'The 1st Busan Media Literacy Competition' ... Jointly Hosted by Busan City and Busan City Viewer Media Center

"Correcting Media Information Through Our Actions! Busan in the Media" Theme, Open for Submissions Until November 4

Poster for the "1st Busan Media Literacy Competition" event.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Busan City and the Busan Viewer Media Center of the Korea Communications Agency will hold the "1st Busan Media Literacy Competition" to cultivate discernment of media information.

Media literacy refers to the basic understanding of information technology, the ability to use information media, and the capability to utilize information or express one's thoughts using information.

This competition will be held under the theme "Our Actions to Correct Media Information! Busan in the Media," and any Busan citizen can participate by forming a team of 3 to 7 members.

Participating teams will perform critical reading of information distributed through various media related to the theme and engage in activities to promote this as content.

Teams wishing to participate must submit an application form along with their assignment (activity sheet and content production materials explaining the activity sheet) by 6 p.m. on November 4, the first application period.

After the first document screening, six teams will be selected for the finals. These six teams will compete in the final round held at the Busan Viewer Media Center at 2 p.m. on November 23.

At the subsequent awards ceremony, prizes such as the Grand Prize (Busan Mayor's Award, 1,000,000 KRW) and the Excellence Award (Chairman of the Korea Communications Agency Award, 700,000 KRW) will be presented.

Detailed information about the competition operation and application methods can be found in the announcements on the Busan Viewer Media Center website.

Sim Jae-min, Planning Officer of Busan City, said, "We expect this to be a time for citizens to critically accept media information, express their views through digital media, and communicate with each other."

To foster the ability to correctly understand digital media information and think critically, the "Busan Digital Media Literacy Education Support Ordinance" was enacted in May 2021. This competition is being promoted for the first time this year as part of the "2022 Busan Digital Media Literacy Education" project, entrusted to the Busan Viewer Media Center, a specialized media education institution, by the city.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.