Australia

Media Literacy in Australia: a contextual overview provided by the Australian Communications and Media Authority

What was the origin of media literacy in your country?

Media literacy has been a topic of interest in Australia among education providers and scholars for quite some time, and media studies were incorporated into school curricula many years ago.

Canada

What was the origin of media literacy in your country/region?

Canada's ten provinces and three northern territories are each responsible for their own education system. The launching of media education in Canada came about for three major reasons:

Ireland

Media Literacy in Ireland: a contextual overview

The Broadcasting Act 2009 established the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland as a single content regulator, assuming the roles previously held by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) and the Broadcasting Complaints Commission (BCC), as well as a range of new functions, primarily relating to the oversight of public service broadcasters.

New Zealand

Media Literacy in New Zealand

Provided by the Broadcasting Standards Authority

Introduction

The Broadcasting Act 1989 is the enabling legislation of the Broadcasting Standards Authority, BSA. It has been largely unchanged since its enactment and makes no mention of ‘media literacy’. However, the Act does direct the BSA to:

United Kingdom

Media Literacy in the UK, a contextual overview provided by Ofcom

What was the origin of media literacy in the UK?

United States

Media Literacy in the United States
By Sherri Hope Culver, Renee Hobbs and Amy Jensen

Greece

MEDIA LITERACY PROFILE – GREECE

By Irene Andriopoulou, Media Researcher, Hellenic Audiovisual Institute (I.O.M.).

What was the origin of media literacy in Greece?