ePress for schools
Media literacy is one of today’s most important skills, and the ePress® service supports its development by providing a large digital library of magazines for schools. The platform helps students learn to assess the reliability of information sources, understand the importance of news journalism and actively participate in social debate.
ePress for schools
Promote and develop media literacy at school with ePress®
Media literacy is more important than ever in today’s world. Rapidly changing news feeds and digital information overload require critical literacy skills to help students navigate the media world with confidence and responsibility. ePress® provides schools with a comprehensive digital magazine library that supports teaching in a variety of ways and makes media literacy development smooth and engaging.
ePress for schools
What is ePress?
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The role of media literacy in the school world
Media literacy is a key skill for students and society. It supports:
Critical thinking
Students learn to analyse, evaluate and compare information from different sources.
Confidence in journalism
Students understand how professional journalism supports democracy and transparency in society.
Social inclusion
Understanding the media helps students to actively and consciously participate in social debate.
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How does ePress support media literacy in schools?
Broad and wide content
Through ePress, students have access to a wide range of newspapers and magazines in different perspectives and subject areas. The majority of the offer consists of newspapers, which supports students' deeper understanding of current news.
Participatory workshop models
Create easy-to-use news reading workshops where students analyse news and learn to assess the reliability of sources. These workshops can be carried out, for example, during theme weeks or school events.
Practical benefits for teachers
Teachers can use ePress content in lessons, to create rich exercises in news analysis, comparison and discussion. This saves time searching for materials and provides a reliable, ready-made platform.
Good practices in media education
ePress shares best practices and resources to support media education in schools at . This will help schools to seamlessly integrate media literacy into the curriculum.
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The benefits of ePress for schools
Strengthen critical information literacy and news reading skills
learn to assess the reliability of sources and understand the importance of journalistic content.
Promote understanding of society and democracy
The service supports students' ability to understand the role of media in society and as a pillar of democracy
Provide topical and varied content easily
The user-friendly platform puts a wide range of newspapers and magazines at the fingertips of all students on any device.
Enables individual and group work
Students can use the service independently or in groups as part of joint projects and exercises.
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Recommended exercises to develop media literacy with ePress
Evaluation of information sources
Compare news stories from different newspapers and consider how perspectives differ and what makes a source reliable.
News analysis
Choose a current news item and analyse its structure, sources and impact.
The role of news journalism
Discuss how news journalism supports democracy and how students can be informed consumers of media.
Identifying disinformation
Study examples of disinformation and practise identifying and correcting it.
