Training Program for Journalists and Editors on Youth-Driven Community Journalism

The Youth Community Journalism Initiative (YoCoJoin) is launching its immersion training workshops on youth-driven community journalism. This 3-day program is created to address the current challenges within the media industry, and to tackle the pressing issue of “news deserts” – communities, whether rural or urban, with limited access to the kind of credible and comprehensive news that sustains grassroots democracy.

The workshops will be held in Tilburg (The Netherlands) and Ljubljana (Slovenia) during the course of 26-30 March 2025 (3 days selected during this period), with participants assigned to the location closest to them. Delegating organisations will join a growing network of media innovators dedicated to bringing to life youth-driven community journalism and countering the spread of news deserts across Europe.

Participants will receive 1000 EUR per person after successful delivery of the action and based on a contract with YoCoJoin project partners. In order to successfully participate at the immersion workshops participants are required to:

  • Be present and active during the 3 days workshop
  • Deliver a media entry about the immersion workshop experience
  • Develop and submit a short Action Plan for youth community journalism opportunities for their own media organisation

Who should apply?

Journalists working for media organisations in the European Union and EU accession countries who are interested in integrating youth-focused community journalism into their working mechanism

Deadline: 27 January 2025 17:00 (Brussels time)

More information about the programme and the application form can be found here.