content tagged with Our Media

New category added to Media Literacy Quiz: Women in the Media

New category added to Media Literacy Quiz: Women in the Media

Developed as part of the Our Media project, the Media Literacy Quiz aims to help citizens improve their media literacy skills.

19 November 2025

Tech giants, social media, and journalism: To leave or to stay?

'OUR MEDIA' CONFERENCE

Tech giants, social media, and journalism: To leave or to stay?

“In journalism, activism, and the fight for human rights, we often rely on social media to reach our audience or to amplify marginalized voices. At the same time, these platforms are built on a business model that profits from our attention, our data, and sometimes—even from the spread of disinformation.”

21 October 2025 Ilir Gashi

The media landscape of the Western Balkans and Turkey: Stuck in transition

'OUR MEDIA' CONFERENCE

The media landscape of the Western Balkans and Turkey: Stuck in transition

The struggle of journalism is no longer only against politicians and tycoons, but also against the “unpredictability” of algorithms, censorship, and technology that is reshaping human attention itself.

16 October 2025 Minel Abaz

Nevena Ršumović

Europe's ripple effect: Media freedom reimagined

'OUR MEDIA' CONFERENCE

Europe's ripple effect: Media freedom reimagined

As digital engagement grows, audiences increasingly abandon traditional outlets for social media and alternative platforms, often doubting the reliability of information, a shift that highlights an urgent need to rebuild trust and prioritize transparency and quality.

15 October 2025 Nevena Ršumović

Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Trapped in the algorithm: Rethinking media’s role in a 'rigged' digital world

‘OUR MEDIA’ CONFERENCE

Trapped in the algorithm: Rethinking media’s role in a 'rigged' digital world

Experts warn that while leaving social media cedes ground to disinformation, staying demands ethical compromises and strategic resilience.

11 October 2025 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Brankica Petković

The flood of noise

The flood of noise

Holding the line for media freedom takes a shared effort. What we urgently need are joined-up strategies to rebuild trust, to invest in media literacy and public interest media, to defend editorial independence, and above all, to create spaces where citizens are not just media consumers, but co-creators of a democratic culture.

10 October 2025 Brankica Petković

Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Defending free expression amid global decline: ‘Journalism must reconnect with people’

‘OUR MEDIA’ CONFERENCE

Defending free expression amid global decline: ‘Journalism must reconnect with people’

Journalists and experts from the Western Balkans and Turkey explored the challenges confronting the media and discussed potential solutions to strengthen journalism.

8 October 2025 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

‘Our Media’ conference: Freedom of expression in times of crisis

‘Our Media’ conference: Freedom of expression in times of crisis

The two-day conference brought together more than 70 media professionals and representatives of civil society organizations dedicated to media freedom.

Children in the age of artificial intelligence: How can they benefit from opportunities while being protected from risks?

DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY - 7

Children in the age of artificial intelligence: How can they benefit from opportunities while being protected from risks?

Media literacy is a skill set that goes beyond teaching children to question content; it also helps them become responsible individuals in their own media production.

16 September 2025 Esra Ercan Bilgiç

Sinem Aydınlı: Being a media researcher means taking a stand

OUR MEDIA

Sinem Aydınlı: Being a media researcher means taking a stand

"Media and democracy in Turkey face deep structural challenges, including restrictive legislation, economic instability, and cross-ownership in the media sector. Public trust in the media is also declining, largely due to perceptions of political bias and lack of editorial independence," says Aydınlı.

5 September 2025

Transcending the boundaries of media: Appropriation of collective knowledge, transformation of labor and alternative futures

DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY - 5

Transcending the boundaries of media: Appropriation of collective knowledge, transformation of labor and alternative futures

The reclamation of labor, data, and tools lays the groundwork for establishing holistic autonomy in the digital realm. These approaches not only resist the current system but also offer a concrete vision for the democratic infrastructures of the future.

13 August 2025 Diyar Saraçoğlu

How to approach 'accurate' Information in the digital age

DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY - 3

How to approach 'accurate' Information in the digital age

The picture created by the information crisis may seem bleak. However, hope lies in a frequently overlooked feature of truth: Truth is not only about the correspondence of information with reality, but also about how that information gains meaning within society.

16 July 2025 Koray Kaplıca

Algorithmic bias: Platform capitalism, data and reality

DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY - 2

Algorithmic bias: Platform capitalism, data and reality

Algorithms are not innocent codes based on machine learning and artificial intelligence, but ideological devices that shape the flow of digital information, making some content visible and hiding others.

2 July 2025 Tirşe Erbaysal Filibeli

Basic concepts and theoretical framework of digital media literacy

DIGITAL MEDIA LITERACY - 1

Basic concepts and theoretical framework of digital media literacy

Digital media literacy is not only an individual skill; it is also a social necessity. In an age of increasing information pollution and manipulation, it is vitally important for individuals to develop critical thinking and conscious media use skills in order to build a more democratic society.

18 June 2025 Yasemin Giritli İnceoğlu

'Digital Media Literacy' series is beginning

'Digital Media Literacy' series is beginning

A series of seven articles prepared as part of the international “Our Media” project, in which the IPS Communication Foundation/bianet from Turkey is also a partner, offers a wide range of content, from the basic concepts of digital media literacy to interactive tools.

How secure is your digital life?

How secure is your digital life?

The Media Literacy Test, developed as part of the "Our Media" project co-led by IPS Communication Foundation/bianet, has been updated with a new category: “Digital Security and Online Protection.”

Media and democracy in the Western Balkans and Turkey: alarming trends unveiled

Media and democracy in the Western Balkans and Turkey: alarming trends unveiled

Journalism and media in the Western Balkans and Turkey are in a state of perpetual crisis, according to the conclusion of a study on the state of media and democracy in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey.

4 March 2025 Sanja Kljajić

The future of media in Turkey: Democratic decline, pressures, and the need for reform

The future of media in Turkey: Democratic decline, pressures, and the need for reform

As a partner in the "Our Media" project, IPS Communication Foundation/bianet has collaborated with organizations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia to publish a report analyzing the future of media in the Western Balkans and Turkey.

3 March 2025 Hikmet Adal

“Critical thought is at the core of digital media literacy”

“Critical thought is at the core of digital media literacy”

Speaking at bianet’s digital media literacy workshop, Prof. Dr. Yasemin İnceoğlu said, “Media literacy is now no longer only a skill, but also part of democratic participation”. Deniz Yazgan and Hikmet Adal also made presentations at the workshop.

17 January 2025

bianet Media Literacy Coalition holds first meeting of 2025

bianet Media Literacy Coalition holds first meeting of 2025

The first meeting for the year 2025 of the Media Literacy Coalition, organized within the scope of the “Our Media” project, of which the IPS Communication Foundation/bianet is a partner, was held online on January 6.

MIL and media activism: Young Leaders of Change gathered in İstanbul

MIL and media activism: Young Leaders of Change gathered in İstanbul

Twenty-nine young people and media CSO representatives from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Turkey came together to exchange experiences and insights on freedom of expression and media landscapes in their countries.

10 November 2024 Hilma Unkić

How media literate are you?

How media literate are you?

Take the Media Literacy Test developed as part of the *Our Media* project, in which IPS Communication Foundation/bianet is a partner!

15 October 2024

'Our Media' partners announce media literacy education program

'Our Media' partners announce media literacy education program

The Regional Academy for Future Leaders of Change on Media Literacy and Activism program will take place in İstanbul between October 28-31.

Hilma Unkić & Žarka Radoja & Teodora Đurnić

Progress is possible when someone points out your mistakes

'OUR MEDIA'

Progress is possible when someone points out your mistakes

Whether they communicate directly with the media or complain about problematic content via existing self-regulatory mechanisms, the role of citizens and the civil sector in the fight for better quality journalism is irreplaceable.

22 March 2024 Hilma Unkić,Teodora Đurnić,Žarka Radoja

Online event: 'Self Regulation for Our Media'

Online event: 'Self Regulation for Our Media'

The event, organized by bianet and SEENPM, will delve into the state of media self-regulation in the Western Balkans and Turkey.

25 January 2024

Activism to preserve the public interest in media

Activism to preserve the public interest in media

We do not claim to have selected the best, most effective examples of media activism, but we aimed for diversity in terms of thematic focus, types of actions, the groups the participants belong to, geographical locus, and political context.

18 January 2024 Sanela Hodžić

Difficult task in suppressed media environment: Media self-regulation in Turkey

Difficult task in suppressed media environment: Media self-regulation in Turkey

The IPS Communication Foundation/bianet, among the partners of the "Our Media" project, together with organizations from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, has published a report analyzing 'media self-regulation.'

28 November 2023

A new civil society initiative: 'Our Media'

A new civil society initiative: 'Our Media'

IPS Communication Foundation/bianet is one of the partners of the "Our Media" project, which is funded by the European Union and will be active from 2023 to 2025.