Guatemala
Guatevisión’s María Luisa Gómez and professional badminton’s Kevin Cordón lead Guatemalans in a free 10-day WhatsApp course designed by Mediawise. Gómez and Cordón are joining this educational effort as MediaWise Ambassadors.
Learners are guided through daily WhatsApp 5-minute lessons, including message, question, video, and simple, yet practical techniques designed to improve digital engagement and awareness. Participants must respond to the question to guarantee a lesson the next day. By the end of the course, learners will be able to identify and explain different types of misinformation and practice techniques professional fact-checkers use for verification.
Guatevisión, from the Prensa Libre group, partnered with MediaWise to customize and localize the educational content. Guatevisión is a television channel available over-the-air and on cable, airing news and entertainment. Prensa Libre is one of the largest daily newspapers in Guatemala, available via print and digital.
YouTube series
María Luisa Gómez and Kevin Cordón walk you through what misinformation is, how it spreads and why it is sometimes hard to identify false information.
In the news
Poynter’s MediaWise debuts media literacy project in Guatemala
The free mobile course will empower Guatemalans with media literacy tips from Guatevisión journalist María Luisa Gómez and athlete Kevin Cordón.
April 27, 2023
Ambassadors
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María Luisa GómezJournalist, GuatevisiónMaría Luisa Gómez is a well-known Guatemalan journalist and presenter, born in Guatemala City. From a very young age, she showed an interest in communication...Read More
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Kevin CordónBadminton player, GuatemalaKevin Cordón is a badminton player, born in the city of Zacapa, Guatemala. From a very young age he showed interest in the sport and...Read More
Instructors
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Vanya TsvetkovaFormer Interactive Learning Designer, MediaWiseVanya Tsvetkova develops curricula in various formats to teach fact-checking and media literacy skills to audiences of all ages in the U.S. and abroad. Vanya...Read More
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Miriam ValverdeDeputy Editor, PolitiFactMiriam Valverde is a deputy editor at PolitiFact. Previously, she fact-checked claims about immigration, public policy, and COVID-19 as a PolitiFact staff writer. Miriam led...Read More
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Brittani KollarDeputy Director, MediaWiseBrittani Kollar is the deputy director of MediaWise, Poynter’s digital media literacy project that teaches people of all ages how to spot misinformation online. As...Read More
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Alex MahadevanDirector, MediaWiseAlex Mahadevan is director of MediaWise, Poynter’s digital media literacy project that teaches people of all ages how to spot misinformation online. As director, Alex...Read More
