ABSTRACT
The global COVID-19 pandemic revealed obstacles to conducting consistent online education. Even though we live in the digital age, distance learning revealed inequality and exposed the fact that children with no appropriate resources and study environments could show lower efficiency. Although school children are accustomed to using apps, the pandemic led to a revival of television education media. In many countries, governments intervened and put emphasis on television media by creating partnerships with public broadcasters. Specific programs were created to follow the curriculum for each grade and to make it not only instructive but also appealing. European Broadcasting Union report on education during the COVID-19 pandemic presents various European public service media’s good practices on the educational programs produced by teams of engaging teachers as well as artists and actors presenting the topics included in the curriculum and also developing creativity through assignments. The content was available also on online platforms, which show that only by combining online and traditional media, society can respond to the challenges of sociodemographic and economic differences.
