You may think nobody values what you have to say.

We want to change that.

What is the GenZ Project?

GenZ is a citizen media project to showcase the views of young people about the state of the media during turbulent times – about the freedoms that media may provide, or restrict.

Young voices can be ignored, or drowned out by stories and agendas that institutions want to have covered by ‘the media’. And what we used to consider to be ‘the media’ has changed radically because of the Internet, social platforms and the disruptive technologies we use in everyday life.

While ‘media freedom’ continues to be associated with the work of journalists reporting freely as an indicator of ‘democracy’, in practice mainstream media – once the owners of print, TV and radio media platforms – now have to co-exist with information that filters in from sources that rely on user-generated content from citizen media.

Why should you get involved?

This is an opportunity to showcase your views on an important area of digital citizenship.

We want to start a discussion on media freedoms by listening to young people – as opposed to those with ready access to institutional soapboxes.

Listening does not come easy, particularly when there are generational divides. GenZ is an attempt to change the state of play by showcasing the ideas, solutions – or even questions – that young people have on media freedoms.

We also want to raise awareness on the need for greater digital and media literacy skills. These are critical 21st Century skills if young voices are to be heard on matters that impact their present and their future prospects.

Through this platform you may contribute content about the media we use in our everyday lives, how media may contribute to increased freedoms within our society, or how media is now disconnected from what used to be called ‘the fourth estate’.

How can you contribute to the project?

If you want to showcase your opinions then submit any one, or a combination of, the following types of content:

A piece of text (no limit to word count)
A single blog post, or a series of posts
An image / visual / illustration / poster / photo / photo gallery
A video
A vlog
An audio recording
A podcast
A meme
An infographic

Ideas to get you started!

To help you get started, we’ve come up with some questions as ideas for your contribution.

TRIGGER QUESTIONS

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