28 Student Journalists Ages 10-14 from Around
the World Selected to Report "News for Kids, by Kids"
NEW
YORK, Sept. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Scholastic officially welcomed 28 student journalists from around
the world to the award-winning Scholastic Kids Press program for
the 2023-2024 academic year. Fifteen new and thirteen returning Kid
Reporters, ages 10-14, will interview newsmakers and cover the
topics that interest them and their peers most. Each year, these
budding journalists receive invaluable real-world experience as
they develop critical thinking, researching, and reporting
skills.
Meet the 2023 – 2024 team of Scholastic Kid
Reporters: http://www.scholastic.com/kidspress
The student journalists represent 17 U.S. states and 8 other
countries: Australia, Canada, China, Japan,
Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and South
Korea. Their stories will spotlight local and international
events on a range of topics, including government, entertainment,
sports, and the environment. Bylines will appear in the Kid
Reporters' Notebook found on the Kids Press website and in
select issues of Scholastic Magazines+, which reach more than 13
million students in U.S. classrooms.
"Scholastic Kids Press has opened doors for me to meet and
interview remarkable people who are shaping our world, and it's an
incredible opportunity to learn from them," said 11-year-old Kid
Reporter Xander Dorsey, who
joined Kids Press in 2022. "The experience has taught me the
importance of curiosity, critical thinking, and the power of
storytelling to inform and engage others."
"Over the past 23 years, the Kids Press program has helped
students better understand their world by sharing stories about
events that matter to them and their peers," said Suzanne McCabe, editor of Scholastic Kids
Press. "Now more than ever, it's important for young people to
cultivate media literacy skills, which will help them analyze
information and stay informed."
According to the Scholastic Kids & Family Reading
Report ™, the majority of parents (93%) say it's important that
their child learns how to think critically to understand what they
see, read, or hear online . Through the program, Kid Reporters will
not only cover the ever-changing media landscape, but also deepen
their knowledge and literacy skills.
During the 2022-2023 program year, Scholastic Kid Reporters
covered the G7 summit in Japan,
San Diego Comic-Con, National History Day, and hotly-contested
runoff elections in the U.S., among many other topics. Throughout
the program's history, Kid Reporters have interviewed several
influential figures, including Nobel Peace Prize recipient
Malala Yousafzai; CNN news
anchor Anderson Cooper;
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda; conservationist
Jane Goodall; former First
Lady and President of the United
States, Michelle and Barack Obama; Captain Underpants and Dog Man
creator Dav Pilkey; and
more.
To learn more about Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global
children's publishing, education, and media company, visit the
Company's media room: http://mediaroom.scholastic.com.
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