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Youth Journalism International is an educational nonprofit, or non-governmental organization dedicated to teaching young people.
Youth Journalism International connects teen writers, artists and photographers with their peers around the globe, teaches journalism, fosters cross-cultural understanding and promotes and defends a free youth press.
The commitment to YJI is one you make to yourself.
There is no cost to join. It is absolutely free. [See this page for Frequently Asked Questions.]
We have members all around the world, on six continents, many countries and most U.S. states.
Students get out of the program what they put into it. We have nothing to offer except our expertise, encouragement and access to places to publish, including the online newspaper at www.ReadTheTattoo.com.
Students who invest the most time and energy tend to have the best results, but everyone’s level of involvement is different. We might ask you to write something specific, but it is your choice whether to do it or not. Mostly, we ask students to think about their own schools and towns and tell us what they think the stories are. Then we can help them sort it out and teach them how to go about it.
This program is for self-motivated teens, and might not work for those who need constant attention and direction, which is something we just cannot give. There is no paid staff yet so all of the work is done by volunteers in whatever spare time they can offer.
So we really rely on students to do what real reporters do, which is to come up with their own ideas. Of course we will have suggestions, but they might not work or appeal to everyone.
We will offer a lot of help if someone needs it and is putting forth a lot of effort. Our involvement with any student largely depends on what they’re willing to do. Some are really busy and can only do a little bit. Others get very excited about this and do a lot so we tend to have much more contact with them. Those who do the most usually learn a lot more, but everyone gets something out of it.
A student who has the desire and time to participate will be able to handle it.
We strongly recommend that interested young people discuss this with their parents or family and let us know what they think. We’re happy to answer questions, but hope that anybody who is interested will read everything they can about the organization first.
If you’re interested in joining Youth Journalism International, please fill in our application form (be sure to scroll down to the bottom, answering every question you can and then hit SUBMIT to send it to us):
Youth Journalism International student membership form
If the form doesn’t work for some reason, you can fill it in on a Word or PDF form and email it to us. The information you send will not be shared with anyone outside YJI.
For more information about Youth Journalism International, Contact us via email
thanks for the opportunity
Dear Sir, As we know that the details of quest being asked, needs some gaurding support to these above queiries, as journalism is concered we must equally pay spaecial care to the details, Internet does not have propers guarantees as to this may head,Yes for someone like to enroll to YJI, really sounds healthy for the worlds progress etc, let us give some of the nearest journalist details where we can find these people and ensure the properous YJI,As we already have number of problems coming out after filling out details, precaution is best necessity to build this YJI more transparent and efective ,means of our endeaver, Best regards to you all, Stanley Dsouza
venerable sir, i verily rejoiced filling the questions being asked by you.
it seemed to a pleasure, i prospect this be the better to grab the knowledge, n i find it a affluent one…
i will put mt strong effort to build it a healthy one n a needful
thanks for the marvellous oppurtunity.
warm regards–P.ABHISHEK JAIN (NELLORE–A.P)
Abhishek Jain,
I am also from India and it would be my pleasure to know more about your selection and time. So, be in touch through my email ID.
aman sinha,
I am also from india n wanna know from you that how to sted ahead in this feild of journalism.. as i hav no work experience. bt i am passionate about this feild. i wanna be a t.v. jornalist.can you even suggest me some innitials??? so be in touch through my email id.
hey abhishek even i am from A.P its a pleasure to find someone from A.P with such a different and phenomenal ambition
Hi sir,
I want to thank you for the good initiative you have introduced. YJI is a prestigious organisation every youth will want to associate with. I am eager to become one. Please, we know how difficult it can be to deal with an avalanche of submitted forms the world over, yet I want to plead on behalf of others that you help achieve our hope. As for me, I can no longer wait to become a bona fide student of YJI.
We’re grateful so many students are interested. Unfortunately, we have a long waiting list. We hope anyone interested will sign up and be patient. We’ll get to everyone eventually.
Im really greatfull to YJI….i kennnnllyyyy wanna bcum a journalist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hye its me grv ,actually my close firend call me by this name,m here because of to share ur xperiance in this field,m ur huge fan & hope to be make my future on this field ,actully i really wanna be a success ful juoprnalist,
Hi Sir,
I sent my application some time in April to join YJI. Am still waiting eagerly to receive a positive reply from you. Every day I open my e-mail, I the first thing I hope to see is your confirmation of my application. I even go as far as to fast some days that my request be answered. Please, help. The zeal and hope to become a journalist is still there. Help before it wears away. This is the right time I think I can commit myself to this move for am still single. I don’t know what will happen when I get married and have to think of how to cater for family. Help!!!
YJI, hopefully will guide positively to get my vision, being a student of journalism, i think it will be proved a change agent for my successful carrier.
i am also from india .i have done master in journalism but i have no experience but i am very intersted in this field
I want to be a member of YJI family. I am waiting.
We regret that too many people have long waits before hearing from us after they apply. It is a problem that we hope additional funding will alleviate. But for now, it’s a continuing headache. We really are sorry for the delays.
I hope I get into YJI soon. :]
im sri lanka. i like to join in yji
hi all ihope to be with you thanks you all
Hey everybody — We have a long waiting list but we are beginning to tackle it. Please be patient. We only have a volunteer staff and this is is difficult work. Hopefully, we’ll be able to raise enough money in the weeks and months ahead to hire staff so the waits are much shorter. If you have the capacity to donate, help us out!
a few questions i hope someone can answer
will we be given things to write about or can we write about what we want to? will we be able to post photos along with our writing? and how long does it roughly take to get accepted and start writing?
thanks for any help you can give
Students have wide leeway about what they write. We make suggestions and throw out major topics, but we also encourage students to find their own stories. We can’t tell people what’s worth writing about in their hometown. Only they can. We love it when students take photographs that illustrate their stories and we try to use them. But which ones to post are a purely editorial decision.
As for the length of time, that’s the hard part now. We have more than 400 students on a waiting list. We are desperately trying to raise money so we can handle the crush, but we’re a long way off. The list is growing much faster than our ability to reach out to the those who want to participate. So it could be a long time before a student is able to start writing.
We are trying to think of ways to streamline the process.
But what we need most is money to hire staff so we can avoid disappointing those who want to join but can’t get in the door. We feel awful about every person who is waiting.
YJI, has proven to be successful for many young people hopefully i can say the same for me. i know it’s a long wait but as they say ‘good things come in good time’ i want to thank YJI for giving this opportunity to young students all over the world such as myself. Warm kind regards
your working for human please do’t stop it.
Thanks so much, this seems like a really good organisation and will definately be helping so many people! And to say its all volunteer ran, well, you deserve a medal. Thank you!
the organisation seems to have so much potential and support for many journalists all over the world especially the ones who are not exposed to this field.so many thanks to YJI.
After I have submitted my membership form, is there any kind of confirmation? I would really appreciate a confirmation or a view of my submitted form. I hope that I don’t get it wrong any part.
@Chi – We don’t do that, unfortunately. The reality is that we are backlogged with applications and are searching for ways to get through them faster. It is the main reason we are shifting from an all-volunteer organization to having a paid staff, if we can raise enough money. We’re trying.
Anyone who is wondering about the long lag is welcome to send an email to youthjournalisminternational@gmail.com with a brief explanation of who you are and a polite nudge to get us to consider you.
I had sent an e-mail to youthjournalisminternational@gmail.com yet I haven’t received a reply. It’s not very urgent. I am extremely nervous as I sent my membership for more than 2 weeks ago. I would totally understand if I got an message informing of the very long lag. I’m just afraid some technical problems had led to my not having submitted anything.
I have liked the work don eon here, I will get back and register.
Hi,I am Vikas and i am 23..Am i still eligible to apply for the YJI provided the fact that i’m not in my teens…??
As long as you are in school and not working as a professional reporter, you are eligible. But we must caution that our waiting list is long and our ability to take on new students limited until we find more funding.
I am happy to associate with you to be a competitive journalist
Is there a minimum age/grade requirement to join? I work with gifted elementary/middle school students who would love this opportunity.
Middle school students are eligible, though only a special few are really up to the challenge that early. As you know, though, some of them are.
hi i am Muhammad Farooq Khan .i am pakistani. i like the youth journalism interntionl.i am working as a professional news reporter,
Rather then wasting my time in begging for entry , I would rather say I have worked on seven private cases , private files and many more projects and still need some aid to get further investigated . Wish you can help me out , sir. =|
Hi this is dia….really cant wait to join yji…really wanto test myslf on such a platform…
I AM HAPPY THAT I AM JOIN IN THE WORLD FAMILY.I AM FROM ODISHA
Hi I am from from Tunisia . I study masteres and greately inbtrested in journalism . How can i join Youth Journalism International ?
Fill out the form under the JOIN tab and check out our Facebook page. You can also email or phone us!