O1. raise awareness about the importance of critical consumption of media. O2. promote media and ethical journalism as a tool to foster responsibility towards society. O3. enable students to do basic media analysis and reflect on and combat manipulation practices. O4. foster critical and analytical thinking. O5. develop interpersonal and communication skills in multicultural contexts. O6. develop intercultural competences and EU awareness. O7. boost students’ creativity. O8. create an international network of active teenage media makers. O9. create a network of teachers who promote the use of media in teaching The objectives were linked to the horizontal priority, Inclusion and diversity in all fields of education, training, youth and sport. The partnership aimed to provide a multicultural context for students to foster cooperation among students and teachers in Europe and to develop activities that raise awareness about media and democracy. The aim was to promote the use of the media in teaching practices. Students use multilingual competences, entrepreneurial mind-set, critical thinking and creativity as a way to practice democratic, social and civic engagement through the democratic dialogue as part of the EU values.
The media influence the young generation as never before. The use of online media has risen dramatically over the past decade. Young people are exposed to all kinds of content that can have a potential harmfulness they are often unaware of. This is why we must train young generations into thinking critically, becoming wise and informed consumers of media. Media have an important role in modern societies as it is the main source of information for most citizens about topics ranging from the international to the local level. Media and the way of reporting can also play a vital role in the international public sphere and influence political and social events. The needs of this project were to train students to recognize responsible and irresponsible journalism, real and fake news, biased opinions and how to avoid manipulation on traditional and social media. The additional needs were to build communication and interpersonal skills and permit the exchange of ideas among different cultures between teachers and students in order to develop team work abilities, intercultural cooperation and creativity.