Albania

Young reporters - Troc

One of Albania's urgent tasks is to teach young people the basics of an open and democratic society, so that they can take an active part in the development of the country. The National Albanian Television and UNICEF started a weekly TV programme called "Troc", a programme presenting news, reports and young people's opinion. Every week, "Troc" explains the young people and the senior viewers the importance of the dialogue, open researches, debates and objective collection of facts through the TV journalists.

"Troc" contains film packages of news prepared and written by young people between the ages of 13-18, in eight "film offices for the young people" throughout the country. 60-70 young reporters are responsible for the choice, the researches, the preparation of the stories, interviews and writing the events.

The concept of the project "Troc" is such that it encourages maximum participation of young people. In the last 14 months, about 1,4 million viewers have watched the programme "Troc".

 

G.Sh.