{"id":34562,"date":"2024-07-31T17:15:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/?p=34562"},"modified":"2024-07-31T17:15:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T15:15:27","slug":"youndigital-newsroom-young-voices-and-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/subject\/media-literacy\/youndigital-newsroom-young-voices-and-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"YouNDigital newsroom: young voices and citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>by&nbsp;<strong>Margarida Maneta<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Mariana Muller<\/strong>, Lus\u00f3fona University, CICANT, Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>When challenged to think and express their voices, young people can easily take on the role of journalists. The YouNDigital newsroom can prove it.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past six months, more than <strong>72 <\/strong>news articles have been published, authored by young writers from Portugal to Macau. The <a href=\"https:\/\/app.youndigital.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouNDigital newsroom<\/a>, developed as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/youndigital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouNDigital &#8211; Youth, News, and Digital Citizenship<\/a> project, is based at Lus\u00f3fona University\/CICANT (Portugal). This collaborative initiative invites <strong>young people from around the world<\/strong> to produce content on topics that interest them, intersecting with the <strong>2030 Agenda<\/strong> (such as education, gender, reducing inequalities, climate action, and particularly human rights issues, extremism, and misinformation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-33-1024x688.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-33-1024x688.png 1024w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-33-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-33-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-33-370x249.png 370w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-33-270x181.png 270w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-33-570x383.png 570w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-33-740x497.png 740w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-33.png 1252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Screenshot from the Newsroom<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-34.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34569\" style=\"width:358px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-34.png 722w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-34-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-34-370x340.png 370w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-34-270x248.png 270w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-34-570x523.png 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Screenshot from the newsroom<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Every month, a thematic challenge is published online. Until the end of September, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.youndigital.pt\/literacies-for-participatory-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">literacy and participation<\/a> served as a pretext for deeper reflections intersecting with journalism, citizenship, and critical thinking. Previous challenges can be consulted <a href=\"https:\/\/app.youndigital.pt\/category\/youndigital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The newsroom is open to the participation of young people from all over the world, recognising that diversity can enhance intercultural <strong>dialogue<\/strong> and the sharing of diverse viewpoints. Contributions are accepted in <strong>Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, and Italian<\/strong>. The YouNDigital newsroom aims to promote the participatory action of young people, committed to an <strong>active, critical, and responsible civic attitude<\/strong>. To participate, there is a Login area and\u00a0 an <strong>editorial statute<\/strong> that lists a set of procedures and rules to consider before publishing, safeguarding against the use of offensive, violent, or hate-inciting language. No personal information is required to create a personal account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The YouNDigital newsroom accepts contributions using sounds, videos, and other images, hyperlinks, and text. The secret is to let creativity flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who can take part in the YouNDigital Newsroom?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2713&nbsp;&nbsp;Young people between the ages of 15 and 24 are the main actors of the YouNDigital Newsroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2713 Other people of other ages are welcome, as long as they bring topics that intersect with this editorial statute and the objectives of the YouNDigital project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year the YouNDigital project has released a public online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/groups\/5106692\/youth_and_news_publications_2000-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">database<\/a> focused on youth, news and digital citizenship that comprises literature from the beginning of the 21st century. Our database is always open to contributions, you can access it <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdcnF3GYcKLMi7wifMlUQLWUun4X7kOZcB43tNGWuBfB_w2xQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. We also invite you to subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/youndigital.us21.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=dcd90f7a45b6006081165457e&amp;id=783c6ffb2b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">newsletter<\/a> to keep updated with all the latest news.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34564\" style=\"width:268px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-32.png 1024w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-32-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-32-768x199.png 768w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-32-370x96.png 370w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-32-270x70.png 270w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-32-570x148.png 570w, https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/image-32-740x192.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youndigital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouNDigital &#8211; Youth, News and Citizenship<\/a> (DOI 10.54499\/PTDC\/COM-OUT\/0243\/2021) is a research project based in Lus\u00f3fona University, CICANT, Portugal, and funded by The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). The initiative is pioneering studying the link between young people, news, and their digital citizenship, seeking to understand these fluid dynamics in a society challenged by algorithms, and facilitating training in the area. The project is coordinated by Maria Jos\u00e9 Brites (CICANT, Lus\u00f3fona University) and Teresa Sofia Castro (CICANT, Lus\u00f3fona University).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Authors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:24% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-04-161321.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25641 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Margarida Maneta<\/strong>, Research Team, Lus\u00f3fona University, CICANT, Portugal. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:24% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"242\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-04-161354.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25642 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Mariana Muller<\/strong>, Research Team, Lus\u00f3fona University, CICANT, Portugal<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by&nbsp;Margarida Maneta&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mariana Muller, Lus\u00f3fona University, CICANT, Portugal. When challenged to think and express their voices, young people can easily take on the role of journalists. The YouNDigital newsroom can prove it. Over the past six months, more than 72 news articles have been published, authored by young writers from Portugal to Macau. The YouNDigital newsroom, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":34563,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,272],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-articles","category-media-literacy"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/files\/2024\/07\/bigstock-Multicultural-Retro-Styled-Jou-232567306.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Chlo\u00eb P\u00e9t\u00e9","author_link":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/author\/chloe-pete\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34562"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34588,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34562\/revisions\/34588"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/media-and-learning.eu\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}