7 Days with the Media

On 23 January, the Informal Group on Media Literacy (GILM), coordinated by the DSRIC Public Policy for the Media, launched the operation called “7 Days with the Media 2024” at the Orlando Ribeiro Library auditorium in Lisbon. The event was open freely to the public.

The initiative, which as of this year features a new image, is celebrated annually from 3 to 9 May. It starts on World Press Freedom Day and since 2013 has set up the Portuguese week for fostering media education and media literacy.

As we are going through economic, social, and technological trying times, the 12th edition run by the GILM has chosen as its core theme “(Hate) PEACE speech in times of war”.

During the event, relevant data on hate speech in Portugal were shared. The presentation was the kick-off for a broad discussion on the issue and the possible solutions to face them, moderated by the journalist Francisco Sena Santos. António Mateus, RTP journalist, Maria Inácia Rezola, Executive Commissioner of the Commission to celebrate the 50 years since the 25 April Revolution, Marisa Torres da Silva, Professor at the Nova University School of Social Science and Humanities, a woman football player who plays on the Portuguese team, and a representative of the Linha Internet Segura came together around the round table.

The discussion offered a multi-disciplinary view on this year’s subject, gathering perspectives from different sectors, including journalism, academia, sports, and digital security. During the round table, which encouraged an open and constructive dialogue, the audience was able to interact directly with the guests, taking active part through comments and questions.

Considering that in our everyday life and throughout our life we all engage with the media universe (press, radio, TV, cinema, internet), the initiative’s aim is to involve a growing and diversified number of participants which is why it was streamed on the YouTube channel.

The 2024 core subject, “(Hate) PEACE speech in times of war” proposes critical thinking and openness on many approaches, including:

• Hate speech on social media;
• The media and journalism in promoting peaceful speech;
• The boundaries of freedom of speech in democracy;
• Individual accountability in producing and sharing online content;
• The power of visual narrative in raising awareness of peace;
• Artificial intelligence and manipulating reality.

As is usual, the 2024 initiative will include all the projects/activities and initiatives under the many subjects with the aim of promoting and developing knowledge on the media universe. The GILM challenges all citizens in its varied contexts (school, professional, personal) to find new ways of engaging and actively participating in the #7dayswiththemedia2024 operation, which will take place from 3 to 9 May 2024.

For additional clarifications, queries, or detailed information on the event, the "7 Days with the Media 2024" operation, or means to take part, please reach us through the email: 7diascomosmedia@gilm.pt.

The Informal Group on Media Literacy was set up in 2009 and includes the following, in addition to the SGPCM:

• Agência LUSA (Portuguese Press Agency);
• Centro Nacional de Cibersegurança (CNCS) (Portuguese Cybersecurity Centre);
• Comissão Nacional da UNESCO (CNU) (Portugal National Commission for UNESCO);
• Conselho Nacional de Educação (CNE) (National Education Council);
• Direção-Geral da Educação (DGE) (Directorate-General for Education);
• Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social (ERC) (Media Regulator);
• Escola Superior de Comunicação Social (ESCS-IPL) (Media School);
• Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) (Science and Technology Foundation);
• Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual (ICA) (Institute for Cinema and Audovisual media);
• Observatório da Comunicação (OberCom) (Communication Observatory);
• Plano Nacional de Leitura 2027 (PNL 2027) (National Reading Plan 2027);
• Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) (Portuguese Radio and TV Broadcaster);
• Rede de Bibliotecas Escolares (RBE) (School Libraries Network);
• Vítor Tomé, as expert in Education for Digital Citizenship.

For further information, please see the page on 7 days with the Media.