Call for Participants: Youth Facing Disinformation – Why Journalists Matter 2026 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: September 1, 2026

Apply to take part within the Youth Facing Disinformation – Why Journalists Matter 2026. The initiative Youth Facing Disinformation – Why Journalists Matter, supported beneath the Monaco Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, locations younger individuals on the centre of efforts to defend freedom of expression, info integrity and democratic resilience.

Organised beneath the Council of Europe’s Journalists Matter Campaign, in cooperation with the Youth Department’s undertaking Youth Revitalising Democracy, the Strasbourg occasion will deliver collectively chosen grantees, younger individuals, journalists, media creators, policymakers and consultants. It will mix a excessive-stage convention with thematic workshops on disinformation, media literacy, journalist security and youth engagement.

The occasion may even present a platform for chosen grantees to current their initiatives, change with friends and consultants, and discover visibility, dissemination and partnership alternatives. These discussions will assist outreach and influence, whereas the funded initiatives stay absolutely outlined and beneath the accountability of the chosen grantees.

Costs

• The Council of Europe will cowl journey, lodging and meals for chosen individuals.

Eligibility

Young individuals aged 18-30 residing in a Council of Europe member State with an curiosity or expertise in areas corresponding to:

• journalism and media;
• digital content material creation;
• media and data literacy;
• training and youth work;
• human rights and democratic participation;
• reality-checking, AI or info integrity.

They significantly encourage functions from journalists, journalism college students, creators, youth leaders, educators, researchers and representatives of youth organisations and civil society.

Application

Application deadline is September 1, 2026. Selected individuals might be knowledgeable by September 17, 2026.

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For extra info, go to Youth Facing Disinformation – Why Journalists Matter.