YouthJournalism.org

Goodbye to Teen Vogue, the latest youth-oriented publication to close.
Thankfully, after 32 years, we're still around, producing high-quality journalism from young people around the globe.
We don't ever give up.

This is Tahiry from Madagascar at YJI's global conference, a long way from her home village that lacks electricity or running water.
Her smile is lighting up Cape Town!

On day one of YJI's conference in Cape Town, four students saw the ocean for the first time.
They hail from Egypt, Madagascar, Maryland and Ghana.

My stance towards AI slop like this has been

"If you couldn't be bothered to write it, why should I bother to read it?"

for quite some time now & I'm still waiting for someone to show me the error of my ways.

Catch up on Eurovision with reports from YJI's Florian Gashi, pictured here with winner JJ of Austria.
Find his work at www. Youthjournalism.org

Thank you Ursula von der Leyen for recognising the work of Journalists! I am very privileged to live in a country where we as young people are safe to share our thoughts freely. Through some work I do with @yjinow.bsky.social I have seen first hand the problems in certain countries with freedom.

You can now hear the next generation of journalists reading their work from countries spanning the globe.
It's amazing.
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F1 driver disappoints fans with slide off Australian Grand Prix racetrack - Youth Journalism International Listen to the author read this story: Melbourne, AUSTRALIA – A rain-affected Albert Park circuit provided tricky situations for the 20 Formula 1 drivers starting the 2025 season at the Australian Gran...

Great article from a young aspiring journalist on the @yjinow.bsky.social site about last weekend's #F1 #AusGP in Melbourne

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One of @yjinow.bsky.social's students, Ukrainian Vladlen Zaitsev, wrote a piece about having the opportunity recently to meet with @kajakallas.bsky.social, vice president of the European Commission.
Love that.
At Youth Journalism International, we know we need to hear what young people have to say.

Kabul, my beautiful hometown, is now a city of horror - Youth Journalism International Kabul, AFGHANISTAN – My hometown is Kabul city, the capital of Afghanistan. Kabul used to be a great place with the best schools and universities. In Kabul there was a university by the name of Americ...

What it's like for a girl in Kabul today.
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

DOGE Is the Deep State A shadowy group of unelected figures reshaping the federal government to their own benefit from the inside? Sounds familiar!

I dunno, what else do you call a shadowy group of bureaucrats working to reshape government policy from the inside to serve their own ends? www.wired.com/story/doge-i...

Whatever else emerges in time about the Delta crash in Canada, one thing is certain: the importance & amazing professionalism of flight attendants who safely evacuated the plane in a matter of seconds.

Don't miss this.

Aut Zuck Aut Nihil Or: chaos is a ladder

You really need to read one of @yjinow.bsky.social's great alums writing about Mark Zuckerberg, for whom she worked in Facebook's early days. It's both perceptive and, frankly, kind of scary.

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Greenland leaders, Arctic expert weigh in on Trump threat - Youth Journalism International COPENHAGEN – United States President-Elect Donald Trump has said America needs Greenland for “national security purposes,” but Greenland’s leaders said the massive Arctic island is not for sale. Aaja ...

Youth Journalism International's Noah Haynes interviewed one of only two Greenlandic reps in the Danish Parliament for a story on Trump's threats against Greenland. Whether you see it as a joke or a concern, read the story here: youthjournalism.org/greenland-le... @yjinow.bsky.social

All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

Contest - Youth Journalism International Entries for the 2025 contest are due by Friday, Feb. 7 at midnight. There is an easy, online form to fill out to enter work done by students age 19 or younger at the time of publication during 2024. T...

Entries for YJI's annual journalism contest are due by Feb. 7.
You can find the rules and entry form at the link below.
Basically, any non-professional work by students 19 & under published in 2024 is eligible. There are many categories.
youthjournalism.org/contest/

Diversity begins in Cairo - Youth Journalism International CAIRO – As many of us might know, Cairo is a huge city with one of the biggest populations in Africa and the world. The diversity in Cairo is impressive, as it’s a home for more than 20 million Egypti...

Diversity begins in Cairo
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5 dead, more than 2,000 structures burned as new fire hits Hollywood Hills More than 2,000 structures have burned and at least five people are dead in wildfires burning across L.A. County. Red flag warnings remained in effect for Los Angeles County and much of Ventura County...

Shoutout to the Los Angeles Times reporters who are doing essential journalism under very difficult circumstances.

They’ve dropped their paywall, but their ongoing coverage is a good reminder of why local newsrooms need support — and what we lose when those outlets are hollowed out.

Sharing my beloved Mexico City - and my family - with YJI - Youth Journalism International MEXICO CITY – In the fall of 2023 – after some lobbying from me and my family – Youth Journalism International’s founders told me that the 2024 Global Conference would take place in my hometown, Mexic...

Please read this
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While other media is regurgitating the work they did earlier in the year, bsky.app/profile/yjin... is posting tons of new stuff this weekend
youthjournalism.org

Journalism is not a crime.

US agency focused on foreign disinformation shuts down A leading US government agency that tracks foreign disinformation has terminated its operations, the State Department said Tuesday, after Congress failed to extend its funding following years of Repub...

Thanks to the Republican Congress, and a tsunami of lies from Musk and others, the only US agency dedicated to tracking and exposing Russian and Chinese propaganda around the world ceases to exist
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Foods that taste of Christmas - Youth Journalism International LONDON – For as long as I can remember, turkey has been the heart of my family’s festive dinner. From roast turkey paired with warm potatoes and stuffing to succulent pieces tucked into my beloved jol...

The taste of Christmas.

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YJI's 2024 Global Conference: Reporting from the vibrant, cultural treasure that is Mexico City - Youth Journalism International MEXICO CITY – When students arrived at the YJI casa in Mexico City, they buzzed with energy and excitement. Many had traveled across oceans and spent hours on planes, and some had left their home coun...

Viva México!
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A wonderful teen from Karachi weighed in with her perspective on @yjinow.bsky.social's global conference in Mexico City last summer.
If you read it, you will understand why YJI is such an amazing nonprofit, transforming lives as it trains the next generation of journalists worldwide.

Verdi's 'Requiem' in Morocco celebrates life, death, music - Youth Journalism International Casablanca, MOROCCO – Requiem by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi is one of the most powerful works in classical music. I had listened to it online many times before, but hearing it live for the first ...

I liked a piece today by a YJI student in Morocco who wrote about what it was like to attend his first symphonic concert.
Go along with Sal Mamouni in Casablanca to experience
Verdi’s ‘Requiem’ with him.
It's a great reminder of why live music matters.
youthjournalism.org/verdis-requi...

Please tell your kids, every damn day if necessary, that chatGPT is not a goddamn search engine and you shouldn’t believe a word it says. Tell the adults too, but it’s especially imperative to inoculate kids against this