The project I am also in: “Poynter’s MediaWise joins Istanbul Bilgi University in Turkey to launch a free digital media literacy program

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Doğruluk Payı chief editor Koray Kaplıca discusses challenges for fact-checkers during a panel on March 24, 2022, featuring Istanbul Bilgi University associate professor Erkan Saka, MediaWise program manager Alex Mahadevan and Esra Özgür, head of educational content at Teyit. (Özde Karadağ/Istanbul Bilgi University)

Poynter’s MediaWise joins Istanbul Bilgi University in Turkey to launch a free digital media literacy program

The latest course from MediaWise teaches Turkish adults how to discern fact from fiction online, one text message at a time.

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March 25, 2022

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 25, 2022) – MediaWise, the digital media literacy initiative of the nonprofit Poynter Institute, has developed a new microlearning course that teaches Turkish citizens how to identify and steer clear of misinformation online.

Geared toward older Turks, the free WhatsApp course was created with support from Meta and in partnership with the Faculty of Communication at Istanbul Bilgi University.

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