Analyse and think critically: media literacy for youth

With the fast-growing section of tech companies, people gradually cease to purchase a traditional printing press and shift to a digital one, which is often led by powerful corporations. The most vulnerable social group is among youngsters who are nonresistant to fake news and easily manipulated through social media. Fake news in a world definition stands for deliberate disinformation of an individual or a group to trigger the desired response. It has been used in ancient times but became commonly known and widely spread in recent years especially as a tool on the political ground. Young people are found to be the greatest consumers of news but a lack of critical thinking or verification of the content’s credibility often leads to an increase in fake news. As an example, a popular method is the Clickbait which aims to gain as many visitors as it can by persuading them to click on a specific link which results in a publisher’s greater revenue. Even though the page does not necessarily provide accurate messages. Mindfulness in the world of the internet and post-truth is what needed more than ever before.In C1 - will take part 24 participants from Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.In C2 will take part 21 participants from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.In C3 will take part 21 participants form Poland, Germany and Slovakia.It is planned to involve participants with fewer opportunities in our mobilities:- migrants in the country where they currently live;- experiencing economic difficulties;In the selection of participants in the groups of each country, preference will be given to participants from regions that have fewer opportunities to participate in such projects, and, consequently, limited access to knowledge on the topic of media literacy and critical thinking. The most part of the participants from Germany, Belarus and Latvia will be young migrants who find themselves in a different cultural, linguistic and national environment (according to specialisation of organizations' work).During C1, C2 and C2 we will use different methods of non-formal education: siscussions, work in pairs, trios, small and big groups, interactive role-playing games, icebreakers, team-building, simulations, living library, forum theatre, city game, intercultural and other parties, energizers, daily evaluations etc. (the participants will see how different methods and approaches work). The participants will be given a chance to act as trainers/facilitators. The main aim of the project is improving young people’s knowledge and skills in media literacy, help young people to critically analyse the information disseminated by the media with the help of the exchange of good practices of participate organizations. The objectives of the project:- to illustrate the power of the media in the lives of youth;- to develop and reinforce networks, increase their capacity to operate at transnational level, share and confront ideas, practices and methods;- to establish media literacy as an instructional strategy for developing critical thinking among young people;- to provide youth worker with a framework for critical media literacy;- intercultural dialogue and cultural awareness- to enhance critical thinking and media literacy among young people to strengthen democracy and counter manipulation, propaganda and disinformation;- testing and implementation of good practices in the field of education, training and youth;- to present our informational and methodological brochure. Becoming media literate means young people build communication skills, and also become equipped with the tools to interpret, to understand, to critically question and to interact with media. The ability to create your own media is empowering and outlets such as a blog or a podcast give a platform for young people to tell their personal story so as to build a place in culture and society. In this particular aspect, we intend to take advantage of digital storytelling inspired in journalistic techniques, as educational tools. Society that is media literate and has the capacity to think critically will manage to defend itself from misinformation. This is the main goal of fostering media literacy in young people