{"id":13674,"date":"2024-09-18T12:52:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T10:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/?page_id=13674"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:34:57","slug":"media-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/en\/our-areas-of-expertise\/media-education","title":{"rendered":"Media Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>A &#8220;healthy&#8221; media diet of reliable, fact-checked and well-sourced news is essential for people to form opinions, and for democracies to work properly. <br><br>Media education helps people to understand journalism and provides vital tools for tackling disinformation.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-education-medias-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9Gwenn Dubourthoumieu \/ Fondation Hirondelle - Formation en R\u00e9publique Centrafricaine\" class=\"wp-image-11841\" style=\"width:365px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-education-medias-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-education-medias-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-education-medias-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-education-medias-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-education-medias-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-education-medias.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9Gwenn Dubourthoumieu \/ Fondation Hirondelle &#8211; Formation en R\u00e9publique Centrafricaine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its creation, Fondation Hirondelle has been countering rumour and the lack of information with facts and testimonials. We are committed to building links and trust with our audiences by acting locally and taking a journalistic approach. However, in ever more diverse and complex media landscapes, simply providing information is no longer enough. It is also necessary to explain how general interest media works, and to respond to questions from users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This transparency strengthens people&#8217;s ability to think critically, enabling them to compare the media options around them and select those which they find the most useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media education is delivered through three types of activity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dedicated programmes and content on our airwaves and online, developed in response to listener questions and explaining journalism techniques and how news is created.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talks in schools and universities about working with information and the need for a critical approach to disinformation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public meetings that can be attended by hundreds of people, where radio journalists can meet audiences and answer questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Examples of media education activities<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:39% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6665\" height=\"4443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Atelier_jeune_public_1D9A7716_\u00a9Gabrielle-Lechevallier-Copie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23710 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Media and Information Literacy Workshops in Switzerland<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Based in Switzerland, Fondation Hirondelle takes part in events and workshops dedicated to media and information literacy (MIL). Since 2021, it has led several workshops \u2014 including sessions in primary schools and high schools as part of citizenship and media literacy weeks, as well as a workshop at the <em>Disputes de Rumine<\/em> in Lausanne \u2014 to raise young people\u2019s awareness of journalistic work and to foster critical thinking regarding their media consumption and use of social networks. In 2025, Fondation Hirondelle also contributed to the Media and Information Literacy Meetings at the Lille School of Journalism (\u00c9cole Sup\u00e9rieure de Journalisme de Lille).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the coming years, Fondation Hirondelle aims to strengthen its media and information literacy offering in Switzerland and in its countries of operation, building on the expertise of its journalists and production studios working across diverse contexts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"495\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/box-masterclasses.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11776\" style=\"width:357px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/box-masterclasses.jpg 495w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/box-masterclasses-300x255.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Journalism Masterclasses<\/strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Through 300 questions addressed in 30 videos of 12\u201318 minutes each (representing 6 hours of filmed interviews with subtitles in English and French) available to journalism students and anyone interested in how the media works, Fondation Hirondelle covers around 30 topics with the help of experts in each area. Masterclass topics include reporting; how news is created; the media economy; fake news and how to counter it; working with sources; journalists\u2019 rights and obligations; and the future of the press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/en\/masterclasses-en\">Learn more about the project<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"919\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/box-rca.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10678\" style=\"width:368px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/box-rca.jpg 919w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/box-rca-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/box-rca-768x618.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 919px) 100vw, 919px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Central African Republic<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Radio Ndeke Luka runs local awareness-raising initiatives in towns and villages in the field which are linked to programmes broadcast by the station. In this way, Radio Ndeke Luka helps to strengthen communities\u2019 resilience and critical approach to disinformation, as well as encourage healthy media consumption while fostering fact-based public discourse.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/en\/our-work\/projects\/geographic\/africa\/central-african-republic\">Learn more about the project<\/a><br><br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/box-manuel-fake-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11794\" style=\"width:355px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/box-manuel-fake-3.jpg 641w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/box-manuel-fake-3-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Training Manual<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Fondation Hirondelle partnered with UNESCO to publish the French version of a manual for journalists and the wider public to learn how to recognise and counter disinformation. Distributed to journalism schools and editorial teams in the countries where we work, this guide is a practical resource that also covers theoretical basics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/en\/journalisme-desinformation-un-manuel-de-l-unesco-avec-la-fondation-hirondelle-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the guide<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1321\" height=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/benin-image-vote.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18791\" style=\"width:444px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/benin-image-vote.png 1321w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/benin-image-vote-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/benin-image-vote-1024x625.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/benin-image-vote-768x469.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/benin-image-vote-1000x610.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1321px) 100vw, 1321px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In Benin, Fondation Hirondelle works closely with its partners FeRCAB (F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des Radios Communautaires et Assimil\u00e9es du B\u00e9nin) and Ek\u00f4lab (a laboratory for quality journalism in West Africa) to provide a wide range of media education courses. Several training courses and coaching sessions are given to FeRCAB radio stations on journalistic techniques. More specific training is also given, as required, to the women in FeRCAB&#8217;s women&#8217;s network and to CSOs, particularly in the use of digital technology, advocacy, communication techniques, local development and gender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hirondelle.org\/en\/our-work\/projects\/geographic\/africa\/benin\">Learn more about the project<\/a><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>RELATED ARTICLES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A &#8220;healthy&#8221; media diet of reliable, fact-checked and well-sourced news is essential for people to form opinions, and for democracies to work properly. Media education helps people to understand journalism and provides vital tools for tackling disinformation. Since its creation, Fondation Hirondelle has been countering rumour and the lack of information with facts and testimonials. 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