Third-year BA [Hons] New Media Studies students from IADT travelled to Lisbon in October to take part in an international Interconnected Journalism project alongside students from Lusófona University, Lisbon, and BFM Tallinn.

Working collaboratively across borders, the students are developing a long-form journalism project exploring the theme ‘The Age of Autonomy’. The project will incorporate both video and audio storytelling, with students contributing their skills and perspectives to a shared production.

The pre-production phase took place in Lisbon, where students from the three institutions came together to develop ideas, research their topic, and plan their productions. The next stage of the project will see students travel to Tallinn in January for production, before IADT welcomes participants from all three universities to campus in March for post-production.

The project provides a valuable opportunity for New Media Studies students to gain experience of international collaboration, develop their journalistic practice, and work alongside fellow students from across Europe on a shared creative and editorial endeavour.