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Pictures of protests: March 14 school walkout

March 14, 2018

by Madeleine Deisen, Christine O'Hara, Kiernan Majerus-Collins

Want to read more? Here are the voices of YJI students worldwide since...

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A sunny weekend in Valencia, Spain

January 23, 2018

by Beth Criado-Band

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Brunei’s Water Village and grand mosque

December 31, 2017

by Selvaganeshamoorthi Balakrishnan

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SteelStacks loom large over Bethlehem

December 30, 2017

by Beth Criado-Band

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Christmas In Iowa

December 23, 2017

by Laura VonKampen

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Dancing into Christmas with The Nutcracker in Atlanta

December 23, 2017

by Madeleine Deisen

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Catching a glimpse of the solar eclipse

August 21, 2017

by Noah Adelsberger, Garret Reich, Sydney Hallett, Owen Cardwell-Copenhefer, Mary Majerus-Collins, Yelena Samofalova

Youth Journalism International students in Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky and Maine contributed images to...

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Photo essay: Edinburgh Festival Fringe

August 17, 2017

by Beth Criado-Band

*** If you don’t have a golden postbox nearby, you...

Youth Journalism International

8 hours ago

An appreciation of musician Avicii, who died too young: www.youthjournalism.org/mourning-avicci/ ...

Mourning Avicii - Youth Journalism International

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Today was unbelievably heartbreaking. I woke up to a friend’s call, telling me that Avicii had died. I’m being pranked, I thought. This can’t be true, I thought. But the horror became reality when I frantically searched online and found it to be true. Singer Tim Bergling, a DJ and producer of ...

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Youth Journalism International updated their cover photo.

13 hours ago

YJI reporter Dawit Leake interviews a student in Maine about her experience as a new immigrant. You can see the story here: www.youthjournalism.org/tree-street-youth-center-helps/ ...

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13 hours ago

What are you doing for Earth Day? A researcher in the Caspian Sea is trying to save the world's smallest seals. Read about her work and the dangers facing the Caspian seals: www.youthjournalism.org/working-to-save-the-worlds-smallest-seals/ ...

Working to save the world's smallest seals - Youth Journalism International

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Tabriz, IRAN – Protected by a temporary hunting ban, the world’s smallest seals – the endangered Caspian seals – face a serious threat at the end of 2018 when the ban is lifted. Dr. Negar Yaryan, a veterinarian who is the research director at the Caspian Wildlife Rescuers Center on the Ashū...

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Youth Journalism International

6 days ago

"Tragedy is the unavoidable menace that walks among us, striking at the most unexpected of times." -- Nawall Hassan, YJI

Five years ago, our students weighed in on the Boston Marathon bombing. One of them wrote from Saudi Arabia. Another from a ship off the west coast of Africa. And yet another stood at the scene and worried about an ongoing manhunt for a yet-to-be-arrested bomber.

Here's the story from Boston: youthjournalism.org/after-horrific-boston-bombing-family/
And from out on the deep blue sea: youthjournalism.org/boston-bombing-spreads-fear-across-globe-2/
And from Saudi Arabia: ...

From Saudi Arabia, Boston-Born American Muslim Grieves Marathon Bombing Victims - Youth Journalism International

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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia – Tragedy is the unavoidable menace that walks among us, striking at the most unexpected of times. On the gloriously clear-skied day of April 15th, 2013, children and adults alike in Boston – my hometown – left their homes with the intention of spending a memorable day at ...

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Youth Journalism International

1 week ago

Just learned that an old partner of YJI's, The Mash, a teen publication that thrived at The Chicago Tribune for nine years, is no longer around. It actually died last summer, but it's been quite a few years since we worked with it at all.
Still, The Mash was one of the few mainstream newspaper teen sections that took young people seriously. It will be missed.
We've watched with sadness as many sites devoted to the work of young people have come and gone. We're one of the few that is still standing tall after 24 years. ...

The Mash: Chicago Tribune's high school journalism program

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In June 2017, The Mash ended its tenure as the Chicago Tribune's teen newspaper and website.

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