Australian Media Literacy Alliance's Response to the Australian Government's News Media Assistance Program

The Australian Library and Information Association is a founding member of the Australian Media Literacy Alliance (AMLA) and contributed to the AMLA submission to the Government's inquiry into News Media Assistance Program. The submission makes the folliwng key points: 

• High quality and sustained public interest jounralism and media literate citizens are crucial for healthy democracy.
• Access to media literacy support for citizens throughout life is crucial to maintain media literacy in the population.
• There is an urgent role for the Government in supporting and funding a national approach to media literacy and media literacy education.