In this area of work, MARS wants to cross journalism training practices with media literacy approaches. It looks at enriching pedagogical tools of journalism training by including media literacy resources. By doing so, MARS wants to implement a critical perspective on media production within the media industry and professions. It aims at strengthening media inclusiveness of non discrimination and diversity.

To develop the skills and competencies of media professionals on the issues of diversity, intercultural dialogue and discrimination in order to improve the quality of media coverage of such issues and to make emerge a real intercultural and inclusive approach to media content production.

European Booklet on Journalism & Media Training & Literacyexercises and modules

National handbooks on Journalism & Media Training & Literacy Exercises and modules

Journalism & Media Training & Literacy Cross-Exercises and modules

National Media Encounters
  30 November - 03 December 2011, Bologna (Italy)
  11 - 13 April 2012, Paris (France)
  24 -26 May 2012, Cluj (Romania)
  13 - 15 June 2012, Helsinki (Finland)
  24 - 26 October 2012, Mechelen (Belgium)

European Media Encounter
  11 - 14 October 2011, Brussels (Belgium)

European Media Work Exchanges

Media Animation (MA) is a Belgian nonprofit organisation and a resource center focused on media literacy. MA is facilitating the networking (Euromeduc and EuroMediaLiteracy) of the main European media literacy bodies in Europe.