Competence Centre Young Audiences

When it comes to young target groups, the way journalism is presented needs to be reconsidered. The Competence Centre Young Audiences (CCYA) in Hamburg is our practical laboratory, where we bring together young people, journalism and media education. Together with school pupils, trainees and students, we test and develop innovative journalistic formats, projects and new teaching concepts for our partners.

For media companies

Our benefits

Test laboratory for editorial product development
The CCYA is a platform for German media companies to trial new formats aimed at young audiences. Together with school pupils and students, we develop projects around co-creation and community journalism.
Training and further education for young journalists
The CCYA can be part of the journalistic education and trainings – for example, for individual project days, hackathons with young audiences or training opportunities for trainees.
Access to young focus groups for researchers
The CCYA can facilitate focus groups for new scientific studies that examine young people's news consumption and literacy.
Further offers for media

How schools and young people interested in media can participate

Young people play a central role in the Competence Centre for Young Audiences. They are actively involved in the development and testing of new teaching concepts and digital media formats. Their participation encourages them to reflect on their media usage behaviour, contribute their perspectives to the design of future formats, and experience self-efficacy.

Contact with students is usually established through dedicated teachers and schools, who can use the CCYA's resources to complement their teaching. Our specialists carry out prepared exchange formats and teaching modules either as part of a school lesson or during project days, depending on the scope and agreement.

 

Interested in participating? We would be happy to tell you more and present our current offerings.

Get in touch

Project Partner

Initiatoren CCYA
#UseTheNewsHamburg Media SchoolHAW HamburgLeibnitz-InstitutTIDE
Partner CCYA
dpaHamburger AbendblattRadio HamburgRTL Nord

Want to find out more? Here you can find your contact person:

Fiete Stegers
Project manager CCYA
HAW Hamburg
Vanessa Bitter
Chief Operating Officer
UseTheNews gGmbH