degree in Environmental Communication and the Master’s Degree in Political and Electoral Communication Management. The group has a wide and varied collection of publications, in the form of scientific articles, books and book chapters, and other works, which is constantly being renewed. It also has a laboratory for teaching innovation projects, transfer and new formats that are conceived and developed from a perspective based on creativity and multidisciplinary work.

The Gabinete organises every year an academic expedition that travels around the world with students from different universities and careers. This is the Tahina-Can Expedition, which has been awarded as the best educational project in Spain. It also has the portal Tu Aventura, the educational platform InfoEDU and the newsgames and science project Reporter@s de la Ciencia.

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