Jugendpresse Deutschland E.v.

What Jugendpresse Deutschland E.v. does

Jugendpresse Deutschland E.V. (eingetragener Verein) is the federal association of young media makers in Germany, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Berlin. It serves primarily 16-27 year-old journalists, editors, and student-newspaper staff, operating through a federal office and 11 state associations (Landesverbände) that together cover all German states. Its core activities span journalistic training, networking events, competitions, and democratic-education programming, including flagship offerings such as the YouMeCon convention, the Schülerzeitungswettbewerb student-newspaper competition, the politikorange election-coverage program, the Mobile Medienakademie, nah:dran (rural-area outreach), JugendPolitikTage, and a workshop hosted with the German Bundestag. A central institutional product is the Youth Press Card, issued in cooperation with the journalists' unions dju/ver.di and the Deutscher Journalisten-Verband (DJV), which confers professional standing and access privileges on holders aged 16-27.

The association's technology stack is modest and operational rather than differentiating: it runs an event-management platform called Ahoi provided by Storytile UG for conventions and ticketing, and uses Matomo for privacy-compliant web analytics on its website. No proprietary AI, ML, or data products are evident in the source material.

As a registered non-profit with charitable status (recognized 2019), Jugendpresse Deutschland does not operate a commercial revenue model. Funding is instead drawn from three streams: multi-year federal project grants led by the Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMFSFJ) under programs such as Demokratie leben!; individual and institutional membership dues starting at roughly EUR 60 per year; and donations, with low-fee ancillary products such as the EUR 15/year Youth Press Card and competition entry fees. The organization is primarily volunteer-driven, with a paid federal-office staff in the 11-50 employee range, and is governed by an elected board supplemented by a managing director.

Name

Jugendpresse Deutschland E.v.

Legal name

Jugendpresse Deutschland e.V.

Website

https://jugendpresse.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jugendpresse Deutschland E.V. is the Berlin-based federal association of young German media makers aged 16-27, providing the Youth Press Card, journalistic training, competitions, and events via 11 state associations and BMFSFJ-funded programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Media Association / Journalism Education Services

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Investigative & Nonprofit News Organizations (MPAJADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community-Integrated Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAI), News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

Keywords

• Youth media association
• Journalism education programs
• Student newspaper competitions
• Youth press credentials
• Media literacy workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Funding and Subsidies: Primary revenue stream from government project funding, particularly from the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ). Funding supports specific programs like 'Demokratie leben!' and youth media education projects.
2. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees collected through state associations, with supporting memberships (Fördermitgliedschaft) starting at 60 Euro per year, providing access to events, publications, and voting rights.
3. Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations supporting youth media education and democratic participation. Tax receipts issued for donations over 20 Euro.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Jugendpresse Deutschland e.V. provides membership services and journalism-education programs for young media makers aged 16-27 across Germany. Core offerings include the 15 EUR Jugend-Presseausweis (press credential endorsed by German journalists' unions), free legal consultation on media law, a mentoring program, an author pool connecting young journalists with article commissions, career-entry resources, and a portfolio of programs such as the Youth Media Convention, the annual Schülerzeitungswettbewerb der Länder, politikorange, Mobile Medienakademie, nah:dran, JugendPolitikTage, and the Jugendmedienworkshop im Deutschen Bundestag.

Product overview

Jugendpresse Deutschland e.V. is a federal association of young media makers in Germany, organized as a non-profit youth welfare organization. The organization operates as a platform-plus-program portfolio model, combining membership services (press credentials, legal advice, author pool, mentoring, career resources) delivered through its event management platform Ahoi, with numerous youth journalism and media literacy projects including the Youth Media Convention, school newspaper competition, politikorange blog/magazine, Mobile Medienakademie, nah:dran rural media project, JugendPolitikTage, and youth media workshop in the German Bundestag. The network spans eleven state associations providing regional coverage. Key digital properties include jugendpresse.de, politikorange.de, schuelerzeitung.de, mobile-medienakademie.de, youmecon.de, nahdranmedien.de, and the Ahoi event management system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• politikorange: A project focused on youth engagement and journalism, providing a platform for young people to write about political topics and participate in coverage of elections and political events.
• Mobile Medienakademie (MobAk)
• nah:dran – Medien für alle
• Youth Media Convention (YouMeCon)
• Schülerzeitungswettbewerb der Länder
• JugendPolitikTage
• Jugendmedienworkshop im Deutschen Bundestag

Products and services

• Jugend-Presseausweis (Youth Press Card) Annual press credential for young media makers aged up to 27, providing simplified press accreditation, free event entry, and access to press discounts. Priced at 15 EUR per calendar year and available to members of state associations. Officially supported by dju/ver.di and DJV.
• Membership in State Associations (Landesverbände) Recurring annual membership in one of the eleven regional state associations (Landesverbände), granting access to the Jugend-Presseausweis, legal advice, event priority, and local networking. Pricing varies by state association.
• Fördermitgliedschaft (Supporting Membership) Annual supporting membership for individuals and organizations backing the association at a minimum of 60 EUR per year, including the TELEX newsletter, annual report, and invitations to major events.
• Autor*innenpool (Author Pool) A network connecting young journalists aged 18-30 with article commissions for internal publications (politikorange) and external clients such as sagwas (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung debate portal), often paid with honoraria.
• Rechtsberatung (Legal Consultation) Free legal consultation for state-association members on media law, copyright, press law, and student newspaper legal questions, provided in partnership with Berlin-based law firm Anwaltskanzlei Raphael Thomas.
• Mentoringprogramm (Mentoring Program) One-year mentorship pairing aspiring young journalists with experienced media professionals, including peer networking, online seminars with journalism schools, and internship opportunities.
• Berufseinstieg (Career Entry Resources) Career-entry resource hub covering journalism schools, apprenticeships, degree programs, internships, and voluntariates, plus access to a joint Karlshochschule scholarship covering full tuition for a three-year bachelor's program.
• Youth Media Convention (YouMeCon) Annual media congress combining academy and interactive platform for roughly 150 young media enthusiasts aged 16-27, with workshops, media tours, and panel discussions with industry experts.
• Schülerzeitungswettbewerb der Länder (Student Newspaper Competition) Germany's largest student newspaper competition, organized annually with the federal states across six school categories with prize money of up to 1,000 EUR, culminating in an awards ceremony in Berlin.
• politikorange Youth political journalism platform where teenagers create blog posts and magazines in editorial teams, researching topics, conducting interviews, and producing content on political engagement and press freedom.
• Mobile Medienakademie (MobAk) Peer-to-peer media-literacy workshops for schools, youth clubs, and educational institutions, delivered by young teamers covering student newspapers, school radio, blogs, and other youth media formats.
• nah:dran – Medien für alle Project bringing media education to rural and structurally weak areas of Germany via mobile youth editorial teams, school workshops, online editorial meetings, and a multimedia media-library platform.
• JugendPolitikTage Four-day youth political participation event in Berlin's government quarter, organized in cooperation with BMFSFJ, where young people engage directly with politicians and develop policy recommendations for the federal government.
• Jugendmedienworkshop im Deutschen Bundestag Week-long workshop for 16-20 year olds under the patronage of Bundestag Vice President Josephine Ortleb, co-organized with the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, offering behind-the-scenes access to political Berlin, meetings with parliamentarians, and journalistic content creation.
• FSJ Politik (Voluntary Social Year in Politics) One-year voluntary social year (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr Politik) at the federal Berlin office, administered in cooperation with ijgd, offering a 400 EUR monthly stipend, 25 education days, 26 vacation days, and project experience for participants up to age 27.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 young people participate in annual JugendPolitikTage events
• +2 more outcomes

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Deutscher BundestagcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the annual Youth Media Workshop in the German Parliament (Jugendmedienworkshop im Deutschen Bundestag), providing young journalists aged 16-20 access to parliamentary proceedings and political reporting.
• Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the Youth Media Workshop in the German Bundestag, providing educational expertise and support for media literacy and political education components.
• Anwaltskanzlei Raphael ThomasmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBerlin-based law firm specializing in media and copyright law provides free legal consultation to all association members, answering questions about press law, image rights, and student newspaper legal requirements.
• KarlshochschuleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership offering a joint scholarship covering full tuition for a three-year bachelor's program for youth press members pursuing media and communication studies.
• Deutsche Journalistinnen- und Journalisten-Union (dju) in ver.dimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman journalists' union officially supports and backs the Youth Press Card (Jugend-Presseausweis), giving it high acceptance compared to other youth press credentials in Germany.
• Deutscher Journalisten-Verband (DJV)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor German journalists' association officially supports and backs the Youth Press Card, providing legitimacy and recognition for young journalists' press credentials.
• sagwas (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDebate portal of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation partners with the author pool to provide article commissions and publication opportunities for young journalists.
• ijgd Berlin (Internationale Jugendgemeinschaftsdienste)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOfficial volunteer service organization that administers and supports the Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr (FSJ Politik) volunteer positions at the association, providing educational seminars and volunteer coordination.
• Deutscher Bundesjugendring (DBJR)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational youth ring federation providing networking, advocacy, and representation for youth organizations in Germany.
• European Youth Press e.V. (EYP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network of young journalists providing international exchange opportunities and cross-border cooperation for young media makers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb): Germany's federal agency for political education. Already a strategic partner of Jugendpresse on Bundestag workshops; operates overlapping civic/political education and youth media programs at national scale as a publicly funded entity.
• Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung: German political foundation affiliated with the Greens, running journalism scholarship, media competence, and youth political participation programs that overlap with Jugendpresse's mandate.
• Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS): German political foundation with substantial youth media, civic education, and journalism scholarship programs. Comparable in mission area and federal-ministry-adjacent funding profile, though politically opposite-aligned to FES.
• Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES): German political foundation that operates Jugendpresse-adjacent programs including sagwas (debate portal commissioning young writers). Comparable civic/political education and youth media engagement mission at much larger scale.
• ProPublica: US-based nonprofit investigative newsroom — globally the most visible nonprofit news organization model. Comparable in mission (nonprofit public-interest journalism) and donation/grant funding model, though operating in investigative reporting rather than youth training.
• Netzwerk Recherche: German association for investigative journalists. Comparable in being a journalist membership/advocacy nonprofit; broader professional scope but overlapping media-quality and press-freedom mandate.
• Reporter ohne Grenzen (Reporters Without Borders Germany): German branch of RSF; press-freedom advocacy nonprofit with youth programs. Comparable in nonprofit press mission and grant/donation funding model, with a stronger international advocacy angle.

Direct peers

• Correctiv: German nonprofit investigative newsroom. Comparable in nonprofit news/media mission and dependence on grants/donations, though operating in investigative reporting rather than youth journalism training.
• European Youth Press e.V. (EYP): European network of young journalists that Jugendpresse Deutschland is a member of. Operates similar youth journalism training, exchanges, and editorial programs across Europe — directly comparable mission and beneficiary base.
• djo (Deutsche Jugend in Europa): German youth association network covering cultural, media, and international youth work. Comparable in being a multi-state youth association model with federal-ministry funding and volunteer-driven local chapters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

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Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/jugendpresse
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCXgK
• Facebookfacebook.com/jugendpresse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jugendpresse
• Instagraminstagram.com/jugendpresse

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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