Medium

The project aimed to encourage secondary school students’ interest in reading, staying informed, journalistic expression and active participation in creating media content.

The “Medium” project arose from the need to encourage young people’s interest in reading, staying informed and journalistic expression at a time when young people’s use of traditional print media was declining.

For several years, the School of Journalism and Public Relations cooperated with literary clubs in secondary schools to encourage students to write, research and develop an interest in media and journalism.

In 2011 this cooperation grew into an initiative to launch the secondary school newspaper “Medium” as a joint project of the daily newspaper Nova Makedonija and the School. The newspaper was intended for secondary school students interested in journalism, media and media culture.

The main activities included publishing a monthly print edition of “Medium” as a supplement to the daily Nova Makedonija and developing an online edition on the platform medium.edu.mk. The website was intended primarily for secondary school students and teenagers who want to write, learn about journalism and create their own media content.

The project contributed to the development of youth journalism, media literacy and greater involvement of secondary school students in public communication through creative and responsible media expression.