The EU Media Wallet reconnects citizens with independent journalism and especially young adults through a Youth News Pass free of charge. By promoting media diversity and rebuilding trust, it fosters informed participation and safeguards democracy.
Democratic resilience depends on informed and engaged citizens. But the new era of online platform dominance has transformed the information environment. This has created a chasm for the proliferation of disinformation that threatens the very foundation on which European democracies and their national security rest.
Sustained EU efforts boost media freedom but scaling them up has proven difficult and citizens still often face barriers in accessing high-quality news. Democratic resilience requires an infrastructure that ensures the financial sustainability of news outlets and allows citizens to access accurate news easily. With young adults most likely to disconnect from news outlets, our proposal places their future readership at its core.
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Group members: Babette De Naeyer, Topi Juga, Zoe Konsbruck, Saoirse McGilligan, Kledian Myftari, Ilona Poselużna, Ömer Şahin, Dylan Thurgood.
