A 16-year-old Arendal youth council member wants families to put children's concerns on the dinner table alongside shared, trustworthy news.
In a message for International Literacy Day, the speaker describes family members looking at separate screens. Each person may be seeing different information, without knowing whether it can be trusted.
The young reporter wants families to talk about issues that matter to children, including climate change and bullying. Literacy, the speaker explains, includes listening and speaking as well as reading and writing.
ChildPress reporters are interviewing adults to find out who listens to children and supports them. The proposed newspaper would bring important facts into a shared conversation at home.
The message also imagines press centres inside town halls, where children could learn reporting skills and create news together. It is an invitation to take part, rather than an announcement that those centres are already in place.