We're building media literacy across Poland.
When we say that we work in media literacy, people often think of "fake news," "disinformation," or "fact-checking." We aim to show, however, that media literacy can be something much broader. Instead of focusing solely on verifying information, we shift the attention to how we interact with the media: how consciously we use them, how we engage with them, and how they shape our everyday decisions and the way we perceive reality.
We take a wide view of media literacy. It covers not only disinformation on social media, but also critical reflection on the messages in pop culture, advertising, and the communication that surrounds us in public space.
We connect media literacy with civic and global education because we believe that understanding our role in culture and society, and conscious participation in public life, is inseparable from the critical reception and understanding of media.
We work across Poland, with audiences of all ages. We use active learning methods, grounded in learning through experience.
We created a simulation game that let us explore, together with youth, the perspectives through which we read and view information.
Using collage method, we invited children and adults to reflect on which messages are present in the media and which are missing.
Together with a group of seniors in one of Poznań's neighborhoods, we talked about their media diet.
We design each educational process individually, around the needs of the group.
It all began with an informal group, when we created a social campaign. Today, the foundation is run and co-founded by Patrycja Bartylak and Iga Hołówka. We decided to create a place that brings together the good practices we've gathered along our paths: working in informal groups, NGOs, and social movements. For us, disINFORMED is a space where we can bring our ideas to life, learn together, and work side by side for change.
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