MILID Yearbook 2013 A Collaboration between UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue and NORDICOM Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Edited by Ulla Carlsson & Sherri Hope Culver Autonomous University of Barcelona, University of São Paulo, Tsinghua University, Cairo University, Temple University, University of the West Indies, Queensland University of Technology, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media The International Clearinghouse The International Clearinghouse on Children, on Children, Youth and Media Youth and Media, at A UNESCO INITIATIVE 1997 Nordicom University of Gothenburg Box 713 In 1997, the Nordic Information Centre for Media and SE 405 30 GÖTEBORG, Sweden Communication Research (Nordicom), University Web site: of Gothenburg, Sweden, began establishment of www.nordicom.gu.se/clearinghouse the International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth DIRECTOR: Ulla Carlsson and Media. The overall point of departure for the Clearinghouse’s efforts with respect to children, youth SCIENTIFIC CO-ORDINATOR: Maria Edström and media is the UN Convention on the Rights of the Telephone: +46 31 786 66 40 Child. Fax: +46 31 786 46 55 The aim of the Clearinghouse is to increase [email protected] awareness and knowledge about children, youth and INFORMATION CO-ORDINATOR: media, thereby providing a basis for relevant policy- Catharina Bucht making, contributing to a constructive public debate, Tel: +46 31 786 49 53 Fax: +46 31 786 46 55 and enhancing children’s and young people’s media [email protected] literacy and media competence. Moreover, it is hoped that the Clearinghouse’s work will stimulate further research on children, youth and media. THE CLEARINGHOUSE The International Clearinghouse on Children, IS LOCATED AT NORDICOM Youth and Media informs various groups of users – Nordicom is an organ of researchers, policy-makers, media professionals, co-operation be tween the Nordic voluntary organisations, teachers, students and countries – Denmark, Finland, Ice- interested individuals – about land, Norway and Sweden. The over- riding goal and purpose is to make the media and communication efforts UHVHDUFKRQFKLOGUHQ\RXQJSHRSOHDQG undertaken in the Nordic countries media, with special attention to media known, both throughout and far violence, beyond our part of the world. Nordicom uses a variety of chan- nels – newsletters, journals, books, UHVHDUFKDQGSUDFWLFHVUHJDUGLQJPHGLD databases – to reach researchers, education and children’s/young people’s students, decisionmakers, media participation in the media, and practitioners, journalists, teach- ers and interested members of the general public. PHDVXUHVDFWLYLWLHVDQGUHVHDUFKFRQFHUQLQJ Nordicom works to establish and children’s and young people’s media strengthen links between the Nordic research community and colleagues environment. in all parts of the world, both by PHDQVRIXQLODWHUDOÀRZVDQGE\OLQN- Fundamental to the work of the Clearinghouse is ing individual researchers, research the creation of a global network. The Clearinghouse groups and institutions. Nordicom also documents media publishes a yearbook and a newsletter. Several trends in the Nordic countries. The bibliographies and a worldwide register of organisations joint Nordic information addresses concerned with children and media have been XVHUVLQ(XURSHDQGIXUWKHUD¿HOG compiled. This and other information is available on the The production of comparative media Clearinghouse’s web site: statistics forms the core of this service. Nordicom is funded by the Nordic www.nordicom.gu.se/clearinghouse Council of Ministers. MILID Yearbook 2013 A Collaboration between UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue and NORDICOM Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Edited by Ulla Carlsson & Sherri Hope Culver MILID Yearbook 2013 Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Editors: Ulla Carlsson & Sherri Hope Culver A Collaboration Between UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue and Nordicom, University of Gothenburg © Editorial matters and selections, the editors; articles, individual contributors (with one exception, see page 163-173) The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The ideas and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors; they are not necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the Organization. ISBN 978-91-86523-64-0 Published by: The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media Nordicom University of Gothenburg Box 713 SE-405 30 Göteborg Cover by: Daniel Zachrisson Printed by: Ale Tryckteam AB, Bohus, Sweden 2013 Content Foreword 7 Alton Grizzle, Jordi Torrent & José Manuel Pérez Tornero MIL as a Tool to Reinforce Intercultural Dialogue An Introduction 9 PART 1 Editor: Sherri Hope Culver The UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue New Approaches and Challenges Sherri Hope Culver Introduction 19 University Approaches to Integrating MILID Paulette Stewart & Olivia Bravo Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue at the University of the West Indies 25 Li Xiguang Teaching Non-journalism Students News Writing 37 Rogério de Almeida Formative Possibilities of Cinema 49 Building MILID from the Local to the National Michael Dezuanni & Hilary Hughes Media and Information Literacy at Queensland University of Technology and in Australia 61 Sherri Hope Culver National Leadership and Local Action Media and Information Literacy in the US 75 Abdelhamid N!ssi The State of the Art of Media and Information Literacy in Morocco 87 The In!uence of Policy José Manuel Pérez Tornero, Cristina Pulido & Santiago Tejedor Advancing MILID 99 Marwa Mohamed Nabil Abd El Moniem Evaluating the E"ect of Outdoor Ads on Urban Coordination in Egypt’s Historical Spots 115 MILID Week Carolyn Wilson & Samy Tayie MILID Week: Global and National Perspectives 127 PART 2 Editors: Ulla Carlsson, Catharina Bucht & Maria Edström The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media at NORDICOM Outlook: Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Ulla Carlsson Introduction 133 Research Articles Media * Culture * Education * Media and Information Literacy Sirkku Kotilainen & Annikka Suoninen Cultures of Media and Information Literacies among the Young South-North Viewpoints 141 Guillermo Orozco, Eva Navarro & Agustín García-Matilla Educational Challenges in Times of Mass Self-communication A Dialogue among Audiences 163 Divina Frau-Meigs Transliteracy Sense-making Mechanisms for Establishing E-presence 175 Youth Engaging with Media and Communication Networking * Social Change * Political Change * Peace Jiwon Yoon North Korean Refugees in South Korea Using Videos for Storytelling, Healing and Uni"cation 193 Ibrahim Saleh ‘Convergence Culture’ and Youth Activism in Egypt New Social Movements on the Block 201 K.V. Nagaraj & Vedabhyas Kundu The Role of Media and Information Literacy in Promoting Mutual Respect and Sustainable Development in Culturally Diverse India 215 Minou Fuglesang & Karen Marie "ulstrup Femina Empowering Tanzanian Youth through Voice and Dialogue 227 Gerrit Beger, Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda & Akshay Sinha From ‘What’s Your ASLR’ to ‘Do You Wanna Go Private?’ A Study on Digital Behaviour among South African Youth and the Social Network ‘Mxit’ 233 "omas Röhlinger Giving Children a Voice Worldwide Radijojo World 243 Evelyn Seubert & Miomir Rajčević The International Youth Media Summit Endless Youth Media Creativity 253 Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue UNESCO * Alliance of Civilizations Alton Grizzle Media and Information Literacy as a Composite Concept The UNESCO Perspective 259 Jean-Pierre Ilboudo & Joëlle Matte MIL in Ethiopia and Eastern Africa 266 Jose Reuben Q. Alagaran II MIL in the Philippines 268 Andrea Cairola & Qingy Zeng MIL in East Asia 272 Misako Ito MIL in Morocco 275 Sara Gabai MIL in Thailand 277 Ramon Tuazon MIL in Indonesia 281 Jagtar Singh & F. Woody Horton, Jr. MIL International Survey 286 Cherrell Shelley-Robinson MIL Survey in Four Caribbean Countries 292 A Summary of UNESCO MIL Curriculum for Teachers 298 Suvi Tuominen, Sirkku Kotilainen & Anniina Lundvall Handbook on the Pedagogies of Media and Information Literacies An Overview 309 Jordi Torrent Media and Information Literacy Fostering Intercultural Dialogue and Sustainable Development 319 Media and Information Literacy A Worldwide Selection José Manuel Pérez Tornero & Mireia Pi Media Literacy Policy in European Union A New Horizon 327 Ibrahim Saleh School Literacy in South Africa Emerging Literacy and Hidden Curricula 355 Roxana Morduchowicz Media Literacy in Argentina 369 Alexandre Le Voci Sayad MILID Practices Can Improve Education and Enhance Democracy in Brazil 375 Magda Abu-Fadil Qatar Educators Learn to Integrate Media Literacy into Curricula 381 Jun Sakamoto & Kyoko Murakami The “Culture Quest” Project Media and Information Literacy & Cross Cultural Understanding 387 Ragna Wallmark Media Literacy as a Way to Build Democracy 399 Jose Reuben Q. Alagaran II Media and Information