By Grace Doerfler-11th Grade, Oakland Catholic High School

I'm very excited to write for Pittsburgh Youth Media this summer! I am looking forward to attending and reporting on some of the events happening around the city, enjoying the action and gaining experience as a youth reporter. Read more [...]

By Katrice Stallworth- 9th Grade, Trinity Christian School

Katrice is a rising ninth grader at Trinity Christian School. She resides in Penn Hills. Katrice participated in a writing workshop at Luminar; as a reward for competing in an essay competition. She participated in Western Pennsylvania Writing Project the past 3 years, she plays basketball, runs track, and enjoys reading.   Read more [...]

By Serena Zets- 11th Grade, Pittsburgh CAPA

I'm excited about being a youth correspondent because journalism is an effective vehicle for social change. I've dedicated my voice and platform to bringing awareness to the injustices that are challenged by my favorite social justice issue: intersectional feminism. Read more [...]

By Sydney Brown- 12 Grade, Mount Lebanon High School

Honestly, I couldn't see myself doing anything else. A career in journalism is an admirable one, traveling the world and giving voice to everyday people. Although media is a public entity, being part of an interview feels intimate, almost private. A journalist is brave, inquisitive, and unafraid of what the world will throw at them. Read more [...]

By Emma Paulini- 12th Grade, Fox Chapel Area High School

I'm excited to be a Pittsburgh Youth Media reporter this summer! I love learning about events in and around our city and spreading the news of these happenings. Working with and making connections with others from across the area, including the teen reporters, mentors, and those we meet while covering a story, is meaningful and gives a big-picture, interconnected perspective. It is amazing to have this opportunity to share our voices as youth reporters. Read more [...]

By Kayla Lubert-11th Grade, Hampton High School

I think journalism is really important because most of the time, social media, where you see most of the news is not always accurate so the world needs something that they know they can trust when everything else does not tell us the whole story. I am interested in journalism because you can do so many things with it, such as video, photography, and words. Journalism gives more than give information to the people, but also hope.

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By Shyam Nepal-9th Grade, Baldwin High School

I'm very interested on writing reports of the things that is going around in Pittsburgh. Also I am very interested in writing, that why I want to learn to write about what's happening around Pittsburgh, or even what is going around the world. Read more [...]

By Emily Arnold Mages-11th Grade, PACyber

I am interested in being a Pittsburgh Youth Media Reporter because I love writing. I want to be a versatile writer so I think that being a reporter will help me get similar messages across in different and varied ways. I am also interesting in possibly producing a podcast and I think that the Youth Media Reporter program can help me with this. Read more [...]

By Zoe Vongtau-11th Grade, Baldwin High School

A few months ago I had only vaguely heard of Pittsburgh Youth Media, but through the advice of my mentors and teachers, I decided to actually join the program this year. I am involved with my school, Baldwin High School’s, newspaper, the Purbalite, and so I also joined in hopes of expanding my journalistic opportunities and abilities. Read more [...]

By Alex Wang- 9th Grade, Peters Township High School

I am interested in being a Pittsburgh Media Reporter because I like reading magazines and forms of news. Being a teenager, I watch a lot of podcasts and streams online and I was always intrigued in how to learn it. My sister also does this and she persuaded me to join her. Read more [...]