Media-making millennials: #werunthis

How are media-making millennials influencing journalism, information exchange, and the job market? Five millennial women join forces - and their international experiences - to tackle this question. Giorgia explores the definition of ‘millennials’, specifically focusing on the way their relationship to blogs are shaping their consumption of and contribution to journalism. Carolina shares her personal experience of finding a job through Twitter and LinkedIn to shine a light on how millennials get hired. Chiara considers the potential of Instagram as the latest source of information and as a platform for a new generation of photo-journalists. Francesca examines the world of Pinterest, the photo- and style-sharing social network regularly used by bloggers and advertisers. Costanza discusses the promise and pitfalls of participatory video experiences, another form of alternative media created by millennials. Together - with your input - we will make sense of millennial media in today’s cultural, political, and economic context.