Over the next few days, from 3 to 9 May, the “7 Days with the Media” initiative will take place under the theme “Human Rights: Online or Offline?”, promoted by GILM (Informal Group on Media Literacy). This year the project includes Fernando Pessoa University as a partner and the UFP Television Laboratory as one of the media partners scholars of this edition.
The 7 Days with the Media 2026 initiative challenges us to analyse how media and digital environments influence our behaviour, often guided by automatic mechanisms such as algorithms. In a reality marked by constant speed, it becomes essential to value fundamental principles, such as respectful coexistence, appreciation of differences, social justice, open communication, and the promotion of a more peaceful society.
In this 14th edition, the importance of making informed decisions is highlighted: knowing where to look for information, consciously deciding what content we consume and share, and distinguishing between what deserves trust and what needs to be confirmed. This process implies responsibility and critical analysis skills, supported by competencies linked to media and information literacy. In this way, the initiative invites personal and group reflection on human rights in the current digital context, specifically how they can be strengthened or, conversely, weakened in an interconnected world.
The event will include 3 workshops at the FP with different target audiences, namely 3rd cycle and secondary students; 1st and 2nd cycle students; and 3rd cycle and secondary students. There will also be two videocasts (whose target audience will be from the 3rd cycle of studies onwards) and a podcast intended for everyone.
For more information regarding the initiative, registrations, and access links, please consult the programme below, the event website (https://www.gilm.pt/7diascomosmedia/) or Fernando Pessoa's social media.
4 May
Cybersecurity: not a warning, but a sharing
Time: 11:00
Webinar
Luís Borges Gouveia
Target audience: Key Stage 3 and Secondary
Mandatory registration with certificate
Enrollment
5 May
1-hour in-person workshops
Journalist Heroes – a television experience
Duration: 1 hour slot available at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00
In-person workshop at the FP television laboratory
Ana Santos
Target audience: 1st and 2nd cycles
Mandatory registration with certificate
Who is building a story with your voice
Times: 1 hour duration at available times 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00
In-person workshop at the FP radio laboratory
Ana Gabriela Nogueira and Patrícia Weber
Target audience: 1st and 2nd cycles
Mandatory registration with certificate
Enrollment
6th May
1-hour in-person workshops
Journalists and Influencers Online – a television experience
Duration: 1 hour slot available at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00
In-person workshop at the FP television laboratory
Ana Santos
Target audience: Key Stage 3 and Secondary
Mandatory registration with certificate
Find out how to make a radio programme
Duration: 1 hour slot available at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00
In-person workshop at the FP radio laboratory
Ana Gabriela Nogueira and Patrícia Weber
Target audience: Key Stage 3 and Secondary
Mandatory registration with certificate
Enrollment
7 May
Social media and violence in sport. Motivations, influences and possibilities
30-minute videocast
Daniel Seabra
Target audience: From 3rd cycle onwards
The videocast link will be made available on the day itself on Fernando Pessoa's social media and on https://www.gilm.pt/7diascomosmedia/
8th May
Listen to me! – “Giving children a voice: participating, informing and deciding – online and offline”
30-minute podcast
Ana Costa and Ana Cátia Ferreira
Target audience: Everyone
The podcast link will be made available on the day itself on Fernando Pessoa's social media and on https://www.gilm.pt/7diascomosmedia/
9 May
Human rights and online inclusion
30-minute videocast
Luis Santos
Target audience: From 3rd cycle onwards
The videocast link will be made available on the day itself on Fernando Pessoa's social media and on https://www.gilm.pt/7diascomosmedia/
