A GLOBAL CHALLENGE FOR TEEnAGERS
WHO CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT
TELL THE WORLD
WHO REALLY IS SAVING THE PLANET
Teenagers worldwide were invited to profile a Climate Champion, someone who they knew had had impact through "moving the needle" with one or more projects that take us closer to saving the planet, in this journalistic storytelling challenge organized by Global Youth & News Media and the global educational news service News Decoder.
Authors of the most outstanding work will get coaching and publication by News Decoder, an international nonprofit news service based in France, plus a cash prize.
REGISTRATION CLOSED ON 3 MARCH.
WE'LL REVEAL THE RESULTS IN APRIL!
THE PROJECT AND THE PARTNERS
The challenge is part of The Writing’s on the Wall project in cooperation with The Climate Academy based at the European School Brussels II (Belgium) as well as News Decoder and is supported by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union and The New Earth Foundation (USA).
Full details about the other aspects of the project are at www.thewriingsonthewall.org
News Decoder:
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has created how-to videos about how to tell a story, how to do an interview and, especially useful for this competition, how to create a compelling podcast.
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is offering an Ecologues series of climate-focused webinars with the American Library of Paris in which experts young and old from around the world will discuss and debate key issues such as the energy transition, food security and climate justice, guided by questions from young people.
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is reinforcing its already top-notch coverage of the climate crisis.
THE CLIMATE ACADEMY is providing a “Rough Guide to the Climate Crisis” by Matthew Pye, philosophy teacher and founder of the Climate Academy. He examines the science and impact of the climate crisis through psychology, philosophy and sociology in a series of compact, entertaining and informative videos [about 10 minutes each] with accompanying chapters to elaborate on the video content. A teachers’ guide will also be available.
Section 4 (video and chapter) treats the CUTx index, which offers a powerful and easy reference point to assess any nation’s climate commitment. That instalment is a must-see to get a sense of the level of the challenge for a Climate Champion Profile competition subject’s country.
In addition, News Decoder and The Climate Academy welcome other kinds of content from youth in a “Ground Control” youth media space.
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HERE'S WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT:
THE ASSIGNMENT
The mission is to profile someone who has had success in one or more projects taking us closer to saving the planet. These are individuals in communities across the globe who are disrupting or “moving the needle”: making a difference in stopping climate change by launching or carrying out projects that make real progress towards removing carbon, lowering emissions or passing climate change legislation.
THE REGISTRATION
This challenge is open to teenage journalists (ages 13 trough 19) from anywhere in the world. A teacher or youth journalism coordinator registers for the challenge on behalf of the teenage author(s), agrees to the terms and conditions of the challenge and submits entries.
You can get to the registration form via the assignment.
THE RESOURCES
This challenge is part of The Writing's on the Wall project. Our partners News Decoder and The Climate Academy have made some excellent resources (see below), and we've gathered tips for how to avoid disaster when recording an interview.
Click on the links
to access the materials.