search:
 
HOME • ABOUT • NEWS • ARCHIVES • DOCUMENTS • CONFERENCES • LINKS 

Discuss
By: Kendra Hurley
Published: September 11, 2006
Category:
In Brief

"Children are affected by most of the top stories covered by journalists today—from HIV/AIDS to environmental disasters," the International Journalists' Network (IJN) reports. But too often their perspective is missingn "unless young people have the opportunity to actively practice journalism. Moreover, when youth gain experience reporting, news organizations are able to recruit skilled local talent.

Join IJN's discussion board about what opportunities young people around the world have to report on the issues important to them, and how to encourage young people to get involved.

Comment on this article.


Related Articles

"Off Line & In Print" YMR's official print journal release party
March 4, 2008
Join us on the evening of Wed, March 19th 6-8 pm at AED 100 Fifth Ave, 8th Floor as we celebrate the first annual print version of YMR.

Call for Research: Youth Media
February 8, 2008
Next month IssueLab will be focusing on Youth Media and Research

Youth Media Educators Forum at NAMAC
November 14, 2007
A two-part Youth Media Educators Forum at NAMAC provides an opportunity for youth media educators to network, identify needs and discuss issues specific to the work of youth media educators.