"The International Center for Journalists' (ICFJ) Disarming Disinformation initiative is a three-year program, supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation, that aims to slow the spread of disinformation through multiple programs such as investigative journalism, capacity building and media literacy education. ICFJ partnered with MediaWise from the Poynter Institute to develop and deliver media literacy programming."
"In the Amazon region, misinformation isn't just a virtual problem. It can directly impact public policy, strain social relations and threaten the survival of communities. Gonçalves wanted to help her neighbors navigate this information ecosystem in their own languages and local dialects."
"Her challenge was clear: how to make media literacy meaningful to people living in the Amazon. As she took part in the workshops, she realized that media literacy didn't have to rely on the internet or apps - it could start with tree bark, everyday images and a lot of listening. She adapted, simplified and viewed each community as not just a receiver of knowledge, but a producer in their own right."
ICFJ’s Disarming Disinformation initiative runs a three-year program supported by the Scripps Howard Foundation that pairs investigative journalism, capacity building and media literacy education. A MediaWise partnership developed a training-of-trainers program that accepted global participants across two cohorts and produced community leaders who teach media literacy in practical settings. The program trained 27 trainers who have reached more than 3,200 people. Josi Gonçalves focused on Amazon communities where misinformation affects policy, social relations and survival, adapting media literacy to local languages, non-digital tools and participatory approaches so communities can verify and produce information themselves.
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