NEW YORK, March 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The
application period for the award-winning Scholastic News Kids
Press Corps is now open for the 2019–2020 school year. Students
ages 10–14 with a passion for telling great stories and discussing
the issues that matter most to kids are encouraged to apply. During
their time in the program, Scholastic News Kid Reporters from
across the country and around the world gain valuable writing and
critical-thinking skills in addition to hands-on journalism
experience through their work covering local and national current
events. All Kid Reporter applications must be received by
May 31, 2019.
For more information about the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps
application process, visit: www.scholastic.com/kidspress.
Through local and national assignments, Kid Reporters in the
Scholastic News Kids Press Corps have the opportunity to interview
newsmakers, including politicians, authors, actors, musicians, and
professional athletes. In past years, Kid Reporters have sat down
with several notable figures, including Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States
Sonia Sotomayor, Olympic
medal–winning sabre fencer Ibtihaj
Muhammad, Late Late Show host James Corden, CNN news anchor
Anderson Cooper, and film
director Ava DuVernay.
During the 2018–2019 program year, 45 Kid Reporters compiled
comprehensive coverage of national and global events, including the
2018 midterm elections and the Commonwealth Games in Australia. They also uncovered powerful
stories within their communities: a first-hand experience from the
Woolsey Fire in California; a
Florida baseball
tournament that empowers athletes with physical or mental
challenges; how librarians are making a difference in New Jersey; and more. Kid Reporter stories are
published online at the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps website as
well as in issues of Scholastic Classroom Magazines, which reach
more than 25 million students in classrooms nationwide.
QUOTES:
Suzanne
McCabe, editor of the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps:
"Our Kid Reporters are eager to raise awareness about important
topics in their communities, from the environment and cultural
traditions, to politics and education. I feel incredibly proud that
in covering the news for kids, the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps
is giving a voice to young people everywhere. I'm excited about the
reporting this next team of young journalists will do, giving our
readers a kid's-eye view of the news in 2020."
Amelia Poor, 12-year-old
Scholastic News Kid Reporter: "I've always wanted to be a
writer and a reporter, and through [the Scholastic News Kids Press
Corps], I've been able to see up-close what it's like to be a
professional journalist."
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.
View original content to download
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scholastic-news-kids-press-corps-seeking-aspiring-journalists-to-cover-news-for-kids-by-kids-300804787.html
SOURCE Scholastic