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January 7, 2021

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Youth Journalism International

1 day ago

"Families are splitting apart, friends are cursing each other’s names, and students are leaving school in fear of retaliation from peers of different ethnicities.If this continues, it won’t matter who wins the war. We have all lost." As she watches the violence in her native Ethiopia, YJI's Lyat Melese grapples with her own identity: www.youthjournalism.org/crisis-in-ethiopia-our-humanity-is-on-the-line/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Youth Journalism International

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The Sandy Hook shooting "created a dark cloud over our education system making a lot of people fearful of sending their kids to school. Although mass shootings slowed a little bit early in the pandemic, they came back in a very worrisome way," writes YJI student Gemard Guery in his latest work. Illustration by Chuying Huo of Ontario, Canada. youthjournalism.org/covid-didnt-end-mass-shootings-but-slowed-their-pace-for-awhile/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Youth Journalism International is at Liberty State Park.

5 days ago

Most YJI students today were not yet born on Sept. 11, 2001. But the young reporters we taught then had a lot to say. 20 years on, we remember. #911memorial #nyc #newjersey #emptysky #shanksville #pentagon #wtc21 #wtcmemorial #journalism #education #youthjournalisminternational ... See MoreSee Less

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Youth Journalism International

6 days ago

On 9/11, Youth Journalism International students were told “Don’t just sit and watch TV shell-shocked. This is awful, but it is also history. Let’s be a part of it.”They began writing about it that day in a stream of stories that has continued ever since.Here's one that Cresonia Hsieh wrote in 2011 that's among the most noteworthy:"Thomas Panevino was in his seventh grade Spanish class in Manhattan the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when he heard the booming sound of an approaching airplane."youthjournalism.org/911-survivor-i-thought-i-was-going-to/ ... See MoreSee Less

9/11 Survivor: 'I Thought I Was Going To Die' - Youth Journalism International

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DELRAY BEACH, Florida – Thomas Panevino was in his seventh grade Spanish class in Manhattan the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when he heard the booming sound of an approaching airplane. Despite their t...

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Youth Journalism International

6 days ago

"The bus turned a corner, and the north tower of the World Trade Center came into view.'The Trade Center’s on fire!' someone shouted.The flames were barely visible under the smoke. As the bus inched forward, we could see part of the second tower.A fireball exploded from its side.The whole thing was so cinematic, I couldn’t believe I’d just seen what the world would be watching on television later on."-- Excerpt from YJI alum Courtney Pendleton's account of her 9/11 in the shadow of the Twin Towersyouthjournalism.org/student-gives-first-hand-account-of-9-11-attack/ ... See MoreSee Less

In The Shadow Of The Towers On 9-11: Student Gives Firsthand Account Of Attack - Youth Journalism International

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NEW YORK CITY — Tuesday morning I was going to the donut shop at the World Trade Center when my dorm’s receptionist accosted me about some package I needed to pick up. Half an hour later, I left t...

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