Within the scope of the «Conta-me o 25 de Abril» (Tell me the 25th of April) national contest, the bYou project - Study on children and young peoples's experiences and expressions of the media - and MILObs Observatory received 129 sound and video productions from...
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, the bYou project and MILObs Observatory will discuss the topic of freedom with six young people from different parts of the country. In addition to the debate, the session organised as part of the...
The project bYou and MILObs Observatory, at the University of Minho, organized a national contest to celebrate the Carnation Revolution, also known as the 25th of April, when the Estado Novo authoritarian government was overthrown. The national contest aimed at celebrating this important event has...
The North American House of Representatives recently voted for the TikTok app, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, with 150 million users in the United States, to be banned in the country, unless it is acquired by a non-Chinese company. According to oficial discourse, TikTok...
In February, in the countdown to the legislative elections, UNICEF Portugal invited children and adults to send letters to political parties, asking decision- makers to put Children’s Rights on the political agenda and to commit to their effective fulfilment.In total, 2969 Portuguese children and adults...
On February 26th took place Milene dos Santos Figueiredo's doctoral exam in Communication Sciences. The thesis, part of the bYou project and supervised by Sara Pereira, is titled Film clubs and cinema education for children and young people: Portuguese and Brazilian itineraries. The research identified...
The British non-profit organization "The Children's Media Foundation" (CMF) has been working for several years in the United Kingdom to create a wider and more diverse media content for children. The organization has recently launched a campaign entitled "Responding to the Crisis of Childhood".The Foundation...
In the aftermath of the Portuguese Legislative Elections and with the 25th of April celebrations approaching, the board game "Constitution" can be a fun and informative tool to discuss with children and young people about democracy, civil rights and freedom.Designed for children over the age...
Film festivals aimed at children and young people regularly take place all over the world. Festivals have varied objectives, while some editions are intended to broadcast productions made by children and young people, others are dedicated to creating specific programs based on a central theme,...
Members of the bYou research team participated at the XIII Sopcom Congress, which took place at the University of Minho in Braga (Portugal), 24th - 26th January, 2024. The presentations, “Participation through the lenses of children and young people: study with Portuguese students of the 6th,...