Introductory Round
Interviewing and Summarising Skills
Learners are aware of the importance of active listening, a core skill that would allow them to identify and explain, and apply ethical criteria for inclusive and constructive reporting with respect to the concerned social/cultural group.
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY // 30-60 MINUTES // 10-20 PARTICIPANTS
OPEN FOR DIVERSITY
RECOGNISING SLANTED WORDS
WORDS IN A MEDIA CONTEXT
This activity will create an awareness of how the slanting of verbs and nouns can be used to depict people favourably or unfavourably. It involves practice on casting negatively slanted words into favourable terms.
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY // 10-20 MINUTES // 10-12 PARTICIPANTS
MINORITY TABOO
WORD ASSOCIATION AND STEREOTYPING
This activity starts with a game of Taboo and then evolves into the creation of TABOO cards with a minority terminology focus. The discussion will help introducing ideas of fair language use and the EMAC terminology recomendations.
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY // 60-120 MINUTES // 4-10 PARTICIPANTS
CHALLENGING THE PSEUDOGENERIC "MAN"
GENDER SENSITIVE LANGUAGE
This activity involves examining the use of male-gendered nouns as “generic.” It aims to challenge the notion of the generic male as inclusive and generate gender-free, inclusive nouns and pronouns
FACT CHECKING
RESEARCH IN TIMES OF FAKE NEWS
This activity aims to make learners aware of how basic fact checking works by working over a text, finding the difference between opinion and facts in the media discourse and checking for the authenticity and accuracy of the information included in the media product.
INSIDE OUT BIAS
BIAS AND HUMAN INTERACTION
This activity involves understanding how bias affects the way we relate to others.
MEDIA DISINFORMATION
RESEARCH IN TIMES OF FAKE NEWS
This activity will show participants the mechanisms to spread so called "fake news" to audiences using traditional and online media.