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For this first time voter, the hope is already gone

October 3, 2020

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by Zurie Pope

Piqua, Ohio, U.S.A. – I celebrated my 18th birthday this week. A pivotal point in a young person’s...

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‘Newsies’ delivers the story – and the music

July 27, 2020

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by Rosie Evans

Liverpool, U.K. – Despite being an avid Disney and musical theater fan, I had never seen Newsies...

Youth Journalism International

16 hours ago

"In my eyes, I grew up at the polls. I lived for the day of the first Tuesday in November that was known as Election Day to get that sticker. It was that simple.
Little did I realize or understand as a young child the real importance of that date and that sticker," wrote YJI's Norah Springborn from Pekin, Illinois. Check out her piece and even her guinea pigs sporting the coveted stickers. www.youthjournalism.org/watching-my-parents-vote-taught-me-what-it-really-means/ ...

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Youth Journalism International

1 week ago

"When Trump did end up winning the election, I remember being shocked but not thinking much about it. Fifth grade me didn’t fully comprehend how the U.S. election could affect my life," writes Chuying Huo from Ontario, Canada. She's not a little kid anymore and now she really cares about what happens in the American election. Read the fifth installment in our "The World is Watching" series of commentary on the U.S. election from YJI students outside the U.S. Each piece contains links to the others. Dig in!https://www.youthjournalism.org/from-canada-were-counting-on-you-america/ ...

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Youth Journalism International is at Piqua High School.

1 week ago

YJI's Zurie Pope interviewed fellow students at his Ohio high school who are first-time voters this year to find out who they were supporting for president. www.youthjournalism.org/young-voters-in-ohio-share-differing-views/ ...

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Youth Journalism International

2 weeks ago

"Over the years I have come to learn and understand what it means for a country to be a world superpower and the consequent influence they have on other nations," writes Blessing Udeobasi from Nigeria. Hers is the fourth installment in our ongoing series, "The World is Watching" commentary about the American election from YJI students outside the U.S. www.youthjournalism.org/from-nigeria-u-s-election-means-as-much-as-our-own/ ...

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Youth Journalism International is in Piqua, Ohio.

2 weeks ago

From Piqua, Ohio, a news story by student reporter Zurie Pope about the reaction to President Trump's proposed 1776 lessons. Link in bio. Meanwhile, Abe is playing it safe. #highschool #history #historyclass #historyteacher #piqua #ohio #journalism #education #youthjournalisminternational #politics #americanhistory🇺🇸 #1776 ...

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