On October 15th, 2025, the “Emanuil Ungureanu” Technical College in Timișoara hosted the workshop “Multiplying the Skills Gained in the EUPress Summer School.” The event gathered 85 high school students from grades IX to XII, all eager to apply and expand the journalistic skills acquired through the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet EUPress Project. The session was coordinated by teachers Cristina Hrițcu and Angela Onea.
The workshop aimed to consolidate the knowledge gained during the EUPress Summer School, using the pyramid of the five+ 1 journalistic questions — who, what, when, where, why, how — as a framework to stimulate critical thinking and narrative exploration.
Following an introductory presentation that featured a video recap of the Summer School and testimonials from participants, the discussion focused on how the six-question method supports both writing and information analysis.
The practical phase quickly became the highlight of the day. Divided into groups, students were asked to reinterpret well-known fairy tales such as Cinderella or Snow White from an alternative point of view — that of the stepmother, the hunter, or one of the sisters. Guided by the six core questions (“Who am I? What happened? Where? When? How? Why?”), the groups uncovered how drastically a story can shift depending on perspective.
Their rewritten versions, displayed on flipchart sheets in a small exhibition, revealed an unexpected mix of humor, creativity, and depth. When presenting their work, students demonstrated strong collaboration skills and confidence in articulating their reasoning and interpretations.
The activity offered a clear example of how journalistic methods can extend beyond the newsroom, nurturing critical thinking, empathy, and creativity in young people.
As one student reflected, “I liked that I learned to look at a story from a different angle and better understand the characters’ motives.” Another added, “This activity helped us work as a team and see things from others’ perspectives.”
Through initiatives like this, the EUPress Project continues to show that journalism is not just about reporting facts. It is, above all, a way of learning to understand the world and the people within it.
