maltatoday | SUNDAY • 30 AUGUST 2020
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BOOKS
Website prepares children for a post-truth world
THE author of a forthcoming children's book
about journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has
launched a media literacy website.
A report by a UK all-party parliamentary
group (APPG) two years ago found that only
2% of children have the critical literacy skills
they need to tell if a news story is real or
fake. It also found that fake news impacts
heavily on children's wellbeing.
Gattaldo, a London illustrator, has creat-
ed a website to aid teachers and parents to
address this issue. Fearlessdaphne.com aims
to help children appreciate the importance
of good journalism, and the role of the free
press in a democracy.
Gattaldo has just finished writing and il-
lustrating a children's picture book 'Fear-
less, The Story of Daphne Caruana Galizia'
which will be available in bookshops from
October.
When faced with the task of creating a
website for the book, he decided to take it
further and develop an educational tool in
celebration of journalists.
Fearlessdaphne.com explains journalism
in a child-friendly language, with colourful
illustrations and humour. Gattaldo called
on parents, teachers and children to join
him on this journey.
London based illustrator Gattaldo
