Are you a teacher at a Danish high school, boarding school or folk high school? Book a workshop in journalism, media and democracy. Fill out the contact formular here, then Project Lead Jesper Himmelstrup will contact you.
Democratic Mobilization of the Next Generation
Democratic Mobilization of the Next Generation is a three-year project aiming to engage 15.000 young people in democracy through workshops in journalism and the role of media in democracy.
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Activities
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Book the workshop ‘Journalist for a day’ for students attending a STX, EUD, EUX, HF, HHX, HTX, FGU, Boarding School or Folk High School.
Sign up for our Constructive Youth Reporter Program to learn more about how you can establish a democratic school paper at your school.
Check out our calender to know when we will be attending events such as Folkemødet på Bornholm, Kulturmødet på Mors and Ungdommens Folkemøde.
Research from Reuters Institute shows that selective news avoidance is an increasing issue across countries. Furthermore, we see a decline in the democratic self-esteem amongst young people. This is challenging not only for media companies, but also for our democratic conversation.
Throughout the next three years we will therefore visit youth educations such as HTX, HHX, STX, HF, EUD, EUX, FGU, boarding schools and Folk High Schools all over Denmark to raise awareness on the role of journalism in democracy.
The project Democratic Mobilization of the Next Generation builds on experiences from our pilot project Generation News Avoidance and is funded by Nordea Fonden and Spar Nord Fonden. Follow our tour below.
Our goal is to reach 15.000 Danish students in three years.
15.000
12/02/2025
Ry Højskole
07/02/2025
Gefion Gymnasium
24/01/2025
Åbyhøj Daghøjskole
20/01/2025
Århus Statsgymnasium
15/01/2025
Brøruphus Efterskole
10/01/2025
Borupgaard Gymnasium
18/12/2024
Rungsted Gymnasium
13/12/2024
Rosborg Gymnasium
10/12/2024
Brønderslev Gymnasium
2-3/12/2024
Silkeborg Gymnasium
28/11/2024
Aabenraa Statsskole
26/11/2024
Espergærde Gymnasium
20-21/11/2024
Mediebootcamp
13/11/2024
Odder Højskole
11/11/2024
Mulernes Legatskole
07/11/2024
Tommerup Efterskole
31/10/2024
Aarhus Business College
30/10/2024
Midtfyns Gymnasium
24/10/2024
Uddannelsesdag for lærere
11/10/2024
Favrskov Gymnasium
09/10/2024
Al-Hikma Skolen
07/10/2024
Risskov Gymnasium
04/10/2024
IBC Aabenraa
02/10/2024
Nørgaards Højskole
01/10/2024
IBC Fredericia
27/09/2024
Ry Højskole
25/09/2024
Egmont Højskolen
18-19/09/2024
Randers Statsskole
11/09/2024
Roskilde Festival Højskole
11-12/09/2024
Niels Brock Gymnasium
06/09/2024
Brande Højskole
04/09/2024
DSDH
03/09/2024
Brandbjerg Højskole
28/08/2024
Aarhus Efterskole
22/08/2024
Næstved Gymnasium
15/08/2024
European Film College
14+16/08/2024
Aalborg Handelsskole
14-15/06/2024
Folkemøde på Bornholm
05/06/2024
Brande Højskole
22/05/2024
Hadsten Højskole
16/05/2024
Johan Borups Højskole
15/05/2024
Midtfyens Gymnasium
22/04/2024
Silkeborg Højskole
19/04/2024
Efterskolen Ådalen
18/04/2024
Rosborg Gymnasium & HF
12/04/2024
Idrætshøjskolen i Aarhus
10/04/2024
Brøruphus Efterskole
09/04/2024
Holstebro Gymnasium & HF
08/04/2024
Kalø Højskole
20/03/2024
Alssundgymnasiet Sønderborg
20/03/2024
Ryslinge Højskole
14-15/03/2024
Grundtvigs Højskole
13/03/2023
Roskilde Katedralskole
12/03/2024
Askov Højskole
08/03/2024
FGU Aarhus Vest
06-07/03/2024
Vestjyllands Højskole
04/03/2024
Gylling Efterskole
28/02/2024
VMSE – Vestbirk
21/02/2024
Mulernes Legatskole
09/02/2024
Skanderborg Gymnasium
31/01/2024
Borupgaard Gymnasium
29/01/2024
Rønde Højskole
26/01/2024
Brønderslev Gymnasium
24/01/2024
Thisted Gymnasium
22/01/2024
Aarhus Statsgymnasium
20/12/2023
Horsens Gymnasium
28/11/2023
Aarhus Katedralskole
Workshop: ‘Journalist for a day’
At our workshop ‘Journalist for a day‘ we are teaching young people about the role of media in democracy and giving them concrete journalistic tools to engage in the public debate. Thereby we aim to increase both the media literacy and the democratic self-esteem amongst the next generation.
9.00-10.15
Introduction to journalism, media and democracy and the journalistic tools.
10.45-12.45
The students produce short journalistic videos.
13.15-14.00
Final editing of the stories.
14.00-14.30
Presentation of the videos with constructive feedback.
Learning Lab
Find our free learning material for the workshop ‘Journalist for a day’ here.
Constructive Youth Reporter Program
Our Constructive Youth Reporter Program is aimed at students at Danish youth educations with an interest in journalism. The Constructive Youth Reporters will get the tools to make journalistic stories in whatever format they like (video, articles, podcast etc.) and develop a journalistic media at their own school. Thereby we aim to increase the students’ engagement in the local democracy at their own school.
September
Workshop: Learn how to do constructive journalism in different formats (video, articles, podcast etc.)
October
Production: Produce a journalistic piece about a topic relevant to the school.
October
Online editorial meeting: Get feedback and tips from journalists working with constructive journalism.
November
Mediabootcamp: Meet other students working with a school media at our two-day bootcamp.
Events and talks
Throughout the three-year project we will attend events such as Folkemødet på Bornholm, Ungdommens Folkemøde and Kulturmødet på Mors. This year, we are hosting an ‘open editorial meeting’ together with our Constructive Youth Reporters. You can also books us for an interactive presentation on journalism, media and democracy. Check out our calender to stay updated on the events.
Upcoming Events
June 12-14 , 2025
Folkemødet på Bornholm
In June you can find us at 'Ungdommens Plads' where we will be doing a workshop on constructive journalism together with our Constructive Youth Reporters.
August 21-23 , 2025
Kulturmødet på Mors
September 3-4 , 2025
Ungdommens Folkemøde
October 30, 2025
Uddannelsesdag for undervisere
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