Media play a very important role in today’s world. They are prerequisites of democracy, but at the same time they influence people very much and especially young people are often confused by different messages coming across from media. We believe it is very important for young people to understand how media work, be able to work with information and process them and think critically about the information they get.

This youth exchange gave young people from the EU an opportunity to become young journalists and create newspapers, short videos and journalism photos. They worked in international groups, had to divide the tasks, learn how to use new tools, make interviews with local people and create together a final product.

At the same time, media was used as a tool to make young people express their opinions. The main topics were European citizenship and challenges that young people face (e.g. youth unemployment, social exclusion and marginalization, etc.) but young people were free to propose topics, which are important for them. These media tools enabled young people to express their opinions on these abstract topics in a creative way, which is much easier for them.