The Youth Newsroom at Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2023
The Youth Newsroom engages students and young reporters from all corners of the world in covering plenary sessions, and side events. Photographers, videographers, social media producers, and other professionals will work together, guided by a team of experienced media and MIL experts, as well as UNESCO MIL team. The Youth Newsroom team will conduct interviews with speakers and participants and produce features and editorials, as well as photo and video coverage of the global event, through a fresh perspective. The Youth newsroom is hosted by a local institution.
Objectives
The Youth Newsroom is intended to:
- Produce a range of media materials such as articles, interviews, photos and video coverage, which will contribute to the visibility of Global MIL Week 2023;
- Highlight the relevance of Global MIL Week 2023 to different countries where Youth Newsroom participants are from;
- Bring in fresh gaze and original perspectives from younger generation to balance with institutional views;
- Enable exchange of experiences among young journalists from various regions and backgrounds;
- Offering opportunities for budding young MIL leaders the opportunity to learn from MIL experts, to develop their MIL competencies and apply them in their professional and daily lives.
Selection of Participants
Youth Newsroom (YNR) reporters are young international students or recently graduated between 20 - 30 years old, with a media relevant speciality or experience in media production, and a strong interest in the field of media and information literacy. A mix of Students/influencers from various media including written media, radio, video, digital communications, social media, and other creative outlets are being invited to the Youth Newsroom.
The selection process of these young professionals should respect gender equality and, to the extent possible, geographical representations to ensure the expression of a diversity of opinions and point of views in the newsroom. In addition, YNR candidates are strongly encouraged to use the working language they are most comfortable with (within the six official languages of UNESCO).
Formats
Youth Newsroom participants will join the conference in person. A fully equipped newsroom close to the main conference rooms will be made available for the students to work in.