SAVE THE DATE | PMA to launch Caribbean action plan and research

25th October 2022
Join us as we launch the executive summary of our research report, “Media Literacy, Trust, and Disinformation in the Caribbean.” The event is being run with support from UNESCO and in partnership with the Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) and the Media Institute of the Caribbean (MIC). 
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?️ Tuesday 1 November 2022

⏲️ 10:00 – 11:00 hrs EDT; 14:00 – 15:00 hrs GMT

? Via Zoom

During the event, we will discuss the main findings of the research, which covers eight Caribbean countries. You’ll hear from regional experts and veteran journalists who’ll share their experiences with disinformation, media literacy, and the public’s trust in media. We will also unveil our eight-point action plan for Caribbean media workers to combat misinformation and disinformation.

The report provides a snapshot of the current situation facing the countries of The Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago. Over five months, the researchers used interviews, desk research, and surveys to analyse the issues of media literacy, disinformation, and trust in news. The full research report will be available in late November.

If you’d like to attend this event, please email info@publicmediaalliance.org by 31 October 2022 to request a spot. Please note that invitations will be sent on a first-come, first-served basis.

SPEAKERS

The event’s keynote speaker will be Mr. Julius Gittens. He will cover the importance of tackling media & information literacy (MIL) and disinformation and building trust in news in the Caribbean. Other speakers include our workshop facilitators, Ms. Kiran Maharaj and Nazima Raghubir, and regional journalists who will speak on their experiences related to disinformation, MIL, and trust in news. The event will be moderated by PMA’s CEO, Mr. Kristian Porter.

Find out more about our speakers and see the full agenda

This event is part of a wider project implemented by the PMA and our regional partners, MIC and ACM. It is supported by the UNESCO Cluster Office for the Caribbean and UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communications (IPDC). Read more about the project here.