Anna Lindh Foundation

Jugendpresse Deutschland e.V.

National Network

Germany

Address

Alt-Moabit 89 10559 Berlin Germany

Country

Germany

City

Berlin

Street address 2

Alt-Moabit 89

Telephone

0049 30 39 40 525-00

E-Mail

buero@jugendpresse.de

Year of Establishment

2003

Contact Person1

Britta Kaufhold

Organisation Type

Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation

Fields of Activity

Media

General Information

Young media has a long tradition in Germany and that is why the Youth Press Germany is organising around 10.000 young journalists in sixteen regional branches. Togehter with them and through the support of professional journalists from all big media-companies they run around 300 regional seminars about how to make school- and youthmedia and realise different regional congresses. The basic structure of the Youth Press Germany is funded by a federal fund (Kinder- und Jugenplan des BmFSFJ). Moreover the specific projects have specific plan sponsors. One of the most important partners is the Federal Agency for Civic Education.

Mission and Objectives

The Youth Press Germany unites the young journalist and media maker in Germany. Our members are between 14 and 27 years old, they are mostly students and young professionals or simply people that are interested in media and see the related work as a valuable experience for their future. Through means of projects, workshops, camps and congresses, the Youth Press communicates media competence, networking, education and the exchange of experience. Therefore the overall aims of the Youth Press Germany are quality assurance and sustainability in the field of youth media.

Main Projects / Activities

On federal level this work is supported by the yearly Youth Media Days with more than 500 young journalists, the school newspaper award under the patronage of the president of the Bundesrat and the Youth Media Convention on the ferry between Kiel and Oslo. Youth Press Germany also issue an event magazine called politikorange. It is also available at international congresses.