Da.news supports journalistic project of the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
What moves young people in Darmstadt and the region? Studies of the online journalism at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (H_DA) are currently pursuing this question. In the summer semester 2025 you develop an online magazine under the project title "What's going on" and publish a variety of reports, reports and interviews on local topics. The editors from DA.NEWS find the project particularly exciting - and is pleased to share selected articles on their own platform with a larger audience.
From "culture and clutter" to "Dax and toads"
Around 25 students of the teaching department in the 6th semester organized themselves in the departments "It will be political" (politics), "Dax and toads" (economy), "Culture and Krempel" (panorama) and "moves" (sport). There is also a production department that designs the website and the Instagram account. The contributions are not only the focus of classic local topics, but also unusual perspectives, personal stories and creative approaches.
on the project page www.was- da-los.de-from current developments to background questions: How do students with BAföG make rounds? Why was the Heinerliner hired on weekdays? Or is hiking also an interesting leisure activity for young people? There are also current contributions on Instagram.
A project that creates perspectives
The editorial team from DA.NEWS accompanies the project and also publishes individual articles on their own website. In this way, the young voices should get more reach - and show how lively and committed journalistic training in Darmstadt can be.
Stephan Köhnlein, lecturer for online journalism at H_DA, and Viviane Schmidt, who works as a student tutor with the teams are responsible for the project.
The editorial team from Da.news is looking forward to many things worth reading - and invites the readers to follow “what is going on” regularly and thus also gain an insight into the journalistic work of the next generation.
