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22 May

Kids News Network

This initiative of the Dutch NGO, Free Voice, sets two interlinked goals: giving kids a voice in the news media and improving the overall quality of the news media. The […]

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17 Aug

Children and Trauma

By Ashley M. HeherQuill, Dec2000, Vol. 88, Issue 10A report on a session at the Society of Professional Journalists Convention in 2000, this article raises the need for a cautious […]

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17 Aug

Is the U.S. Government Making Children Fat?

By Barry YeomanNieman Reports, Spring 2003, Vol. 57 Issue 1.Yeoman discusses how, in reporting on school lunches for a Mother Jones story, he developed a deeper, more thoughtful perspective on […]

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17 Aug

Covering teen suicide: One paper’s decision

Newspapers often won’t touch stories about children who suicide as they don’t want to be seen to be encouraging copycat behaviour. Barbara Walsh at Poynter.org discusses her struggles with the […]

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17 Aug

Beyond Puff: Writing about kids

Kelly McBride at Poynter.org discusses why “telling the stories of children is one of the most important things journalists do”; And she directs readers (through links in the text and […]

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