C&T use Living Newspapers as a core method for developing digital literacy, critical thinking, and creative expression with young people in an increasingly complex online information environment. In a context shaped by misinformation, algorithmic bias, and constant news flow, C&T’s Living Newspaper practice equips young people with practical skills to question sources, assess credibility, and understand how narratives are constructed and circulated digitally.

The process begins with research, where young people act as investigators rather than passive consumers of information. Using the Prospero platform, participants gather and upload news articles, social media posts, video clips, and personal testimony, while also recording their own responses and viewpoints through audio, video, and text. Prospero functions as a shared digital workspace, allowing multiple perspectives to sit alongside one another and be examined collectively. Young people compare sources, identify bias, and explore how framing, language, and imagery influence understanding.

This research is then translated into drama. Facts, opinions, and lived experiences are shaped into short scenes, images, spoken text, and movement sequences, creating a Living Newspaper that makes complex issues visible and accessible. Prospero continues to support this stage by capturing rehearsals, reflections, and evolving ideas, ensuring that the creative process itself becomes part of the learning resource.

By combining drama with participatory digital tools, C&T’s Living Newspapers embed digital literacy within creative practice. Young people learn not only how to perform and communicate ideas, but how to navigate online information responsibly, challenge misinformation, and articulate informed, confident perspectives. The approach supports collaboration, media awareness, and civic engagement, helping young people understand their role as both creators and critical readers of digital content in contemporary society.

C&T has developed Living Newspapers in Worcester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Hereford, New York City, South Carolina, Nairobi, Sydney Australia and Singapore, using Prospero to link perspectives across the world.