International Youth Conference
We’re glad to announce the successful end of the Citizen Journalism Academy for Youth project, marked by a final conference in Athens, Greece. It took place on March 21st in Athens, Greece. The event was joined by representatives of the project’s consortium, young people interested in the topics of citizen journalism, media literacy and digital skills as a way for community engagement, various media experts and the winners of the Citizen Journalism International Competition for Young People implemented within the JOUR-YOU project.
During the first half of the conference, the members of the JOUR-YOU consortium presented their experience with the project and the lessons learned by highlighting crucial topics related to the media landscape in each of the countries Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Albania, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan. The keynote speaker – Mr Michalis Tastsoglou, Adjunct Lecturer (Dr.), Communication and Media Studies Dept., National and Kapodistrian University of Athens presented “Fake News: A True Story”.
The second part of the event was dedicated to the winners of the Citizen Journalism International Competition for Young People who received their awards. The winners shared more about their journalism aspirations, current journalism activities and motivation to join the competition. During the event, the emphasis was on the open educational resources created during the JOUR-YOU project: the Online Course on Citizen Journalism, the Training Toolkit for Youth Workers on Media Literacy and the Guide on Citizen Journalism for Youth (all available online).
At the end of this ambitious journey, we’re happy to have inspired and educated young people and youth workers from seven countries – Bulgaria, Italy, Greece, Albania, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan.
