ARTICLE 19, the UK-based human rights organization, and German leading media development organization DW Akademie have jointly launched an online course titled ‘Misinformation and Fact-checking: Media Information Literacy’. Registration of the course is now open. The five-week course, offered in Bangla, will begin on August 1, said a media release on Monday. Also read: ARTICLE 19 to support troubled journalists, activists in Bangladesh Anyone on desktop, laptop, tablet and smartphone can do the course at their convenience if they have internet connection only. One has to go to the link https://banglatutorial-media.org/ to register for the course.  Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive an accomplishment certificate from DW Akademie and ARTICLE 19.

Article 19, an international human rights organisation with a particular focus on freedom of expression, has called for digital literacy to be taught in the country's schools through inclusion of relevant modules in the national curriculum.

In the age of social media, citizens are not safe from the risks that affect journalists, and there is no alternative to developing awareness and technological skills for everyone to keep up with the changing times, speakers at a programme here said on Wednesday.