Moving from a Fragmented StateRole towards a Single Media

Literacy Policy

FSR C&M, CMPF, ENTraNCE Annual Scientific Seminar - 24 - 25 March 2017.

Krisztina Nagy

Regulatory issues of Media Literacy

What are the reasons for the new state engagement?

Which are the main regulatory fields?

new choices – new risks

empowering

access to media and technology toolscritical thinking

creative participation

Media Literacy

International policy background

European Union

The EU does not have a uniform media literacy policy.

National level

The initiatives and measures are fragmented, missing a comprehensive strategy for developing media literacy.

It is complicated!

Media literacy policy

Education policy

Employment policy

Media policy

Child protection,

youth policy

Cross-cutting challenge

state organizations

academics

educational institutions

media outletsnon-formal education

municipilaties

Governance

Fundamental issues of the legislation:

• Which fundamental rights can legitimate the intervention of the state?

• Which are the regulatory fields?

• What kind of an institutional system could ensure the sustainable development?

Which fundamental rights legitimate the state’s engagement?

the rights of the children

the right to take part in cultural life, the right to education

freedom of expression

developing research activity and scientific background

The regulatory areas of the improving media literacy

developing formal and non-formal education

developing media environment

• institutional framework for coordination between the stakeholders

• financing issues

Key organization

The scope of duties of the key organization

• to represent media literacy development in the state organizations system

• to review media literacy policy, to suggest changes in case of necessity

• to provide a common platform for the stakeholders to collaborate

• ongoing monitoring, research activity

• to act as links to relevant organizations and research materials

• to sponsor media education programs

• to promote media literacy in public

Thank you for your attention!

Krisztina Nagy

HAS Centre for Social SciencesInstitute for Legal Studies

nagy.krisztina@tk.mta.hu