Having spent six weeks travelling to the US, UK, Finland, France and Estonia meeting international experts fighting the scourge of mis- and disinformation, Bryce returns to Australia to take stock of the situation at home. He sits down with the Governor-General, Sam Mostyn AC, former Labor leader Bill Shorten, the University of Canberra’s Professor Sora Park and McKinnon’s Exec Director of Democracy, Jay Weatherill to discover how their shared passion for defending Australia’s civic institutions means a belief in the urgent need for media literacy education.

Links:

Digital News Report - University of Canberra

Squiz Kids Q+A with Governor General Sam Mostyn

McKinnon

Museum of Australian Democracy

eSafety Commission

AMLA - Australian Media Literacy Alliance

ACARA - National Curriculum Authority - recommends Newshounds

Articles:

Social Media Minimum Age Bill

eSafety Commission Guide 

Social media ban review - 9 News

Trial of tech that could be used to keep Australian under-16s off social media finds some errors ‘inevitable’ - The Guardian

Enforcing Australia's social media ban on kids is possible but contains risks, report says - BBC

Social media age verification possible but laden with risks, landmark study warns - ABC

This podcast has been made possible by the Winston Churchill Trust Australia

See Newshounds by Squiz Kids for information about our media literacy program for primary school children.