"This study examines the framing of media and information literacy issues in media projects financed by the Latvian Media Support Fund and discusses the professional quality of media and information literacy (MIL) related content with project beneficiaries and media experts. The study uses the ideological model of literacy, linking it with the meta-journalistic approach to explore changes in MIL-related journalistic professional epistemology. Employing the three datasets (journalists and editors’ survey, framing analysis of MIL-focused media content, and qualitative semi-structured interviews), the research concludes that MIL representation in the commercial media is mostly superficial, and the audience is not offered the range of MIL competencies appropriate for the contemporary understanding of the notion. MIL content in the media is represented using educational, warning, and formal MIL framing." (Abstract)

"The fight against disinformation and improving the audience’s media literacy are among the priorities of the Latvian Media Support Fund (MSF) acting since 2017. The Fund provides direct support to commercial media and is financed by taxpayers’ money (1,2 – 3,5 million EUR per year). MSF funds are allocated to several categories linked to MIL: media literacy, deconstruction of lies, and combating disinformation." (Introduction, page 2)