On this episode, we talk to students who attended the Journalism Education Association’s national convention in Philadelphia, November 7-10. We got their perspective on how they view journalism and why it’s important to them, as well as their take on the president-elect calling journalists the enemy.

Student Journalists we spoke to:

* Sophie Nguyen, Granite Bay High School, California (1:21)

* Ghost Taylor, Olathe East High School, Olathe, Kansas (12:38)

* Linus Bossardt, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Los Angeles (15:29)

* Jenny Marquez, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Los Angeles (18:29)

* Hannah Berk, Pulitzer Center (21:28)

* Allesandra Tremulis, Carlmont High School, Carlmont California (23:00)

* C.J. Getting, Naperville High, Naperville, Illinois (33:55)

* Vivian Kumpf, Delaware Hayes High, Delaware, Ohio (35:41)

* Juliana Yao, Conestoga High School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania (39:07)

* Anna Herr, Lake Central High School, St. John, Indiana (41:57)

* Oskar Doepke , American School in London (44:12)

* Sophia Bateman, American School in London (47:19)

* Rena Felde, Redondo Union High School, Los Angeles (49:18)

 Student newspaper tribute (37:19)

– The Spoke- Conestoga High, Berwyn, PA

– Comet- Lake Central High School, St. John, Indiana

– The Dispatch- James Bowie High School, Austin Tx

– Eastside- Cherry Hill East, Cherry Hill, NJ

– The Nexus- Westview High School, San Diego, CA

– The Redwood Bark- Redwood High School, Larkspur, CA

Advisors saluted

– Julie Francesconi, Granite Bay High School, Granite Bay, California

– Adriana Chavira, Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Los Angeles

– Lindsey Skaggs, Olathe East High School, Olathe, Kansas

– Cyndi Hyatt, former advisor, Conestoga High School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania

– Kristina Collard, Lake Central High School, St. John, Indiana

– Keith Carlson, Naperville High School, Naperville, Illinois

– Julieanne McLain, Delaware Hayes High School, Delaware, Ohio

– Louisa Avery, American School in London, London, England

– Justin Raisner, Carlmont High School, Carlmont, California

Also saluted

– Journalist Kitty Felde

– Washington Post reporter, Arelis Hernández

– Sophia Bassi, student, Columbia University 

Articles of note

– Why Does Wellness Notify My Parents by Sophie Nguyen

– Hidden Narratives, Individual Realities of Student Drug Dealing by Allesandra Tremulis

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