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Critical not cynical: anti-disinformation workshop for Junior College students

For the third year running, two representatives from the Department of Media and Communications at the University of Malta, Head of Department Prof. Ġorġ Mallia and Research Support Officer Megan Mallia, organised a workshop for students at in the context of their involvement in the Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory (MedDMO) project.

Themed A chat about media literacy and information disorder, the interactive discussion covered AI, big tech and politics, propaganda and how “fake news” has become a weaponised term used against journalists holding power accountable in Malta and internationally. Students also had the chance to hone their fact-checking skills through an engaging activity using real cases of disinformation.

The team first reached out to Junior College in 2024 to see whether it would be interested in a workshop about media literacy and mis/disinformation for its students. Since then, the College has invited them back annually  since it considers this area very important for its students.

More on MedDMO

, the Mediterranean Digital Media Observatory, is an EU-funded project bringing together journalists, media literacy experts and researchers from Malta, Greece and Cyprus – as well as the Agence France-Press – who work to fight disinformation and foster a healthier information space in the Mediterranean and beyond through fact-checking activities, disinformation analysis, media monitoring and media literacy training.

Local partners are Times of Malta and the University of Malta’s Department of Media and Communications.

Originally launched in 2022, MedDMO was recently renewed by the European Commission and will run for at least another three years. It is part of a much wider international effort as one of the 14 hubs under the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO).

For more information on MedDMO’s activities, visit its and follow it on , , ,  and