June 2007 Archives

German-Arab dialogue on Youth Media
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 26, 2007
Delegates from many countries will discuss "Youth and Media" in German-Arab Media Dialogue Conference. AMMAN - Jordan is the venue for the German-Arab Media Dialogue Conference 2007 to be held from 26 - 27 June 2007 in Amman. This event...

Summer Media Camp at Balaton, Hungary
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 26, 2007
The Hungarian Youth Press DUE invites young European journalists to their "Summer Media Camp" at Lake Balaton from July 9th until July 15th 2007. At this annual "Summer Media Camp" more then 80 hungarian young journalists produce radio shows, movies...

European Youth media days: young journalists from across the EU meet in Brussels to discuss politics and media
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 26, 2007
270 young journalists from across the European Union will meet in the European Parliament in Brussels this week to take part in the first European Youth Media Days event. The participants will be able to discuss issues of European interest...

Young people lose out in media coverage, survey says
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 26, 2007
Less than 1 in 4 stories about young people in the national media are positive, according to a survey out today.

Media workshops with young people from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 26, 2007
Organized by Intercultural Centre (IZ) Vienna, the Association of Youth Non-formal Education in Lithuania (AYNEL) and the Eurasia Foundation, Georgia is "South Caucasus--a Part of Europe." The project offers opportunities for young people from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia to participate...

Job Opening at Youth Media Council
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 21, 2007
Youth Media Council recently announced an opening position in their Oakland, CA offices for an Operations & Finance Manager. Download and view the Operations & Finance Manager PDF....

Children's virtual world planned by the BBC
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 21, 2007
The BBC has announced plans by CBBC, the channel for 7-12 year olds, to create CBBC World - a website which would allow digitally literate children to access BBC characters and resources. Users would be able to build an online...

Young Spoken Word Artist Documentary
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 19, 2007
"Myth of the Motherland" is a new documentary film to be shot in early 2008 that profiles ten young spoken word artists on a creative writing journey to 12 African nations to meet with African scholars, writers, poets and others...

Listen Up! and Adobe Youth Voices announces Beyond Green
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 19, 2007
Listen Up! and Adobe Youth Voices announces Beyond Green, an international film project that will ask youth filmmakers worldwide, ages 13-19, to produce short personal stories that answer two important questions: How do you and people in your community interact...

Cinekid International Call for Entries
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 15, 2007
Cinekid International will be held from 18-21 October 2007 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands where youth media professionals can meet and network. For information, go to http://www.cinekid.nl/ Cinekid International 2006 is supported by the MEDIA Plus Programme of the European Community...

My Rights My Words
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 15, 2007
Attend a community presentation and film screening of "My Rights My Words," a creative writing project exploring the rights and experiences of immigrant youth. Wednesday June 20th at 6:30 PM At the International Center for Tolerance Education 25 Washington Street,...

Mediabox Funds released for 23 media projects
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 15, 2007
Grants of nearly £1m have been awarded to youth organisations to fund media projects for disadvantaged teenagers. Mediabox, the £6m Department for Education and Skills fund for disadvantaged 13- to 19-year-olds, has released £943,919 in its second round of funding...

UNICEF and Perspectiva organise a photography workshop for children with disabilities
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 15, 2007
From May 21 to May 25, UNICEF and Perspectiva organized a photography workshop for children with disabilities. Twenty children participated in the project. Before the children began to spread out across Moscow in hopes of immortalising their impressions of the...

Global blogging platform to fund new media proposals
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 15, 2007
The community blogging portal, Global Voices, is currently accepting proposals for media outreach projects that target a specific community. Last day to apply is June 15. According to the Global Voices Web site, applicants should present innovative and detailed proposals...

letter from the editor (volume 1:issue 6)
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 15, 2007
This month's YMR articles address issues and tensions that youth media organizations sometimes face including fund development, career support for youth and alumni and branding.

MediaSnackers
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 15, 2007
DK, founder, gives insight to a digital window that spotlights the field

this month's youth media professional
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 14, 2007
Sharese was born and raised in Brooklyn, lived on an organic farm during high school, was an environmental activist as a teenager, and is a music industry/event planning guru.

The Reel Spotlight: What Oprah missed in praising teen filmmaker
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 14, 2007
Two weeks ago, Oprah aired sections of Kiri Davis' film, A Girl Like Me with no discussion of Reel Works Teen Filmmaking.

Beyond Luck: Youth Media Careers for Alumni
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 14, 2007
Youth media educator Kellon Innocent shares his story on becoming a youth media educator at Educational Video Center.

Incorporating Youth in Fundraising
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 14, 2007
Zoë Hayes, an 18-year-old journalist at Y-Press, offers her perspective on fundraising. Lynn Sygiel, Bureau Director, responds.

Real Girls Media
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 14, 2007
A new media network that provides a way for women—young and older—to reach out, connect, and share their experiences in a vibrant web community.

Global Action Project: End of the Year Screening
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 7, 2007
Global Action Project's End of the Year Screening Thursday, June 14th 2007 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at the HBO Theater 1100 Avenue of the Americas 15th Floor New York City Free admission--Space is limited. RSVP to media@global-action.org...

Spotlight on Native Youth
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 7, 2007
In Pawnee, Oklahoma, more than 85 Pawnee and Native youth participated in the NVision Tour youth event at the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma over the Memorial Day weekend. Actor Casey Affleck, a star from the upcoming film “Ocean’s Thirteen,” and...

Adobe Youth Voices end of year celebration
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 7, 2007
Various youth filmmakers from NYC Adobe sites will present their work and answer public questions at Listen UP! on Monday June 11th, 2007 from 4:30 to 7:00 PM. Listen Up! is located at 6 East 32nd Street, 8th Floor. Refreshments...

Seventh Annual Media That Matters Film Festival Web Launches!
By: Ingrid Hu Dahl
Published: June 7, 2007
Read about upcoming screenings and events, ways to take action, and how to bring Media That Matters to your community