India’s Anti-Rape Protests Miss The Point
By Sara Chatterjee Reporter Youth Journalism International NEW DELHI, India – The shock and anger expressed by thousands of citizens against the brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old medical student on December 16th is now redirected towards the government. The turn of events – which include calls on social media for a boycott of the national holiday Republic Day later this month – has politicized what is primarily a social, perhaps even cultural, problem. The ruling Congress government can certainly be blamed for being unable to make its capital safe for Indian women, and the police force has shown innumerable failures in registering rape cases and seeing them through, but both of these – and particularly the second – are owed to Indian attitudes towards women. “These days girls wear clothes they shouldn’t be wearing outside the house. … Read entire article »
Filed under: India, New Delhi, protests, rape, Sara Chatterjee
More Winners From YJI’s Contest
Photo provided Jasmine Wang with her trophy YJI photo The 2012 Jacinta Marie Bunnell trophy We’re happy to share these latest photos of a couple of the winners in the Youth Journalism International 2012 Excellence in Journalism contest. Announced earlier this month, the contest, which is open to young writers, photographers and artists all over the world, honored teens in 18 countries. Most were not students at Youth Journalism International, though some, like Sara Chatterjee, who is pictured below, are. Jasmine Wang, … Read entire article »
Filed under: 2012 Annual Contest, Excellence in Journalism Contest, Jacinta Marie Bunnell Award, Jasmine Wang, movie review, Sara Chatterjee, Tintin
More Winners From YJI’s Contest
Photo provided Jasmine Wang with her trophy YJI photo The 2012 Jacinta Marie Bunnell trophy We’re happy to share these latest photos of a couple of the winners in the Youth Journalism International 2012 Excellence in Journalism contest. Announced earlier this month, the contest, which is open to young writers, photographers and artists all over the world, honored teens in 18 countries. Most were not students at Youth Journalism International, though some, like Sara Chatterjee, who is pictured below, are. Jasmine Wang, in the photo above, won the Jacinta Marine Bunnell Award for Commentary, the highest prize for commentary. It’s a very competitive category, but Wang’s work shone above the rest. Wang, 16, is from East Brunswick, New Jersey and a student at East Brunswick High School. Her winning piece, “Curiosity, Creativity and the Curse of Education,” castigated the lack … Read entire article »
Filed under: 2012 Annual Contest, Excellence in Journalism Contest, Jacinta Marie Bunnell Award, Jasmine Wang, movie review, Sara Chatterjee, Tintin
More Winners From YJI’s Contest
Photo provided Jasmine Wang with her trophy YJI photo The 2012 Jacinta Marie Bunnell trophy We’re happy to share these latest photos of a couple of the winners in the Youth Journalism International 2012 Excellence in Journalism contest. Announced earlier this month, the contest, which is open to young writers, photographers and artists all over the world, honored teens in 18 countries. Most were not students at Youth Journalism International, though some, like Sara Chatterjee, who is pictured below, are. Jasmine Wang, in the photo above, won the Jacinta Marine Bunnell Award for Commentary, the highest prize for commentary. It’s a very competitive category, but Wang’s work shone above the rest. Wang, 16, is from East Brunswick, New Jersey and a student at East Brunswick High School. Her winning piece, “Curiosity, Creativity and the Curse of Education,” castigated the lack … Read entire article »
Filed under: 2012 Annual Contest, Excellence in Journalism Contest, Jacinta Marie Bunnell Award, Jasmine Wang, movie review, Sara Chatterjee, Tintin
More Winners From YJI’s Contest
Photo provided Jasmine Wang with her trophy YJI photo The 2012 Jacinta Marie Bunnell trophy We’re happy to share these latest photos of a couple of the winners in the Youth Journalism International 2012 Excellence in Journalism contest. Announced earlier this month, the contest, which is open to young writers, photographers and artists all over the world, honored teens in 18 countries. Most were not students at Youth Journalism International, though some, like Sara Chatterjee, who is pictured below, are. Jasmine Wang, in the photo above, won the Jacinta Marine Bunnell Award for Commentary, the highest prize for commentary. It’s a very competitive category, but Wang’s work shone above the rest. Wang, 16, is from East Brunswick, New Jersey and a student at East Brunswick High School. Her winning piece, “Curiosity, Creativity and the Curse of Education,” castigated the lack … Read entire article »
Filed under: 2012 Annual Contest, Excellence in Journalism Contest, Jacinta Marie Bunnell Award, Jasmine Wang, movie review, Sara Chatterjee, Tintin
More Winners From YJI’s Contest
Photo provided Jasmine Wang with her trophy YJI photo The 2012 Jacinta Marie Bunnell trophy We’re happy to share these latest photos of a couple of the winners in the Youth Journalism International 2012 Excellence in Journalism contest. Announced earlier this month, the contest, which is open to young writers, photographers and artists all over the world, honored teens in 18 countries. Most were not students at Youth Journalism International, though some, like Sara Chatterjee, who is pictured below, are. Jasmine Wang, in the photo above, won the Jacinta Marine Bunnell Award for Commentary, the highest prize for commentary. It’s a very competitive category, but Wang’s work shone above the rest. Wang, 16, is from East Brunswick, New Jersey and a student at East Brunswick High School. Her winning piece, “Curiosity, Creativity and the Curse of Education,” castigated the lack … Read entire article »
Filed under: 2012 Annual Contest, Excellence in Journalism Contest, Jacinta Marie Bunnell Award, Jasmine Wang, movie review, Sara Chatterjee, Tintin
Descoings Changed Sciences Po From Elite French School To International University
Photo courtesy Rémi Gérard Richard Descoings, director of Sciences Po, in his element, surrounded by students By Sara Chatterjee Reporter Youth Journalism International LE HAVRE, France – Students and staff of Sciences Po awoke Wednesday morning to the huge shock of the death of Richard Descoings: academician, State Council member, college director, and – many would say – visionary. Sciences Po, a prestigious French university that is considered a training ground for future politicians and administrators, was profoundly transformed by Descoings who denounced its elitism, and undertook reforms to make it more democratic and accessible. Through special admission procedures and an increase in scholarships, he opened Sciences Po to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. He also opened new, region-specific satellite campuses of Sciences Po in smaller cities, and instituted a compulsory year abroad for all students. His efforts transformed … Read entire article »
Filed under: France, Le Havre, Richard Descoings, Sara Chatterjee, Sciences Po
Descoings Changed Sciences Po From Elite French School To International University
Photo courtesy Rémi Gérard Richard Descoings, director of Sciences Po, in his element, surrounded by students By Sara Chatterjee Reporter Youth Journalism International LE HAVRE, France – Students and staff of Sciences Po awoke Wednesday morning to the huge shock of the death of Richard Descoings: academician, State Council member, college director, and – many would say – visionary. Sciences Po, a prestigious French university that is considered a training ground for future politicians and administrators, was profoundly transformed by Descoings who denounced its elitism, and undertook reforms to make it more democratic and accessible. Through special admission procedures and an increase in scholarships, he opened Sciences Po to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. He also opened new, region-specific satellite campuses of Sciences Po in smaller cities, and instituted a compulsory year abroad for all students. His efforts transformed … Read entire article »
Filed under: France, Le Havre, Richard Descoings, Sara Chatterjee, Sciences Po
Descoings Changed Sciences Po From Elite French School To International University
Photo courtesy Rémi Gérard Richard Descoings, director of Sciences Po, in his element, surrounded by students By Sara Chatterjee Reporter Youth Journalism International LE HAVRE, France – Students and staff of Sciences Po awoke Wednesday morning to the huge shock of the death of Richard Descoings: academician, State Council member, college director, and – many would say – visionary. Sciences Po, a prestigious French university that is considered a training ground for future politicians and administrators, was profoundly transformed by Descoings who denounced its elitism, and undertook reforms to make it more democratic and accessible. Through special admission procedures and an increase in scholarships, he opened Sciences Po to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. He also opened new, region-specific satellite campuses of Sciences Po in smaller cities, and instituted a compulsory year abroad for all students. His efforts transformed … Read entire article »
Filed under: France, Le Havre, Richard Descoings, Sara Chatterjee, Sciences Po
Descoings Changed Sciences Po From Elite French School To International University
Photo courtesy Rémi Gérard Richard Descoings, director of Sciences Po, in his element, surrounded by students By Sara Chatterjee Reporter Youth Journalism International LE HAVRE, France – Students and staff of Sciences Po awoke Wednesday morning to the huge shock of the death of Richard Descoings: academician, State Council member, college director, and – many would say – visionary. Sciences Po, a prestigious French university that is considered a training ground for future politicians and administrators, was profoundly transformed by Descoings who denounced its elitism, and undertook reforms to make it more democratic and accessible. Through special admission procedures and an increase in scholarships, he opened Sciences Po to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. He also opened new, region-specific satellite campuses of Sciences Po in smaller cities, and instituted a compulsory year abroad for all students. His efforts transformed … Read entire article »
Filed under: France, Le Havre, Richard Descoings, Sara Chatterjee, Sciences Po
Descoings Changed Sciences Po From Elite French School To International University
Photo courtesy Rémi Gérard Richard Descoings, director of Sciences Po, in his element, surrounded by students By Sara Chatterjee Reporter Youth Journalism International LE HAVRE, France – Students and staff of Sciences Po awoke Wednesday morning to the huge shock of the death of Richard Descoings: academician, State Council member, college director, and – many would say – visionary. Sciences Po, a prestigious French university that is considered a training ground for future politicians and administrators, was profoundly transformed by Descoings who denounced its elitism, and undertook reforms to make it more democratic and accessible. Through special admission procedures and an increase in scholarships, he opened Sciences Po to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. He also opened new, region-specific satellite campuses of Sciences Po in smaller cities, and instituted a compulsory year abroad for all students. His efforts transformed … Read entire article »
Filed under: France, Le Havre, Richard Descoings, Sara Chatterjee, Sciences Po
Aung San Suu Kyi Skypes With Students
Wen Jian / youthjournalism.org Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi Skypes Tuesday with university students in France By Sara Chatterjee Junior Reporter Youth Journalism International LE HAVRE, France – This Valentine’s Day was completely out of the ordinary for students of the international university SciencesPo, because they spent the morning in conversation with Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung San Suu Kyi in her Facebook profile picture Suu Kyi, the head of Burma’s National League for Democracy and the winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, had a videoconference Tuesday with about 120 students, who asked questions about her political and economic priorities. Suu Kyi emphasized the need to “open up” the country in all senses of the term – to establish a transparent democracy, a more liberal economy and to allow people to enter and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, democracy, France, Le Havre, National League for Democracy, Sara Chatterjee
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