Information Literacy Award
Jury for the Information Literacy Award
„Only if we recognise disinformation can we defend ourselves against it. Whether it's manipulated photos, AI-generated videos or simply false statements - today we need media skills to be able to tell the difference between real and fake. We all need to work on this.”
Dr. Susannah Cremer-Bermbach, Till Bermbach - Information Literacy Foundation and initiators of the award
„Digital disinformation poses an increasing threat to our democracy. By honouring theses on this problem, we want to promote scientific research in this important area and support the social discourse on disinformation and fake news”
Prof. Dr. Tanja Köhler - Professor of Digital Journalism and initiator of the award
„Fake news is sawing away at democracies around the world. Education, knowledge and media skills are important protective shields that the Information Literacy Award provides”
Prof. Dr. Derya Gür-Şeker - Professor of Communication and Society, specialising in social media
„Those who spread disinformation want to shake the foundations of our democracy, stir up hatred and divide. As a society, we must defend ourselves against this. We need debunking in the form of fact checks, a resolute stance against the actions of the big social media companies, media education - and definitely more research. Only with their help can we really understand the influence of disinformation and how we can effectively and sustainably counteract propaganda and fakes.”
Uschi Jonas - Team Leader CORRECTIV.fact check
„Only if we recognise disinformation can we defend ourselves against it. Whether it's manipulated photos, AI-generated videos or simply false statements - today we need media skills to be able to tell the difference between real and fake. We all need to work on this.”
Joscha Weber - Head of Fact-Checking, Deutsche Welle
