"Words on the front line": this is the underlying theme of an educational and publishing project that brings together the Giuseppe Dessì Foundation and the L'Unione Sarda Group. The project focuses on three second-grade classes from the Loru-Dessì Comprehensive School in Villacidro, directed by Marinella Giorri .

In a context where young people are increasingly exposed to digital content, it's crucial to provide tools for reading and interpreting information. "Words on the Front Line" offers a program that combines civic education, media literacy, and practical experience in journalism.

The forty students had an initial meeting with the editorial director of L'Unione Sarda, Lorenzo Paolini , who introduced the objectives of a project aimed at developing greater awareness of the value of words and the role of information.

This morning, starting in the multimedia room of the L'Unione Sarda Group, the students were involved in four workshops, coordinated by Lorenzo Paolini, Simona De Francisci (co-director of the Videolina news program), Enrico Fresu (coordinator of the Cagliari editorial team of unionesarda.it), and Stefano Birocchi (deputy director of Radiolina).

Through laboratory activities, the children are learning to distinguish between facts and opinions, to verify sources and to report reality responsibly, involved by information professionals to produce content, starting from the collection and verification of information.

The young reporters, involved in a multimedia program, will leverage their field experience by producing articles for the newspaper, both print and digital, as well as television and radio reports, which will be published and broadcast.

A concrete project, "Words on the Front Line," is captivating the students. Teachers Federica Aru, Anna Branchina, Rosa Steri, Rebecca Pibiri, Martina Sulcis, and Debora Loru have been involved, first in the classroom and now in the newspaper, on TV, and on the radio.

(Unioneonline)