Give a voice to 200+ student journalists worldwide

Youth Journalism International has been, as always, extremely busy. We just completed our fourth annual international journalism contest for those 19 and under, a major undertaking that exposed us to the phenomenal range of work that young people are doing around the globe. In addition, we are working with our own students...

Youth Journalism International sponsors the only worldwide teen journalism contest, open to any youth, anywhere, not just YJI students. YJI’s Excellence in Journalism contest aims to shine a light on the exceptional journalism by young people each year. Crystal trophies go to the top award winners, including the...

 Report For GlobalGiving.org – November 8, 2012 The first and only worldwide youth journalism charity, Youth Journalism International connects student writers, artists and photographers with peers around the globe, teaches journalism,  fosters cross-cultural understanding and promotes and defends a free...

Dear friends, Please see the attached PDF for the latest update from Youth Journalism International, which includes links to many stories as well as pictures and an insider's view of what YJI has been doing. One piece of important news for those who live in the Connecticut or tri-state area is that YJI is teaming up with...

YJI Associate Editor Rachel Glogoswki in China. Spring 2012.   For Earth Day today, Youth Journalism International showed both its global reach and its unique ability to mobilize a team of young reporters in many lands. One week ago, we asked our students to go out and interview at least one person about their...

There is always so much going on at Youth Journalism International that it's hard to stop, stand back and figure out what's worth passing along. The work that our students churn out is featured, day in and day out, on our blog at www.YJIblog.org. In the last couple of weeks, students have written about an Armenian...

Youth Journalism International's student reporters and photographers are hard at work trying to show the world what's happening right now in Egypt, as people again take to the streets in a bid to finish the January 25 Revolution. Yasser Alaa, a YJI photographer in Alexandria, Egypt, came back last night with three pictures...

First off, if you want to understand Youth Journalism International, please see this story in the August issue of Hartford magazine. It's a great overview of the organization and how it works. But this report also aims at getting you to read some of the work that YJI's students are doing. A decade ago, Youth...

Youth Journalism International is featured in a wonderful, five-page spread in the August 2011 issue of Hartford magazine. The piece is easily the best snapshot of our fast-growing nonprofit to appear so far -- and it looks just marvelous in print. If you can find a real copy of the magazine, do it. But if you're far away,...

Summary Youth Journalism International has been growing quickly and gaining ever more recognition for its worldwide efforts to educate young people, build cross-cultural ties and give a voice to tomorrow's leaders. Focus on Pushkal Shivam Pushkal Shivam is a YJI senior reporter in Mumbia, India who has been honing his...