Getting started

Showing Europe as it really is. PulseZ aims to bring Europe and the European Union closer to people through independent and modern youth journalism. It fosters a grassroots, collaborative, and educational approach. While the project focuses on producing high-quality content that adheres to ethical standards, social responsibility, and modern journalistic practices, it also prioritises the professional development of young journalists. These journalists will collaborate with more experienced peers, experts, and audiences.

Our online Hub and social media channels are open to publications from young authors who are 16-25 years old. They can be involved as aspiring journalists who contribute more often and receive guidance from experienced professionals, or occasionally submit their pieces of content as community contributors or an audience. To be published on PulseZ, the content must be provided in English.

You can download the PulseZ Content Style Guide below. This guide is a crucial resource for anyone creating content for PulseZ. It outlines our editorial standards, tone of voice, and formatting expectations to ensure that all contributions are consistent, high-quality, and aligned with our mission of promoting credible, youth-driven journalism across Europe.

PulseZ Content Style Guide

You can download the Contributor Guide for Posting on the PulseZ Platform below. This practical guide provides step-by-step instructions for uploading your articles, podcasts, videos and other content directly onto the PulseZ WordPress platform. By posting your work yourself, you will gain valuable hands-on experience working with a live media site — an essential skill for modern journalism and content creation.

PulseZ Content Style Guide

If the content is approved by the Editorial Board you will receive an email notification that it will be published soon.

We value each content submitted to PulseZ. If the content is not approved by the Editorial Board, you will receive an email summarising the reasons why it was rejected. Since journalism and media creation is a profession where practical continuous learning is crucial, the authors will also be redirected to appropriate training opportunities aimed at improving their work. Next time your content will improve, with a better chance of being published!

The number of modules to be completed varies depending on how you would like to be involved with PulseZ. Aspiring journalists, who contribute regularly and receive guidance from experienced professionals, need to complete a whole training course. Community contributors, who publish occasionally, need to complete at least one module. Audience contributors don’t need to complete any module, but if they want to publish their own content on PulseZ they need to either collaborate on it with PulseZ journalists, or publish it first on channels of PulseZ partners, who guarantee quality of such (curated) content.

The selection of content for publication is undertaken by the Editorial Board in collaboration with the Editorial Advisory Board and aligned to the most relevant events and topical news.
Each piece of content needs to be reviewed by the Editorial Board of PulseZ, which is composed of 8 members, one per partner organisation. They represent various expertise and experiences with media and content production. The Editorial Board members vote and approve the content by an absolute majority of all members. Weekly meetings are held to discuss content and topics, and vote. If in doubt, the Editorial Board consults Editorial Advisory Board composed of journalists, media experts, and PulseZ representatives. This regular review process will ensure that the editorial process remains aligned with the highest standards and project goals.

Various types of content are welcome on the PulseZ — written text, short videos, documentary videos, podcasts, or multimedia. In terms of genres, it can be news articles, long-reads, interviews, portraits, reviews, essays, or analyses, but also opinion pieces such as comments. We cannot publish satire or PR articles, as well as content that promotes ideologies, business interests, or civic activism. Details about editorial standards are available in the Editorial Strategy and the Style Guide.

Graduates will receive certification from Junior Achievement Europe and European Youth Press, acknowledging completion and expertise gained through training.

For all queries or comments about the editorial process, including submissions, feedback and advice, please contact editorial@pulse-z.eu.

At PulseZ, constructive journalism is about more than just reporting problems — it’s about finding and amplifying the solutions that young people and communities are creating across Europe. Our content doesn’t just highlight crises or challenges; it investigates how individuals, organisations, and movements are tackling issues like climate change, misinformation, youth unemployment, and democratic engagement.
This approach ensures that PulseZ isn’t just another news platform — it’s a space for empowerment, where young journalists are trained to seek out innovative responses, question their effectiveness, and present them with the same level of scrutiny as traditional news reporting. By shifting the focus from problems to progress, constructive journalism encourages engagement, fosters critical thinking, and helps young Europeans see themselves as active participants in shaping the future.

Engaged journalism is at the heart of PulseZ — it’s journalism driven by young people, for young people, with real participation from the communities we cover. We don’t just publish content for an audience; we collaborate with them. Our approach invites young Europeans to be part of the storytelling process — whether by co-producing content, shaping editorial priorities, sharing their lived experiences, or contributing expert insights from their own perspectives.
This means that PulseZ isn’t a top-down media channel — it’s a dynamic, interactive platform where youth-led discussions shape the stories we tell. From crowd-sourced investigations to opinion pieces and timely video content, we make sure the issues that matter to young Europeans are covered in a way that is inclusive, representative, and directly connected to the people it impacts. PulseZ is not just reporting on Europe — it’s building an active, informed, and connected generation of storytellers who shape the conversation.

When we see that aspiring and experienced journalists are interested in the same topic or style of work we match-make them and support their collaborative work. We also encourage them to get in touch with each other and form working teams. In that case they just need to inform editors, so that we know who works with whom and on what content.

Yes, we provide ongoing support to content creators working on topics of public interest. Although we keep in mind our commitment to publish content daily, long-term investigations are part of our strategy and we help content creators to gain needed journalistic skills and know-how in use of relevant up-to-date tools.

Anyone who would like to portray Europe and work in line with ethical standards can contribute to PulseZ. We want the audience and experts to be involved beyond interviews or interactions on social media. When possible, PulseZ authors proactively involve the public in production of content — as advisors, local support, or even co-creators.
It’s also possible to publish your own content on PulseZ, but in that case you need to either collaborate on it with PulseZ team, or publish it first on channels of PulseZ partners, who guarantee quality of such (curated) content.