How do we ensure that future generations have access to unbiased information and journalistic content tailored to their needs? How do we keep up with the evolution of technology and young people’s media consumption habits? These are some of the fundamental questions we are working on together with our partners, Stowarzyszenie 61/Association 61 from Poland and Ubik Art Associazione Culturale from Italy.

The project aims to research, develop and test content creation strategies for Gen Alpha and Gen Z, in order to remain relevant to the younger generations and offer them high-quality youth-led journalism which prepares them for being active citizens. 

In addition, our objective is to build an international community of practice which puts technological evolution and content creation at the service of youth journalism, and civic education and engagement.

We’ve been working on this project since September 2025, conducting research and organising future trainings for young journalists. Until January 2028 we aim to train young people in the use of humor and graphic journalism to address difficult topics, create media content relevant to young people in the three countries involved, and organise CivicOn, a festival dedicated to journalism, the arts, and civic engagement.

This project is co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ program. 

How do children first encounter civic information when their primary social environment is made up of online platforms, not classrooms, television news or print media? This report engages with this question through an exploratory study with children and adolescents aged 8–15 from Romania.

Generation Alpha, born after 2010, is the first cohort to grow up entirely within algorithmic media ecosystems. For them, the internet is not just a source of information but a primary social environment structured by short-form video platforms, peer networks, and recommendation algorithms that shape how they make sense of the world.

The report is meant to reach educators designing curricula, journalists reaching young audiences, platform designers shaping recommendation systems, and visual creators interested in social and civic issues. We invite you to read these pages not just as data but as a foundation for international collaboration which puts technological evolution and content creation in service of youth journalism, civic education and engagement.