{"id":7640,"date":"2020-10-05T14:57:11","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T14:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/?p=7640"},"modified":"2020-10-08T09:28:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T09:28:48","slug":"disinformation-social-networks-and-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zastone.ba\/en\/disinformation-social-networks-and-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Disinformation, social networks and youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

The so-called Banja Luka panel, with the topic \u201cMedia literacy and youth\u201d, was the third and last panel that was held as a part of \u201cMedia Literacy and Fight Against Disinformation In The Time of Pandemic\u201d Conference.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The conference was jointly organised by the Association \u201cWhy Not\u201d (Za\u0161to ne) on behalf of SEE Check network, Association of High School Students in BiH and the European Union, within the \u201cNe klikam u prazno\u201d project funded by the EU with the aim of strengthening media literacy among youth. As part of the conference, three panel discussions were hosted from three cities (Brussels, Sarajevo and Banja Luka) on the subjects of media literacy, fact-checking and disinformation, with a focus on the pandemic in this sphere.<\/span>
\n\"\"<\/span>Panel participants were: Brano Jakubovi\u0107 from band Dubioza Kolektiv;, Marko Dra\u017ei\u0107 and Viktor Markovi\u0107 – a duo behind the satirical website njuz.net; Tijana Femi\u0107 – a journalist from Novi Sad, Serbia; Andrijana Ve\u0161kovi\u0107 – an artist from Montenegro; Adnana Tuki\u0107 – a member of Steering Board at Association of the Secondary School Students in Bosnia and Herzegovina; and Lea \u010cengi\u0107 – an employee of Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a researcher on media literacy. The panel moderator was Darko Brkan, president of CA \u201cWhy not\u201d.\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

On this panel, we had the opportunity to learn about media habits among youth and children in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and how youth consume informative content online.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The younger generation was assumed to be much more skillful when it comes to using digital technology. Panelists highlighted, however, that this population generally lacks skills to detect and find a reputable source of information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Andrijana Ve\u0161ovi\u0107, as an illustrator who uses social networks to promote her art, talked about her impressions when it comes to youth and their consumption of informative content on these platforms. She stressed that young people tend to read instant news without branching into deeper research about the information they have just read.<\/span><\/p>\n