Almaty, October 23, 2024 — Today, School-Gymnasium №5 in Almaty hosted a unique media literacy training session, gathering ninth-grade students to explore critical topics including critical thinking, fact-checking, and cybersecurity. The event aimed to equip young participants with the skills to distinguish facts from opinions, identify reliable information sources, and navigate the online environment safely. …
October 4, 2024Almaty MediaNet International Center for Journalism Public Foundation expresses its disagreement with therefusal of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan (CEC RK) to considerMediaNet’s notification regarding DEMOSCOPE Express Public Opinion Monitoring Bureau’s pollon the topic of nuclear power plant construction and the national referendum in Kazakhstan. Since 2012, MediaNet International …
Want to Develop Your Leadership Skills? Ready to Bring Your Ideas to Life? We’re excited to announce a unique opportunity for young leaders – the launch of the “SKY Leaders: Southern Kazakhstan Youth Leaders” project! This program offers a multi-phase experience: an online course, a two-day training in Shymkent, mentorship, and a networking event in …
We wrapped up an incredible three-day Climate Journalism and Communication Training in Almaty, held from 12-14 September 2024! This event brought together climate journalists and communicators from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to deepen their skills in covering one of the most pressing issues: climate change. Day 1 kicked off with participants pitching their climate-related ideas, and …
Meta has added the Kazakhstani fact-checking project Factcheck.kz in its third-party fact-checking program focused on content verification and identifying viral misinformation on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. The third-party fact-checking program has been operating globally since 2016, and includes nearly 100 organizations certified through the non-partisan International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) working in more than 60 languages …
Almaty, Kazakhstan – On September 5th and 6th, 2024, a diverse group of best graduates of fact-checking online course in April-May, 2024, from across Kazakhstan gathered in Almaty for FactCheck Dive OSINT Workshop on advanced Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) tools. The training featured expert guidance from distinguished editors and authors of Factcheck.kz, along with leading …
Intensive basic fact-checking course for wide audience of Kazakhstan April 9, 2024 – May 31, 2024 online The best practice trainers The FactCheck Dive course program was developed by the leading fact checkers and editors of the resource Factcheck.kz. In addition, all online course trainers are active fact checkers or experts with extensive experience in …
According to citizens’ replies, in order to ensure security, it is necessary to raise public awareness and fight corruption From February 6 to 10, 2024, the DEMOSCOPE Express Public Opinion Monitoring Bureau conducted a survey of citizens on the topic “Disaster Preparedness Level In Kazakhstan“. The project is implemented by MediaNet International Centre for Journalism …
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Turkmenistan Media Literacy 2024 program. The project aims to form and develop a community of media and information literacy and fact-checking experts in Turkmenistan. We invite journalists, editors, teachers, media experts, producers, media creators, SMM specialists, and all interested parties to participate in the program. The …
On December 4-6, 2023, an inception meeting of partners from ERIM (Equal Rights and Independent Media, France), MediaNet International Centre for Journalism (Kazakhstan), Media Sabak Foundation (Kyrgyzstan) and Gurdofarid Public Organization (Tajikistan) was held to officially launch the Empowering Marginalized Youth in Central Asia to Resist Hate Speech and Propaganda through Educational Gaming (QLEVER+) with …