International Semester Project 2025: PROSPEXS MEDIA

PROSPEXS MEDIA is a student-driven journalism platform created as part of the Video Journalism and Foreign Reporting class fall 2025, an international semester project at DMJX. 

Across Europe, we traveled to report stories that explore prospects for the future — social, environmental, economic, political and cultural. Each article connects local realities to global challenges through the lens of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 

While our reporting reflects diverse voices, places, and audiences, it is united by a shared purpose: to examine how today’s choices shape tomorrow’s possibilities. Through on-the-ground journalism, we combine learning, curiosity, and responsibility to tell stories that matter beyond borders. 

Find our articles under the tag "prospects"!

Democracy in distress: Why France keeps marching

Amid widespread civic mobilization, French democracy faces challenges: confidence in the country’s institutions has declined, fewer people say democracy functions well, and many abstain from voting.

A country with ice in its name: now watching its ice disappear

Climate change is reshaping Iceland's landscapes. What does it mean for those closest to the ice?

Crossing the white line: Migrants crossing the Alps to France

Migrants backstories, NGO supports and local impacts in Oulx

Leaving or staying: young Sicilians and the promise of a bridge

For decades, young Sicilians have been leaving their homeland, driven by high unemployment and a lack of infrastructure. The proposed Strait of Messina Bridge is praised as a solution to the island’s challenges. But there is resistance to the project.

Between two worlds: Russian minorities face Baltic language reforms

As Estonia and Latvia reduce the role of Russian in schools, communities navigate a changing reality that challenges how neighbours live: alongside, but often apart.

Cinema is dead. Long live cinema!

This phrase goes back to the French New Wave in 1968 and even earlier critics like Roger Boussinot. Each time it’s been used, it reflects the belief that while old forms of film may fade, new ones are always being born. It’s a reminder that cinema is constantly changing and reinventing itself. Or is it?

The green paradox: Why Denmark throws away 1.5 million tonnes of food annually

Denmark is often perceived as a model of ecological solutions. With wind turbines on the horizon and bicycles on every corner, it certainly seems that way. Yet, even this Scandinavian country faces significant challenges. Every year, Danes produce over 1.2 million tonnes of food waste, making them one of the largest producers of such waste per capita in the European Union.

Angry at the system? Communists in Denmark invite to join them

In Denmark, red, green and white posters marked by the hammer and the sickle are noticeable on street walls, downspouts and junction boxes. The quantity of those posters raises a question: what’s the role of communism in today’s Denmark?

In a city of cats, caretakers push to keep Istanbul’s strays alive

As Turkey tightens animal-welfare rules and inflation soars, grassroots caretakers in Istanbul struggle to feed and protect the city’s iconic street cats.

Faces of Brexit: What Britons hope for the future

Nearly a decade after the Brexit referendum, British people are still divided. Some believe leaving the European Union was the right decision, while others hope to rejoin the EU. How do the British people deal with it today, and what do they hope for the future?

London's battle against food waste

London's mayor has waged a war on food waste, planning on halving it by 2030, but can this goal be met?

Bridging the digital divide: How Café Anschluss in Frankfurt supports seniors in a digital Europe

Café Anschluss is working for promoting digital inclusion for seniors in Frankfurt.

Brussels' cultural scene suffering from lack of regional government

The absence of a regional government in Brussels is causing a chokehold in requests for funding. This is putting NGOs and cultural organisations at risk as many of them rely on government funding to stay afloat.

“If you can recognize the problem for your daughter, you can educate your son”

Imagine that You are on your way home from work or school. It’s rush hour and the platform where you’re taking the tube from is packed full of people. It’s hard to move around without pushing someone. You feel trapped and suddenly you feel a hand touching your hind. Everyone is minding their own business and is in their own bubble, while the only thing you’re thinking is how you can safely get away from the situation. This happened to Rachel Whitmore and many other women and girls in London.

Finland faces strain in mental health service access

As mental health needs rise across Europe, experiences from Finland highlight long waiting times, uneven access, and growing pressure on the public mental health system.