What do we really know about Ferdinand Magellan? He likely didn’t plan to circumnavigate the globe due to fears of angering Portugal, who at the time had a treaty with Spain dividing the world in half between them. And, regardless of his intentions, the very moniker given to him as the man who circumnavigated the globe is a lie; he died two-thirds of the way in, on an islet in the Philippines, in a “stupid brawl” with a rebel warlord he’d severely underestimated. Read full article here
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
