“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.