WHAT WE DO!
Since 2017, we, the reporters of ChildPress have been making real change! ChildPress gives us the tools and a platform to create our own news and speak up about the issues that matter to us—whether it’s in our neighborhoods or around the world.
It all starts in places we know, like our classrooms or local libraries. With help from local journalists, we learn everything we need to know about being real reporters—how to research, investigate, and tell the stories that need to be heard.
Through ChildPress, we get to run our own media organization, dig deep into topics we care about, interview decision-makers at every level, and share our stories online and in print.
ChildPress flips the traditional way of news. Instead of adults talking about what’s important to children, we take charge and report on what’s important to us. It’s our voices, our stories, and our change.
The 8 Talents and Matching Roles in ChildPress
Cameraman or Interviewer
~ move talent
You move a lot and work in various locations, both indoors and outdoors. You can quickly approach locations and people to conduct interviews.
Production
~ social talent
You talk to people a lot, make friends, and are comfortable calling or approaching people..
Journalist or Scriptwriter
~ words talent
You write and speak well and can explain complex ideas clearly. You can formulate and document the right questions.
Editor/Film/Editing
~ create talent
You prefer to be behind the camera rather than in front of it. You film videos and later edit them into a polished final product.
Manager/Editor-in-Chief
~ mindfull talent
You are good with people. You ensure team cohesion and that everyone feels comfortable.
Sales & Financial Planner
~ numbers talent
You know your audience and you are good with numbers and can plan how expenses should be managed.
Sound Technician or Music Producer
~ music talent
You have a good ear for music and can record and edit music.
Content Editor
~ social talent
You love nature and can tell and document beautiful stories about it. You understand emotions well and take the time to tell stories carefully.
Reporter
Everybody can be a ChildPress Reporter! With a few easy tools, you create interviews, videos and magazines and move the world with your story and your opinion! Be inspired by the work of other reporters and all they have achieved. Together with other reporters you are working on Special Editions and the World Atlas!
Chief Editor
The role of a Chief Editor is to coordinate the content of their own map and publication. That is why we often ask where the interests of the reporters lie. As Chief Editor you are really engaged with your own “case”, while being inclusive for the other young people working on the same topic. ChildPress reporters and Chief Editors are now really working on the different maps and topics. Bringing their content together in our World Atlas.
Children’s International Press Association
All reporters are members of the Children’s International Press Association. For the various Chief Editors, of both local and international publications, positions will be available in the board of the association, which, among other things, is committed to protecting the copyright of the reporters.