THE National Citizens’ Parliament on Media and Democracy held its fourth and final meeting in Mary Immaculate College.
20 people from Limerick city and county sat to debate and deliberate on ways to support and use the media to protect democracy.
Some of the resolutions formulated will be presented to the EU next February, as they require international regulation and legislation.
Con Cronin and Niall Mahon will represent Ireland at a meeting with MEPs and members of the European Commission in Brussels in a delegation composed of citizens from other countries who have been working on the project.
The group’s high level resolutions include a call to enforce large online platforms to reinstate fact checking and to provide simple, effective routes for people to report factual errors and have corrections made in a timely fashion.
They also include resolutions for national and local politicians, which will be presented to Limerick City and County Council and the Oireachtas Committee on Media chaired by TD Alan Kelly in the autumn.
The establishment of town-hall style of engagement and more opportunities for journalists to quiz politicians was also suggested.
Calls were also made for Coimisiún na Meán, Ireland’s media regulator, to conduct media literacy courses and information sessions for children and adults alike.
The National Citizens’ Parliament was funded by the EU through the HORIZON scheme and is part of a three-year research project conducted across 10 countries in Europe under the name MeDeMap – mapping media for democracy.
