Next Tuesday, May 9, the Nikaïa Palace and Jules Romains College will host the 5th Junior Journalist Day.
As in previous years, middle school students from the Alpes-Maritimes will have the opportunity to explore the world of print, radio, television, and internet media.
The Nice Première team will be present during the day and will offer 10 students the chance to create the next day’s front page consisting of articles, interviews, and a large photo gallery.
Why a Junior Journalist Day?
The purpose is firstly to familiarize young people with various media formats—print, radio, TV, and internet—to increase their media literacy. The organizers of this day are thus aligned with media outlets for whom expanding readership and viewership is a priority.
Without instilling a distrust of the media, it is essential to nurture a true critical spirit in young people, which is fundamental to citizenship education.
This ability to analyze informational messages is key in ensuring media plurality and independence.
The constant focus of the event is to present the broadest spectrum of media, including their platforms, political affiliations, and genres, staying true to the theme “media diversity, plurality of opinions,” which remains a key principle of this day.
The day’s program includes:
– Introductory workshops allow young people to discover various media outlets through a Q&A game, helping them refine their understanding of the media and compare the different formats and their features.
– Dialogue workshops connect young people with professionals who share their experiences, thus bringing the media closer and making it more tangible.
– Production workshops put young people in the role: writing articles, conducting interviews, and creating radio and TV reports. By becoming junior journalists for a moment, they experience the constraints of the media.
– Analysis workshops are based on written, audio, or visual documents. Through comparison, observation, and compilation, they enable reflection and the discovery of media language.
– Conferences and roundtable discussions highlight specific points and synthesize observations made in the workshops.
– Exhibitions showcase student work and present specific aspects of the media, such as press photography and the history of the press.
– Competitions (school newspapers, video reports) motivate young participants and hone their perspectives.
– Activities (music, artistic performances, etc.) help turn the day into a real media celebration.
Notable personalities present include:
Jean Claude Allanic (France 2 Mediator), Frédéric Altmann (Director EAC arts), and many others from various media sectors.
For more information:
DAEMI
04.92.15.47.22
Patrick Florion
Coordinator of Junior Journalist Day
06 03 20 51 08
Jacqueline Quéhen
Academic Delegate
06 09 53 92 06
