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by Erin Kim

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Coronavirus spoiled graduation, so Texas towns celebrated with...

June 11, 2020

by Katrina Machetta

Spring, Texas, U.S.A. – For many high school students, senior year is the most exciting, rewarding...

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Back in class in Hong Kong, with masks and hand sanitizer

June 11, 2020

by Lili Connell

HONG KONG – As Chinese New Year holiday travels loomed early this year – not long after covid...

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Gang rape and killing of college student sparks rage in Nigeria

June 8, 2020

by Chinalurumogu Eze, Parnian Shahsavary

Enugu, NIGERIA – The death of 22-year-old Uwaila Vera Omozuwa has stirred up protests and outrage...

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Teen marches for George Floyd and all victims of police brutality

June 5, 2020

by Lyat Melese

Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A. – The horrific video of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on...

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The blood of innocent people is on our passive hands

June 3, 2020

by Salma Amrou

Suffolk, Virginia, U.S.A. – It is no secret that American society is haunted with numerous faults...

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Young reporter faces tear gas, mace at Black Lives Matter...

June 2, 2020

by Danish Bajwa

Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. – The night before I covered a Black Lives Matter protest, I lay in bed...

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As virus spreads, Nigeria battles misinformation

May 29, 2020

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by Chinalurumogu Eze

Enugu, NIGERIA – When Nigeria reported its first case of the novel coronavirus in late February...

13 hours ago

Before Youth Journalism International existed, it went by the name The Tattoo and its students came, at first, only from the Bristol, Connecticut area.
It first went online in 1996, but we're not sure there is an image of what it looked like at first.
Just ran across this screenshot, though, of how it appeared in November 1998.
Things have certainly changed! ...

2 days ago

Living in Australia, she never imagined she'd get the chance to see the Hamilton story unfold. She knew the music, but the new film put the story in context. Read the latest from YJI's Ally Collett:https://www.youthjournalism.org/with-the-hamilton-film-the-world-turned-upside-downunder/ ...

2 days ago

Hamilton "is actually a lot more than a re-telling of American history. Hamilton is an experience. It’s an exhilarating feeling of revolution and change as well as love, ambition and drama that all young people around the world can relate to," writes Matthew Ennis from Liverpool, UK, doing a fine job explaining the phenomena. www.youthjournalism.org/hamiltons-revolution-appeals-to-young-people-everywhere/ ...

2 days ago

We had to wait for it... but coming soon to our website will be Hamilton commentary from around the world. Check the link in the bio. #hamilton #hamfilm #linmanuelmiranda #movies #broadway #americanrevolution #freedom #liberty #journalism #education #youthjournalisminternational ...

3 days ago

"I decided to draw a girl who's faceless, except for a percent sign on her face, to symbolize how each woman murdered becomes a statistic. Her hair is chopped off really roughly and the rest of it is tied around her neck. The long hair represents femininity and the fact that the perpetrator is using her hair to strangle her represents the misogyny behind all of these murders. The other hand that is using the scissors to cut off the part of hair that the perpetrator’s hand is clutching represents how these murderers easily get away with their crimes." YJI student Salma Amrou, whose work, coupled with an essay by Bilge Nur Guven of Istanbul, makes up a powerful package about the rising number of women murdered in Turkey. Follow link in bio to read the essay. #istanbul #turkey #femicide #humanrights #women #murder #journalism #education #youthjournalisminternational ...